The NT Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a Katherine man found guilty of groping a woman’s vagina on a red-eye Jetstar flight between Brisbane and Darwin.
Ex-traffic top cop avoids conviction for telling son to leave crash following positive breath test
A former “distinguished” senior traffic officer has been heavily fined but escaped conviction after instructing his son, who recorded a positive breath test, to drive away from a crash scene, enabling him to evade a drug test despite suspicions he was under the influence of drugs.
Katherine Town Council ordered to reinstate former CEO
A Federal Court judge has ordered Katherine Town Council to reinstate its former chief executive officer Ingrid Stonhill and allow her to continue on worker’s compensation leave until the conclusion of two unlawful discrimination complaints currently being investigated by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Jake Danby’s home detention order extended to two years on appeal
Jake Danby, the step-nephew of Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby, who bragged to friends and family about killing an Aboriginal man in a hit-and-run, had his sentence increased on Friday to two years home detention following an appeal of the original sentence.
Alleged Defence Department fraudsters granted bail
The three people charged after a federal corruption investigation involving the alleged rorting of Department of Defence contracts valued at up to $71 million, have been granted bail in Darwin Local Court this morning.
Anger over return to work plans for firefighter who assaulted his son while on duty
A firefighter who was found guilty of assaulting his son in front of colleagues while on duty was to return to work to lead a team, including some officers who witnessed the assault, but was temporarily stood down again by the NT Fire service just days before resuming his role, sources have told the NT Independent.
Former ‘catfish cop’ pleads guilty to one charge
Disgraced former NT Police detective Wayne Newell pleaded guilty to one count of using a carriage service to harass when he appeared in Darwin Local Court this week.
Chief Justice defends granting of bail to alleged violent teen who absconded last week
Chief Justice Michael Grant has issued a rare public statement in the wake of public outrage over a young offender being granted bail to fly to Lajamanu on a taxpayer-funded chartered plane for a funeral that he later absconded from, telling the public their criticism of the situation is misguided and that they fail to understand “the circumstances of compassionate bail”, while also criticising the current legislation.
More corrections officers hired, judges working over Christmas holidays: CLP
The CLP Government has prepared for Christmas by hiring more corrections officers and expanding operations of the Territory’s courts over the holiday period, ahead of what it expects will be a busy time.
Topline Steel Fabrications charged over contractor being crushed by steel
Topline Steel Fabrications and two of its senior managers have been charged over a contractor being crushed by a bundle of steel weighing over 1.2 tonnes while his truck was being loaded, NT Work Safe has said.
Judge sets aside $120k finding that police officer inserted finger into woman’s vagina during search
A Supreme Court judge has found a Local Court judge’s reasons for finding a police officer slipped her finger into a woman’s vagina during a search for drugs and jewellery to be inadequate, setting aside the judgment, and calling for the matter to be reheard in the lower court again before a different judge.
Good Thanks burger owners fined for underpaying apprentice chef
The former operator of the Darwin city burger joint Good Thanks has been fined $21,000 in the Federal Circuit Court for underpaying a young chef and showing no remorse for it, the Fair Work Ombudsman said.