Chief Minister Natasha Fyles misled Territorians about her government’s actions to keep the public safe in a series of Facebook posts, while the community was on edge following a spate of deadly stabbings, the Auditor General has found.


Chief Minister Natasha Fyles misled Territorians about her government’s actions to keep the public safe in a series of Facebook posts, while the community was on edge following a spate of deadly stabbings, the Auditor General has found.

A 22-year-old male has been killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Roper Highway on Tuesday morning, NT Police said, marking another death on NT highways in recent weeks.

A man has allegedly bitten a police officer on the leg while being arrested over the alleged sexual assault of a woman, NT Police said.

A 27-year-old Fannie Bay man is facing multiple drugs and weapons charges after police raided his home and vehicle, allegedly uncovering cocaine, MDMA, prohibited weapons and nearly $140,000 in cash.

Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has been accused of withholding full recordings of her coronial visit to Yuendumu last year and hiding correspondence from parties to the Kumanjayi Walker inquest, while her counsel assisting allegedly colluded with the NT Police executive to get Zach Rolfe disciplined and fired, newly released court documents allege.

NT Police are calling for anyone with information about a woman being assaulted by an unknown man near the Katherine Information Centre on Friday to contact them, but did not say if the assault was sexual in nature, and provided no description of the suspect.

Detective Senior Sergeant Wayne Newell is still training detectives, and is the Drug and Organised Crime Squad boss, despite being investigated by Victoria Police over allegations of perverting the course of justice in the Constable Zach Rolfe murder investigation, a highly-placed source has told the NT Independent.

NT Police are treating the second vehicle fire in Katherine in two weeks that caused residents to flee their homes as suspicious, but have refused to say whether they suspect the fires are connected.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested following a police raid on his Malak home that located a mobile device allegedly containing child abuse material, NT Police said.

Five female youths assaulted a woman in Katherine Central Shopping Centre, then stole her phone, NT Police said.

One teen is facing charges after police allege he and two other males, aged 8 and 10, broke into a camping store at Casuarina and stole knives, crossbows and other weapons.

Police are offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the location of Angie Fuller who went missing on a remote road outside of Alice Springs nine months ago, and who authorities believe has been murdered.