NT WorkSafe is investigating after a member of the public was injured after falling in a skip bin while unloading rubbish at the Howard Springs tip, with Litchfield Council ordered to make safety changes, it has been reported.
Daly River resident says police had to rescue family after house set on fire, police media confused about incident
A Daly River resident said police had to rescue six people from a house that was set on fire, including a seven-month-old baby, by the Jovi Boys gang and associates during a riot in the community, an assertion that was not originally accepted by NT Police media but later confirmed, while Police Minister Brent Potter said police had prioritised a protest at Lee Point rather than attending the community riots.
Fire destroys three offices at Rio Tinto’s Gove mine
A fire that started in an electrical workshop at Rio Tinto’s Gove bauxite mine site destroyed three offices before it was contained on Thursday, while an investigation into how the blaze started has been launched.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for May 6
Today’s national news includes an MP claiming she was drugged and sexually assaulted, the Government promising to slash $3 billion off student debt due to a cost-of-living crisis, PM Albanese vows new funding to help women escape domestic violence, and Police shoot dead armed teen after stabbing attack.
Darwin to host Motocross World Championship round
The Lawler Government has signed a deal to host the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme’s Motocross World Championship at Hidden Valley from next year, with taxpayers to foot the $1.6 million bill to build a new track, while the total cost to Territorians to host the event was not disclosed.
Missing student found after frigid night lost in West MacDonnell ranges: Police
A 13-year-old boy who became separated from his classmates during a school camping trip near Ellery Creek Big Hole in the West MacDonnell ranges was found safe and well after a night spent in plunging temperatures, NT Police said.
CEL Australia to develop $100 million Darwin Convention Centre hotel
A Singapore-based hotel and resort company has been chosen to develop and operate the proposed $100 million Darwin Convention Centre hotel, that has been billed as an “upscale” four-star facility with 236 rooms that will include at least one pool and a couple of restaurants.
Liquor inspectors doing bottle shop checks with police in Alice Springs
Licensing Inspectors are being used side-by-side with police officers to monitor people buying alcohol in bottle shops in Alice Springs, after the removal of some police axillary liquor inspectors from the town, an NT Police press release with no spokesperson’s name on it has retrospectively announced.
Labor and Lawler must come clean on 2020 election rorts: Opposition
The Labor Government needs to come clean to Territorians over its misappropriation of taxpayer money to fund its 2020 election campaign instead of hiding behind new staff guidelines, the Opposition CLP says, while the Chief Minister says she has not been informed yet of what the ICAC’s investigation will reveal, but would not denounce party figures’ actions.
CLP releases its crime policy that includes bootcamps, women’s prisons
The Country Liberal Party has pledged to establish a comprehensive set of initiatives as part of its crime action plan that will reform corrections in the NT if it wins the election, including boot camps for youth and compulsory community service.
Auditor-General refuses to sign off on Batchelor Institute financials for second year running
The NT Auditor-General has refused to sign off on the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Education’s financial report for the second year in a row, citing previous failings that have not been corrected, including unsubstantiated student numbers used to access Federal and Territory funding.
Two new health facilities pledged to ease pressure on health system as part of Budget 2024 cash splash
Two “crucial” health projects in Palmerston and Borroloola worth a combined $32 million are being fast-tracked to ease hospital pressures, the Chief Minister has committed as part of another pre-Budget announcement, which the Opposition says is pouring more money into a “broken system”.