Darwin Council has awarded a two-year contract to Beam to provide electric scooters and bikes for hire, taking the place of Neuron Mobility which brought scooters to city streets in a trial in 2020.
Barkly manager installed by govt says bullying and grievances report should be made public
The new Barkly Regional Council manager has said a report that examined alleged bullying by the former chief executive officer Emma Bradbury among other allegations, should be made public, while the terms of reference show the investigation also looked at how the complaints against the former CEO were handled by Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin.
Public service numbers continue to increase since 2018 hiring freeze and cap: Report
Public servant positions in the NT Government have risen by roughly 1,300 since the Labor Government’s 2018 hiring freeze and subsequent hiring cap, implemented in response to a growing financial crisis, the latest State of the Service report shows.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for November 2
Today’s national news includes Australia’s toughening stance as the Gaza death toll rises; Australia, the US, and South Korea commence extensive exercise that includes more than 130 aircraft; the US hastens delivery of combat helicopters to Australia; and Australian LNG workers voting in support for Chevron deal.
Police searching for two males who threatened Leanyer bottle shop staff with scissors
NT Police are searching for two males who allegedly threatened a Leanyer bottle shop employee with a pair of scissors before stealing alcohol and fleeing the scene.
Questions remain over Purick’s puff-up at Big Tobacco conference in South Korea
Disgraced former speaker Kezia Purick has refused to explain the details of how she convinced Big Tobacco to allegedly pay for her trip to South Korea to speak at an international industry conference promoting smoking and vaping, which may have breached an international convention.
Major shake-up in public service as head public servant quietly moved out
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has moved head public servant Frank Daly out of the top job after just one year, as part of a major political shake-up ahead of next year’s election, replacing him with former Territory Families chief executive Ken Davies to run her department in a surprise and unannounced move.
Firefighters union welcomes splitting up of the tri-service but criticises new Minister
The splitting of NT Fire and Rescue from NT Police and NT Emergency Services to create stand alone agencies has been welcomed by the United Workers Union, but the NT boss has said the fact firefighters only found out about the split from the media did not augur well for their relationship with new Minister Brent Potter.
Fyles Cabinet reshuffle announced
UPDATED: A man who was elected in a by-election just last year is the Territory’s new Police Minister, following a Cabinet reshuffle announced by Chief Minister Natasha Fyles on Monday afternoon, that will also see another backbencher promoted to the Labor Cabinet team at the expense of Paul Kirby and Lauren Moss, who have both been booted.
Three female police officers assaulted over the weekend
Three female police officers were assaulted over the weekend in three different incidents resulting in charges against “multiple offenders”, NT Police said.
‘Downgrading’: NT Police Association rejects Labor’s new Police Minister as ‘novice’
The appointment of Natasha Fyles’s chief of staff’s brother-in-law as the Police Minister has rubbed the union representing the Territory’s police officers the wrong way, who say appointing the one-year backbencher to the major role has raised “real concerns” the government is not taking the police portfolio seriously.
NT economy in recession, still the weakest in the country: CommSec report
Despite the NT Government’s denial that the economy is in a recession, the Territory’s economy has shrunk by another one per cent for the third consecutive quarter, alongside Tasmania—the only two jurisdictions recording a steady decline in growth, according to CommSec’s latest state-of-the-states report.