The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has named Anthony Beven as acting chief executive officer, the sixth boss of the troubled agency in about 18 months, it has been reported.
Labor power couple who backed paedophile endorse Shlok Sharma in Wanguri
Labor’s Wanguri candidate Shlok Sharma has released a list of endorsements from high-profile Labor powerbrokers, including a couple who wrote a character reference letter for a convicted paedophile two years ago, a gas lobbyist with a secret client list and a fifth floor staffer who helped run Labor’s 2020 election campaign that misused taxpayer money.
2024 Candidates: Full list of everyone seeking your vote at the August 24 NT election
NT VOTES 2024: The NT general election will take place on Saturday, August 24, with approximately 155,000 eligible Territorians casting their ballot for their local Member of the Legislative Assembly. The NT Independent has provided a list of all registered candidates running and their pitch to you. SEE THE FULL LIST.
Rare brushtail possums returned to Central Australia after believed extinct in the region
Forty handpicked brushtail possums have had their return to the Red Centre celebrated, after being driven to extinction in the region in recent years.
NT Election 2024: Early voting starts as more than 1,000 cast ballots in first couple hours
Pre-poll early voting in the Northern Territory kicked-off Monday morning, as more than a thousand Territorians cast their ballots in the first couple of hours, ahead of the August 24 election day.
NT Police’s Alice operation recovers stolen cars, as one officer suffers broken ankle
A spate of stolen cars and property damage in Alice Springs last week has led to officers from Darwin and other areas deployed to Central Australia as part of “Operation Archer”, which has recovered multiple vehicles and seen youths arrested, while one officer broke his ankle chasing suspects.
Calls for witnesses after Katherine assault involving ute attempting to run man down in park
NT Police are seeking the public’s assistance in connection to an alleged assault against two men that occurred in Katherine early Saturday morning, where a ute reportedly attempted to run one of the men down in a park after the other man was knocked unconscious.
REVEALED: Natasha Fyles’s taxpayer-funded US itinerary included Vegas strip, Trump hotel in Hawaii
EXCLUSIVE: Former chief minister Natasha Fyles charged taxpayers to book a “Julius deluxe” room at Caesar’s Palace on the Las Vegas strip as part of her controversial US trip last September, as well as two nights at the Trump Waikiki resort in Hawaii, but she later cancelled the stays after the NT Independent first disclosed them and as public outrage grew, records obtained through Freedom of Information laws show.
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.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for August 12
Today’s national news includes Greens blaming the Albanese government for the housing crisis, Minister Watt defending government outlay amid inflation jitters, Australia and Indonesia boosting EV research and supply chain, South Korean pension funds turning to Australia due to dismal US returns, and Harvest Rock Music Festival show 2024 being canceled.
Federal Court interim order to stay decision on Jabiluka
Energy Resources of Australia has said the Federal Court has issued an interim order to stay the decision of the Northern Territory Government to refuse to
renew its Jabiluka mineral lease, after the company initiated legal action on Tuesday.
Alice Springs principal charged for alleged aggravated assaults of six students
Yipirinya school principal Gavin Morris has been arrested and charged by the NT Police over multiple alleged aggravated assaults of students at the school on separate occasions in 2023.