Two men were killed when the van they were in crashed and caught on fire at Jabiru, while a female pedestrian was killed at Nhulunbuy.
Andrew Warton named interim Fire and Emergency Services boss
Former Tales from the Tinny presenter Andrew Warton has been announced as the interim chief executive officer of the newly created Northern Territory Fire and Emergency Services agency, while the government searches for a commissioner to head the authority.
2,500 US Marines in Darwin for 13th Marine Rotational Force
A fresh batch of US Marines are currently in the NT for the 13th Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, that will see the Americans conduct combined training with Australian Defence Force personnel “across a number of scenarios”.
Elite NT Police tactical unit could be in Alice Springs despite findings of racist conduct: Police Commissioner
NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has not ruled out deploying the Territory Response Group to assist in Alice Springs, despite preliminary ICAC findings that the elite group of officers engaged in racist conduct, while sources say the TRG members will most likely be deployed as general duties officers to prevent stoking racial tensions in the community.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for April 2
Today’s national news includes Australia’s population growing by 660,000 last year, Australia’s iron ore wasting away at Chinese ports, Australia supporting the US testing of hypersonic missiles, and Menzies Research Centre saying big tech companies seem to have “no allegiance” to Australia.
‘Emergency situation’ declared for Alice Springs; youth curfew ordered, more cops on the way to keep citizens safe, Chief Minister says
UPDATED: Chief Minister Eva Lawler has declared a youth curfew as part of an “emergency situation” for Alice Springs after a day of rioting in the troubled town, pledging to send more police officers to restore order over the next 14 days.
NT economy to fall short on $40b economy, new report shows
Issues such as the high cost of doing business, declining population, and rampant crime will cause the NT economy to fall an estimated $6 billion short of its targeted $40 billion economy by 2030, a new report has found.
Scrymgour backs AFP in Alice Springs as town’s crime crisis raised in Federal Parliament
Federal politicians on all sides have called for action to help under siege Alice Springs on Wednesday, with Labor Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour pledging to get the federal Attorney-General to speak with the NT Police Commissioner about possible AFP assistance, while federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton asked the Prime Minister when he would go back to Alice Springs to help restore order.
‘The worst thing I have seen in my life’: Alice Springs Mayor calls for federal government takeover of town
Alice Springs Mayor Matt Paterson has called for the Lawler Government to hand responsibility for Alice Springs over to the federal government if it cannot keep residents safe, and once again called for Australian Federal Police or the Australian Army to be brought in, after what he said was the scariest thing he had ever witnessed on the streets on Tuesday.
ICAC confirms TRG awards ‘racist’, defends controversial joint NT Police investigation
The Territory’s anti-corruption commissioner released a statement Tuesday confirming that the Territory Response Group’s annual awards are “racist towards First Nations people” and calling for those involved to “take responsibility”, amid criticism of his joint investigation into racism in the police force.
King Kon cancels Easter, says it’s ‘very early’ this year; Greek Easter timing much better
Darwin Mayor Kon Vatskalis says council is not holding any family Easter events this weekend because the holiday has fallen too early this year and it wasn’t worth organising anything because “we live in the tropics”.
‘Dramatic increase’: NT Health warns of mosquito-borne diseases ahead of long weekend
NT Health has warned that recent wet weather conditions have caused mosquito numbers to explode and that Territorians should take the necessary precautions to protect themselves from contracting diseases this coming long Easter weekend.