Santos has temporarily shut down its Darwin LNG plant due to equipment replacement on its floating production vessel in the Barossa gas field it has been reported.
Katherine Town Council ordered to reinstate former CEO
A Federal Court judge has ordered Katherine Town Council to reinstate its former chief executive officer Ingrid Stonhill and allow her to continue on worker’s compensation leave until the conclusion of two unlawful discrimination complaints currently being investigated by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Attorney-General’s claims about VAD legislation ‘absurd’, an ’embarrassment’ for party: Marshall Perron
One of the most respected CLP chief ministers in the NT’s history has publicly criticised the current CLP Government and Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby for “absurd” and inaccurate claims around how the Territory’s first euthanasia laws came to be, while accusing the government of being “inept” over its handling of the current proposed legislation.
Woman found dead near bus stop
NT Police are investigating the death of a woman in her 50s who was found unresponsive near a bus stop on Karama Crescent Monday night.
Boil water alert for Batchelor and Adelaide River
NT Health has ordered a boil water alert for Batchelor and Adelaide River following heavy rains and flooding from ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle that Power and Water says has “impacted the water supply system” in the communities.
Strike action: NT Government’s move to block Alice Springs prison strike fails
UPDATED: The CLP Government’s last minute move to block Alice Springs corrections officers from walking off the job for 12 hours has failed, with the Fair Work Commission ruling early Friday morning that the industrial action is legal and can proceed.
Christian group says former speaker Kezia Purick ‘threatened physical assault’ during missing ABC Radio segment
Disgraced former speaker Kezia Purick threatened to “personally knock” the Australian Christian Lobby “on the head” during a segment on ABC Radio’s Mornings program Thursday that has not been uploaded online, which the Christian group’s director says was a direct threat of violence against Christians in the Territory for their position on voluntary assisted dying.
500 remote evacuees to shelter in Nightcliff ahead of Tropical Cyclone Narelle
Roughly 500 Numbulwar residents will be evacuated to the Nightcliff High School gym starting midday today ahead of Tropical Cyclone Narelle, the NT Government said, with fences erected and security on site to allow classes to continue, as warnings continue for Territorians to prepare ahead of the system making landfall in the NT over the weekend.
CLP add timeframe eligibility qualification for accessing voluntary assisted dying
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has rejected the recommendations made in its own report into Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation to add a controversial new eligibility requirement for those looking to access assisted dying that a former chief minister cautioned against, but which the Australian Christian Lobby has heralded as a “sensible safeguard”.
Woolworths to exit Nhulunbuy next year ahead of Rio Tinto closure
Woolworths will close its Nhulunbuy store next year due to viability concerns ahead of the scheduled 2030 closure of the nearby Rio Tinto Gove bauxite mine that will lead to an expected drop in population and economic activity, with the Chief Minister saying the region needs more private investment but was short on how that would happen.
Flood-soaked NT on high alert for cyclone now off Queensland coast
NT communities along the Gulf of Carpentaria and inland across the Top End are being urged to prepare for the potential impacts of Tropical Cyclone Narelle, which is currently in the Coral Sea off Queensland and could make landfall in the NT by the weekend affecting inland and coastal areas south of Darwin.
Core Lithium to reopen Finniss mine
Core Lithium will restart its Finniss lithium mine based on $170 million in funding from a consortium of three companies which includes Glencore Australia, and plans for $120 million in equity raising, the company has said in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange.