Two people have been arrested after the trade training centre inside the school in Wadeye was set on fire, NT Police said.
New book details the history of massacres across Australia’s north
The violent frontier expansion of Australia’s north is laid bare in a new book by Darwin academic Dr Robyn Smith, which details the massacres of Aboriginal people from 1824 until the 1980s, names the perpetrators and their benefactors, and explains how these massacres occurred.
Lawler Govt backflips on Territory Day celebrations; now back at Mindil Beach
Territory Day public fireworks are back on at Mindil Beach after public outrage, nearly a week after the Lawler Government announced moving the iconic celebration, which it now claims was because of a single complaint made to organisers of the event.
Darwin Supercars Triple Crown to rev up Darwin this weekend
The Darwin V8 Supercars Triple Crown gets underway on Friday with three days of action, including Supercars, Porsche Carrera Cup, Tyrepower V8 SuperUtes, Touring Car Masters, and Combined Sedans.
Meredith Day Huntingford appointed as Supreme Court judge
Meredith Day Huntingford has been appointed as a Supreme Court of the Northern Territory judge, the Attorney General and Justice Minister Chansey Paech has announced.
Territory Day firework display’s sudden change of venue under scrutiny
The Lawler Government’s confusing decision to move the Territory Day public fireworks display from its home at Mindil Beach to the Darwin Waterfront this year is no closer to being explained, after it was revealed at Estimates that no complaints about the festivities were ever raised by traditional owners and that a permit through the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority was never required.
Acting ICAC says she has conflict with Labor election rorts investigation, pledges leadership amid ‘tumultuous’ time
The Territory’s acting anti-corruption commissioner says she disclosed a conflict of interest relating to the recently published major ICAC investigation into Territory Labor’s election rorts at the last election, which leaves the status of the second part of the report in limbo, while pledging to provide leadership in the office after a “tumultuous” two weeks for staff.
St John Ambulance blames emergency department for slow response times
The turn around time for ambulances delivering patients to Royal Darwin Hospital has increased by 77 per cent over the past 11 years, with St John Ambulance NT unable to respond to emergencies at times because of the delays, the ABC has reported.
Government gave taxpayer cash to Salties amid questions over the club’s solvency
The Lawler Labor Government secretly gave taxpayer money to keep the Darwin Salties basketball team afloat despite seemingly never seeing audited financial statements, claiming the details are commercial in confidence, while financial documents show the club lost more than $500,000 in its first two years of operation after receiving roughly $1 million combined from two Territory basketball organisations and the NT Government.
Territory Day fireworks display officially relocated from Mindil Beach to Waterfront
Territory Day fireworks celebrations will be moved from Mindil Beach, where the display has been held for the last 20 years, to the Waterfront for this year’s celebrations, Northern Territory Major Events has declared, but a proper explanation has still not been offered.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for June 12
Today’s national news includes Prime Minister Albanese criticising Peter Dutton’s ‘extraordinary abandonment’ of climate policy, China’s Premier Li Qiang to be visiting Australia later this week, Prime Minister Albanese denouncing a graffiti attack on the US consulate, and Australia’s housing market remains strong despite unseasonably high prices.
McClintock clears Riches of improper conduct, fails to speak to victim of alleged domestic violence
UPDATED: ICAC Inspector Bruce McClintock has cleared anti-corruption commissioner Michael Riches of misconduct after he failed to disclose a domestic violence allegation and offered to pay his wife $20,000 to drop a DVO out of fear it would be made public, but Mr McClintock’s investigation involved only a single text message to the victim of the alleged domestic violence.