The Lawler Government has extended the Alice Springs youth curfew for another six days, after it was recommended in a meeting of the Territory Emergency Management Council yesterday.
Lawler Government stuffed up emergency declaration for Alice Springs; police union still concerned curfew not legal
Official documents have revealed the Lawler Government made an error concerning which ministry was supposed to declare the Alice Springs “emergency situation”, raising further questions about the legality of the youth curfew and whether police have been exposed to legal risk in carrying out the orders.
Senate inquiry into Middle Arm industrial precinct to hold public hearings in Darwin this week
The Senate inquiry into the Middle Arm industrial precinct will will hold public hearings in Darwin starting tomorrow, with the inquiry aiming to investigate the $1.5 billion in federal funding for the gas and manufacturing hub, the environmental impacts of the proposal as well as who is benefiting from the project.
RDH makes cuts to neonatal intensive care unit
The neonatal intensive care unit at Royal Darwin Hospital is no longer treating children born before 32 weeks gestation because of a lack of staff, the Health Department has said, with no timeframe for when it will be caring for younger babies again.
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Four teens steal car, lead police on dangerous pursuit through northern suburbs
Four males allegedly stole a car after breaking into a Darwin CBD residence over the weekend, leading police on a dangerous pursuit through the northern suburbs before a tyre deflation device was used to end the chase in Anula, but which then forced police to pursue the offenders on foot, NT Police said.
Interest rate cuts, housing shortage to fuel property price growth in Darwin from next year: Report
Darwin home prices could accelerate next year if anticipated interest rate cuts go through, amid an ongoing housing shortage, a new property forecast report released by Oxford Economics Australia has found.
South Australian police on way to Alice Springs despite Police Commissioner saying the NT has enough officers
Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has had to ask South Australia to send police to Alice Springs because some kids from the APY lands who were “not aware of the curfew” were in town, the Police Minister has claimed amid differing reasons for the reinforcements, but said it had nothing to do with the riots in the streets last week which led to an “emergency situation” declared and youth curfew.
Deadly mosquito-borne encephalitis detected in Top End, Barkly region
The risk of contracting a severe and sometimes fatal mosquito-borne disease has increased with the recent detection of the Murray Valley encephalitis virus in the Top End and Barkly region, the Health Department has warned.
Major meth bust involving intercepted road train ends in three arrests
Three people are facing multiple charges following a months-long police investigation into the supply of methamphetamine throughout the Darwin, Palmerston and rural areas, police said.
Youth curfew no longer ‘madness’ Chansey Paech says as Chief Minister flags other towns could use them
Attorney General Chansey Paech has backflipped on his previous position that a youth curfew is “madness”, “punitive” and treats kids like “dogs,” as he publicly supported the Chief Minister’s unilateral decision to implement the Alice Springs curfew, which she has now indicated could be used in Katherine and Tennant Creek.
Alice Springs’ top cop on unexpected leave
Alice Springs’ top cop James Gray-Spence went on sudden leave less than 48 hours after the town’s “emergency situation” was declared last week, and shortly after Police Commissioner Michael Murphy said his southern commander was “getting on with his job” while embroiled in the joint NT Police – ICAC investigation into racism.