Historically, the Northern Territory had a peculiar governance system dominated by unelected bureaucratic marionettes whose strings were manipulated by a succession of political masters located well below the 23rd parallel, but that changed on November 20, 1974, when the NT’s first Legislative Assembly was introduced, writes historian Dr Robyn Smith.
A tip-off prompted the NT Police to stop a vehicle at Cahill’s Crossing, suspected of trafficking drugs and alcohol into Arnhem Land, resulting in the arrest of a 31-year-old man on November 10.
The Centre for Public Integrity has called on former deputy chief minister Nicole Manison to resign from her new VP position with Tamboran Resources and for the CLP Finocchiaro Government to review all decisions the previous government made concerning the gas company, in what is becoming a major PR nightmare for Tamboran.
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has issued a public apology to its chief executive officer Priscilla Atkins for unlawfully sacking her in 2023, and for the accusations it made against her, with the agency also clarifying that she is currently the organisation’s CEO.
Telecommunications in Alice Springs have been disrupted numerous times by the theft of hundreds of metres of copper wire since April, with NT Police asking the public to help them catch the perpetrators.
The Parramatta Eels will play a last game in Darwin next season, and while neither the club nor the Finocchiaro Government has explained why the deal between the two will end, NT Major Events has said it is looking for a new NRL team to play from 2026.
Former deputy chief minister Nicole Manison has announced she is the new vice-president of Tamboran Resources, a gas company her Labor government awarded a potential billion dollar government gas supply contract to earlier this year that it refused to divulge the cost of.
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.
US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Department of Energy, Chris Wright, is also chief executive of a company that has a stake in Beetaloo Basin fracker Tamboran Resources.
Golden snapper around Darwin remain overfished, with around one fifth of their original population left, and with fishing mortality rates estimated to be more than double the rate considered sustainable, which will prevent stocks from recovering, the Golden Snapper Stock Assessment report says.
Former Barkly councillor Sid Vashist has been elected Mayor of the Barkly Regional Council, securing 54 per cent of votes after final counting.
Japan will deploy troops to the Top End in collaboration with the US Marines it was announced on Sunday, following trilateral discussions in Darwin with the Australian Defence Minister.
