Urban Rampage says it will appeal the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s decision to permanently ban its stores from selling goods on credit using Centrepay.
Prime Minister back in Alice Springs
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Alice Springs, stating he is in town to see “the progress that is being made here” after announcing $250 million in federal cash last year during crime crisis meetings.
New lanes on Tiger Brennan Drive open as overpass hits milestone
Motorists will start to experience improved traffic flows and enhanced safety after the first constructed lanes as part of the $165 million Tiger Brennan Drive and Berrimah Road overpass opened.
Man allegedly pushed off balcony in Darwin City
A 46-year-old man suffered serious injuries after he was allegedly pushed from a second-floor balcony at a Smith Street residence on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for April 30
Today’s national news includes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese describing domestic violence as a national crisis, Australia boosting Ukraine’s military aid package to $65 million, Australia ‘paying the price’ for the Labor government’s budgetary inaction, and the Australian Securities Exchange greenlighting the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds for the main board by the end of 2024.
NT posted highest rate of interstate migration loss last year, 2030 population target unlikely
More people left the NT last financial year than arrived, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show, with 17,390 people departing, compared to 14,120 who moved to the jurisdiction, which led to a net loss of 3,270 persons to other states and territories, raising doubts the population target of 300,000 will be reached by 2030.
Five 13-year-olds arrested for scooter thefts, stealing taxi with weapons
Two groups of armed teens as young as 13, allegedly stole a taxi and two scooters across the Northern Suburbs over the weekend, NT Police said.
Calls for NT Government to release road deaths data as sharp increase recorded
The NT Government’s initiatives to reduce deaths on Territory roads are not working, the Automobile Association of the Northern Territory says, calling for the disclosure of data about road quality, the causes of fatal crashes and the effectiveness of police activities to better protect drivers as the death count continues to rise.
‘Gas industry capture?’: CDU’s deal with government to monitor Beetaloo gas industry called into question
The Lawler Government and CDU have refused to explain how the university can provide the necessary independence to undertake monitoring of the gas industry’s fracking operations in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin, after its vice-chancellor told a Senate inquiry the university regularly accepts money and gifts from the industry, with other integrity issues at the highest levels of the university remaining unresolved.
NT Fire executive silent on overtime audit, findings of internal fraud investigation
EXCLUSIVE: NT Fire and Emergency Services will not disclose the findings of an internal integrity unit investigation into the firefighter overtime system, or the results of a now-binned audit conducted by an outside contractor, which the agency said was commissioned due to fraud concerns, but which the union representing firies says was only ordered to retaliate against a member who raised overtime concerns.
All eight involved in Alice Springs car rollover that sparked public riot now arrested: Police
Eight people of various ages involved in fleeing the fatal car crash in Alice Springs last month that killed an 18-year-old and sparked civic unrest in the community have now been arrested, police said, with the last suspect picked up yesterday following the “large investigation”.
NT Government signs deal with Tamboran to buy Beetaloo gas for ‘energy security’ before final environmental approval
The Lawler Government has signed a multi-year gas supply deal with Tamboran Resources to purchase gas from its future Beetaloo Basin operations to keep the lights on in the Territory, before the government has given final environmental approval for the operation to go ahead.