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NT firies start industrial action
NT firefighters have commenced protected industrial action after strained negotiations with the NT Government on a new enterprise agreement, the United Workers Union said, amid claims the latest offer does not adequately address unsafe staffing levels and inadequate resourcing.
‘Confronting scene’: Fraud investigation leads to grisly discovery of dead dogs at Tennant Creek property
Several malnourished and dead dogs were discovered by police at a Tennant Creek property on Wednesday while attending on another matter that has led to animal cruelty charges against a 57-year-old man in a scene police described as “confronting” for officers, with the number of dead dogs on the property “incredibly concerning”.
‘Diverse and modern’: NT Cattlemen’s Association attempts to distance itself from Connolly’s remarks
The NT Cattlemen’s Association has been forced to publicly acknowledge it works with Indigenous people and employs women in leadership roles as part of a “diverse and modern” NT cattle industry, following comments from NT Administrator and former NTCA president David Connolly, who claimed on Monday that his racist, sexist and homophobic social media posts, that also included joking about domestic violence and date rape, were a reflection of “the pastoral world”.
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