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Toddler, pregnant woman assaulted at Alice Springs footy match
A pregnant woman and her two-year-old child were allegedly assaulted at an Alice Springs football game on Sunday afternoon, NT Police said, after a group of women attending the match started fighting, leading to a “large disturbance” that saw another woman suffer head injuries from an “edged weapon”.
Negotiations between Inpex, striking workers to resume after Fair Work Commission rejects company’s request
Inpex’s legal move to stop strike action at its Darwin facility after unions rejected the company’s latest pay hike proposal, arguing any work stoppage would damage the nation’s economy, has been rejected by the Fair Work Commission, with the union stating protected industrial action will continue until the dispute is resolved.
Industry to pay for expanded air quality monitoring
The Finocchiaro Government has announced it will monitor air pollutants from gas production in Darwin for the first time, which follows a 2023 review that found Inpex had “systematically underestimated” emissions from its Darwin LNG project for years, while a Darwin paediatrician welcomed the move but said it was concerning the pollutants had never previously been monitored.
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