Gunner failing to meet Barkly Regional Deal obligations two years on: Senator
The Gunner Government is nowhere near meeting its commitments to the $78 million Barkly Regional Deal, leaving the region in limbo two years after the deal was signed, Senator Sam McMahon says. Ms McMahon said the NT Government had failed to meet the 28 economic,...
NT Government let people live in unsafe Palmerston homes during cyclone; knew of defects since 2014
The NT Government knew about unsafe homes in Bellamack since at least 2014 but did not take any measures to protect homeowners who were forced to stay in them during Cyclone Marcus, despite multiple engineering reports that found they were a cyclone safety risk, the...
Territorians lost nearly $1m to online shopping scams since late 2019: NT Consumer Affairs
Territorians have lost nearly $1 million to “sophisticated” fraudulent websites using genuine business credentials targeting shoppers looking to snag a bargain on big-ticket items during the COVID-19 pandemic, NT Consumer Affairs said. Online Territory consumers are...
‘We need action now’: CLP call for Parliament to be urgently recalled to deal with youth crime issue
The ongoing “crime crisis” cannot wait to be dealt with next month, CLP Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro says, as she called for Parliament to be recalled this week to urgently deal with the problem – a move that was knocked back by the Chief Minister who revealed...
‘Kill or be killed’: The real story of Charlie Flannigan, the first man hanged in the NT
By Dr Robyn Smith Charlie Flannigan had a problem: kill or be killed. In 1893, aged in his late 20s, he was hanged at Fannie Bay Gaol for the murder of Sam ‘Greenhide’ Croker at Auvergne Station on 20 September 1892. Flannigan was a fine stockman, station hand and...
