The Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee will conduct public consultations in Katherine and Darwin next month for its 20024 review report.
‘Journey of change’ starts with keeping Murphy, head public servant in roles: Finocchiaro
Chief Minister-elect Lia Finocchiaro has pledged not to move the Police Commissioner or the Territory’s head public servant in order to ensure her “journey of change” includes the men currently occupying the crucial roles.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for August 27
Today’s national news includes law enforcement raising concerns over granting visas to Hamas supporters, Australia entering into an MOU with Singapore on civil defence cooperation, CLP winning big with a massive swing against Labor, Deputy Opposition leader Susan Ley accusing Minister Chalmers of not being a good treasurer, and extreme wind, hail, and storms to hit parts of southeast Australia.
Court rules Kalidonis NT responsible for the death of construction worker
Darwin-based construction firm Kalidonis NT has been convicted in the Darwin Local Court on two counts of breaching health and safety obligations over the death of Paul Leach, it has been reported.
New workers’ right to disconnect changes begin
Many employees across Australia now have the legal right to to stop responding to emails and calls after hours, after a change to the Fair Work Act, the Fair Work Ombudsman has said.
NT Election: CLP wins big with massive swing against Labor
The Country Liberal Party has defeated Territory Labor in an election landslide that has seen Lia Finocchiaro elected the first female CLP Chief Minister in the Territory’s history.
Editorial: The swing against Labor appears on as the Clown Town merry-go-round continues to spin
EDITORIAL: We have all been subjected to a Weekend at Bernies-style election campaign, with tortuous public debates, in which the leaders said nothing of value and offered the same old, lifeless ideas that will not fix the Territory. The best hope for our democracy at this election is a hung parliament and a minority government made up with help from independents.
NT Election 2024: Voting as a legal duty but done with a resigned disillusionment?
The mood of the NT electorate seems slightly sombre, and the most important answer lies in not who will win but how do we fix the system to better serve the Territory?
Alleged ‘Catfish Cop’ sacked, but still no charges
The 52-year-old police officer who was sacked Friday afternoon for alleged “serious breaches” of discipline is Detective Senior Sergeant Wayne Newell, the NT Independent can confirm.
Role of gas industry lobbyists in Middle Arm funding deal needs to be investigated: Senators
The Senate inquiry into the Federal Government’s $1.5 billion planned “equity investment” in the Middle Arm industrial precinct has failed to reach a unanimous agreement, with the Greens and two independents calling for an investigation into the secret involvement of gas lobbyists Andrew Liveris, Paul Henderson, Lidija Ivanovski, and Gerard Richardson in the investment decision, that has never been assessed by Infrastructure Australia.
NT ELECTION 2024: Live Coverage
Chief Minister Eva Lawler has conceded the election, with polls showing a complete electoral bloodbath for Territory Labor, which was predicted as of 8:30pm to hold only five seats. It went into Saturday morning holding 14 seats. Ms Lawler is getting...
Government rejected free advice on shade structure from global experts due to criticism fears, emails show
The Lawler Government rejected the offer of free advice and products to improve the growth of the vines on the Cavanagh Street shade structure from an Australian company that worked on the world famous Gardens by the Bay in Singapore because it was afraid of attracting more public criticism, government emails obtained by the NT Independent show.