Police are looking a man who robbed a woman in a Coconut Grove street after chasing her with an “edged weapon”, and who later stole her car, NT Police said.
Self-proclaimed ‘zoosadist’ Adam Britton sentenced over bestiality and animal cruelty crimes
Crocodile expert Adam Britton has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, with a non-parole period of six years, after pleading guilty to more than 60 offences, mostly related to the sexual torture and killing of pet dogs, with the remainder related to processing child sex abuse material.
Woman awarded $120k after judge found police officer slipped finger into her vagina during search
A NT Local Court judge awarded a woman $120,000 in civil damages after finding a police officer slipped a finger into her vagina during an illegal search for drugs and jewellery that was done in front of male police officers, adding if the matter were raised in a criminal court it would likely constitute an assault and battery.
Meredith Day Huntingford appointed as Supreme Court judge
Meredith Day Huntingford has been appointed as a Supreme Court of the Northern Territory judge, the Attorney General and Justice Minister Chansey Paech has announced.
Parks Australia to plead guilty for damaging sacred site
Parks Australia will plead guilty to damaging a sacred site at Gunlom Falls in Kakadu National Park during construction work in 2019, the authority has said.
NT Government ripping off firefighters on overtime, Fair Work Commission full bench finds
The full bench of the Fair Work Commission has thrown out an appeal by the Northern Territory Government contesting a decision that it had underpaid firefighters by removing overtime hours, with the full bench noting the government changed its argument from what was contained in its notice of appeal when it came to oral arguments in the hearing.
Police looking for Palmerston flasher
Police are looking for a man who allegedly indecently exposed himself in Woodroffe this morning.
Little Miss Korea owners fined $12,000 over explosion
The owners of the now closed Little Miss Korea restaurant have been fined $12,000 in the Darwin Local Court for operating unsafe gas appliances and putting their patrons health and safety at risk, NT Worksafe has said.
No disciplinary action against TRG officers until investigation completed as racist award certificates released
There will be no disciplinary action taken against senior police officers who gave evidence to the coroner denying the TRG’s Nooguda award was racist until an investigation into the matter is complete, Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has said, which followed the lifting of a suppression order on the publication of certificates handed out with the award, including one that had an Aboriginal flag backdrop.
Judge who called Rolfe a liar had a history of ‘outrageous comments’, coronial hears
Former NT Police constable Zachary Rolfe defended his use of force when arresting Aboriginal people, as well as the language used in his text messages, while giving evidence at the Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest on Tuesday, stating he was not concerned a judge called him a liar because that judge was known for making outrageous and racist comments.
TRG held ‘coon of the year’ award, officers lied about racism in testimony: Coronial
A high-ranking police officer and other still-serving senior officers attended a Territory Response Group annual party where the “coon of the year” award was handed out to a police member with the “winner” presented a caveman club with nails in it, while some officers have lied to the coronial inquest about the frequency of racist language being used in the NT Police force, the Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest was told on Monday.
Builder committed to stand trial over worker’s death
The owner of a building company has been committed to stand trial for industrial manslaughter over the death of a worker in 2020, NT Worksafe has said.