Police are searching for a group of 10 youths who allegedly broke into a Katherine home overnight – including “at least one” armed with a weapon – who allegedly sexually assaulted two females in the home, damaged property and stole items before fleeing the scene.
More than two years after a secret review into well-being services for police found there was no defined strategy to deal with mental health matters, the Lawler Government has established an early intervention program for police well-being, while a former officer who is still waiting for a wellness check three years after he left the force said it has taken too long.
Former Anindilyakwa Land Council chair T Wuramaarrba was added to a “significant Territorians” list this year, which is why he is being given a state memorial, the Chief Minister said, despite the activities of the land council under his control currently the subject of an independent federal investigation into alleged corruption.
EXCLUSIVE: The police officer who fired a single shot at a disturbed man in Parap last week that missed the target is currently a trained marksman in the elite NT Police’s Territory Response Group, the NT Independent can reveal, who was in the IRT unit back in 2019 when he sent racist text messages calling Indigenous people “n****rs”, but was later promoted to the TRG.
The skies have been louder than normal following today’s opening of Exercise Pitch Black 2024 that will see 20 countries participate this year. SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE
EXCLUSIVE: Labor campaign mastermind and federal gas lobbyist consultant Gerard Richardson was hired by former chief minister Natasha Fyles at considerable cost to Territory taxpayers, before she was forced to resign in scandal and his contract terminated.
Today’s national news includes the Defence Minister saying Labor is privileged to support Ukraine in its war with Russia, Treasurer Chalmers calling for less extremism after Trump’s assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, King Charles and Queen Camilla visiting Australia in October, and getting a new job is more accessible for Australian migrants with a more extended grace period.
UPDATED: An internal investigation has been launched into why an NT Police officer fired a shot at a man during an armed standoff at his Parap home on Thursday evening, in an unusual situation that ended 12 hours after it started.
Territorians will experience an ultimate weekend of barbecue food, beer and music as the first-ever Territory Bar-BQ Festival kicks off on October 5 and 6 at the Darwin Showgrounds, coinciding with Darwin’s Oktoberfest celebration, that will also see a legendary Australian rock band kick out the jams.
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment will not say on what legal basis it is considering selectively limiting back pay for firefighters to six years, following a decision of the Fair Work Commission that firies should be paid more than just the hours they were owed, as part of an ongoing underpayment policy that dates back to 1988.
UPDATED: The three-day curfew for Alice Springs will not be extended, Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has determined, despite a massive street fight involving 100 people armed with weapons in the troubled town on Wednesday afternoon and a man making threats to a group in the CBD overnight, with the government now pledging to return visitors to their homes.
Police officers in Peppimenarti allegedly had rocks thrown at them after seizing alcohol, NT Police said, while the NT Police Association president Nathan Finn has said officers were being assaulted every day, including with rocks and iron bars.
