Today’s national news includes Optus outage hitting businesses and the economy, mutton prices dropping by 75 per cent, Starbucks posting its first profit in Australia, and the driest October weather recorded since 2002.
Man arrested in connection to Parap hit-and-run: Police
A 45-year-old man from an unspecified “Daly River Region community” has handed himself into police in connection to a hit-and-run in Parap on Friday morning that left an unregistered car overturned and a cyclist seriously injured, NT Police said.
Darwin Christmas Pageant to be ‘bigger, better’ for 2023
The second annual ‘A Very Darwin Christmas Pageant’ is back with a longer route to be traversed by at least 40 floats, and expected to be enjoyed by thousands of revellers, organisers said.
Where’s Frank? Opposition calls for explanation on head public servant’s disappearance
Former top public servant Frank Daly’s quiet departure as head of the Department of Chief Minister needs to be explained to the public and the public service, the Opposition CLP says, while asking if it’s another “bungled sacking” by the Chief Minister.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for November 8
Today’s national news includes a high-level US delegation arriving in Australia to discuss the AUKUS deal, PM Albanese cautioned on embarking on a solidarity visit to Israel, the Reserve Bank of Australia raising rates to 12-year high, and Australia being offered evolved, up-armed hunter-class frigates.
Recreational fishing ‘plan’ proposes new overarching fisheries policy
The Fyles Government has proposed creating an overarching recreational fisheries policy which focuses on maintaining fish numbers in some of the most popular areas, as part of a 10-year Recreational Fishing Development Plan, which also opens the possibility of new fishing areas in Kakadu National Park and cultural training for people who want to fish in Aboriginal-controlled waters.
Man charged with murder over death in a Moil pool
A man has been charged with murder over the death of his father at a Moil home on Saturday, NT Police said.
NT Independent takes home another NT Media Award for excellence in reporting
The NT Independent has won another NT Media Award, this time for Best Crime/Court reporting in the “all media” category, beating out Sky News and the ABC, marking the second win in this category in three years and the fourth gong for the online newspaper since starting in March 2020.
First stage of the Carpentaria Hwy upgrade finished seven months late
The first section of the newly sealed and widened Carpentaria Hwy has been opened, seven months after the Fyles Government said it would be finished..
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for November 7
Today’s national news includes PM Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussing trade and security disputes; PM Albanese being ‘obsessed’ with topics irrelevant to average Australians; Australia becoming less liveable; and five people dead, six injured after car crashes into pub beer garden.
Pedestrian hit by vehicle, then killed after being hit by another
A man has been killed after being hit by two cars in Palmerston on Friday night, with the first driver not stopping, and the second allegedly testing positive for drugs, NT Police said.
‘Wake up call’: Purick’s Big Tobacco sponsored holiday rebuked by Federal Health Minister
Independent MLA Kezia Purick’s free trip to South Korea at a five-star hotel funded by Big Tobacco has been rebuked by the Federal Health Minister, who recently sent a letter to federal politicians reminding them of their obligations under an international treaty not to cosy up with the tobacco and vaping industry, while calls also mount for her to abstain from voting in NT Parliament due to the conflict of interest.