The GEMCO mine on Groote Eylandt has been broken into for a third time in less than two months, sources have said.
Fatal weekend hit-and-run crash involving cyclist under investigation
A fatal hit-and-run crash involving a cyclist in Nhulunbuy early Sunday morning is the focus of an NT Police investigation, with police calling for any witnesses to come forward.
‘Unelectable’: Labor’s support plummets, CLP riding high; new poll shows
Territory Labor’s support has plummeted to new lows that would see it lose power if the election were held today, a new independent poll shows, with only 19.7 per cent of Territorians polled saying they would support the scandal-plagued Fyles Government.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for November 28
Today’s national news includes the government introducing new legislation giving monetary experts more responsibility in setting interest rates, Australia starting sea and air patrols in the South China Sea, a top bureaucrat fired by PM Albanese over an influence probe, and climate protesters arrested at Australian coal port.
‘It is one the saddest things to watch’: Kids on the street at night, joy riding, and ram raiding in Alice Springs
Young offenders are still on the run after throwing rocks at police following a ram raid of an Alice Springs service station, NT Police said, which followed the arrest of eight children aged between 11 and 13 for stealing a car, while a prominent businessman says the town is in a similar situation to last year, despite the Fyles Government’s summer crime reduction ‘plan’.
One man arrested, one on the run after bottle shop burglaries
One man is still on the run after he broke into two bottle shops with another man in Leanyer, NT Police said.
Traditional owners seek ‘$225m’ compensation over mine
The Northern Land Council has laid out its final submissions in a “$225 million” compensation claim against the NT government on behalf of the Gudanji, Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Marra peoples over the expansion of the McArthur River Mine, the media has reported.
Former NT administrator Tom Pauling dies
Former Northern Territory Administrator and solicitor-general Tom Pauling has died.
Fyles failed to publicly disclose another conflict of interest: MLA
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles failed to publicly disclose on her parliamentary register a potential conflict of interest involving her husband working for a major health provider that has reportedly been paid more than a quarter of a billion dollars by the NT Government, an independent MLA says.
Man who tried to stop servo break-in hit with axe
A man who tried to intervene in a service station break-in was hit with an axe after having fled to his car, while two men have been arrested over the assault and the burglary in Nightcliff on Thursday afternoon, NT Police said.
Police say they have expert opinions about the fuel system and airworthiness of Wright’s crashed chopper
NT Police has said its investigation file on last year’s crash of Matt Wright’s company’s helicopter includes evidence of maintenance and fuel records, expert opinions concerning the fuel system and airworthiness of the aircraft, and toxicology analyses of individuals involved in the crash.
NT’s economy suffers largest drop in the nation, also largest drop in disposable income
The Territory’s gross state product decreased by 5.3 per cent in the last financial year, the weakest result for all states and territories, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show, while an academic said he thought the Fyles Government realised the “future was grim” unless it reduced the public service or gas fracking began in the Beetaloo basin.