Today’s national news includes petrol prices going down ahead of Easter, Labor seen to win in the Dunstan by-election, a minimum wage increase recommended in line with inflation, and a worsening housing crisis that could threaten the economy.
Opposition Leader’s chief of staff to run CLP’s 2024 election campaign
CLP Leader Lia Finocchiaro’s chief of staff is departing the role she has held for over a year to run the CLP’s election campaign, with the chief of staff role to be filled by a party figure who quit the CLP last year over the membership’s position on the Voice referendum.
Man bashed his partner in street, set her on fire, police say
A man allegedly bashed his partner in a Darwin street and lit the clothes she was wearing on fire, with witnesses having to extinguish the woman’s clothes, NT Police said.
Potter scrubbed Facebook posts before Labor saw them, including DV-related comments: Chief Minister
Chief Minister Eva Lawler has contradicted her Police Minister’s claims that the Labor Party knew about his racist and homophobic social media posts before they preselected him as the candidate for Fannie Bay, while the NT Independent can reveal that Brent Potter also shared a post appearing to condone domestic violence.
Airnorth opens new Alice Springs to Perth route
Low-cost carrier Airnorth is the third airline to expand its network in the NT by launching a new Alice Springs to Perth route under the NT Government’s Aviation Attraction Scheme, which aims to attract new players into the local aviation market.
NT’s population decreases marginally in September quarter
The Northern Territory lost 868 people to interstate migration in the September quarter, and the Territory’s estimated population decreased by 60 people to 252,469, but the population only declined because of the departure of US marines, a NT Department of Treasury and Finance economic brief states.
WorkSafe inspectors to use body-worn cameras
Body-worn cameras will now be used at all times by NT WorkSafe inspectors while conducting compliance checks and investigating workplace incidents, the agency has said.
Alice Springs mayor calls for audit of Red Centre youth services
Alice Springs mayor Matt Paterson wants an audit of all youth social service providers in Alice Springs to find out if these organisations’ work helps reduce crime in the town.
NT Cattlemen’s Association elects new president
Henry Burke has been elected as the new president of the NT Cattlemen’s Association, the ABC has reported.
Workers rescued after vehicle swept away by flooded river at McArthur River Mine
Dozens of workers at Glencore’s McArthur River Mine have been stranded in mine buildings after floodwaters from Cyclone Megan cut access back to the worker accommodation, while two workers had to be rescued from floodwaters after their vehicle washed off an internal road, the company has confirmed.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for March 25
Today’s national news includes Peter Dutton in deadlock with state Liberal leaders over federal Coalition’s nuclear plan, Australia fortifying F-35 fleet capabilities, Tim Wilson winning Liberal preselection in Goldstein, and Qantas being the worst performing airline.
Family of toddler suffering from brain tumour raising treatment money
A fundraising campaign is raising money for one-and-a-half-year-old Kealii Jevdenijevic whose family say he needs to go to the United States for treatment for a tumour that had wrapped around his brainstem.