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OC spray to be made available for teens as trial becomes permanent
Sixteen-year-olds will be able to carry and use pepper spray because having access to it could be “the difference between life and death”, Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has claimed, following what she hailed as a “99 per cent success rate” of the CLP Government’s public pepper spray trial, with use and carry laws to be made permanent.
‘Significant and widespread damage’: Massive storm hits Alice Springs knocking out power, ripping roofs off homes
At least 9,000 properties in Alice Springs were without power late last night as crews from across the Territory rushed to the region for restoration and clean-up efforts following a severe windstorm Monday afternoon that ripped through the town and outlying communities damaging property, pulling roofs off homes in some instances, and downing trees, with Power and Water warning the power outages could last for days.
Labor not sure if it supports Davis’ gambling legislation reforms
More in-fighting in Territory Labor has led to mixed messaging about whether the Opposition will support independent MLA Justine Davis’ gambling reform bill that will be introduced to Parliament this week, which proposes strengthened conflicts of interest rules for NT wagering commission members, banning inducements to problem gamblers and introducing stronger penalties for operators that fail to meet their obligations.
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