UPDATED: The CLP has raised three times more money in political donations than Territory Labor by the end of March, with a crypto bro leading the party’s donations take, while Middle Arm proponents and developers backed in Territory Labor with big bucks ahead of August’s general election, new disclosures filed with the electoral commission show.
NT Health refuses to explain what led it to order an ‘external’ governance review of St John Ambulance NT, after the review terms of reference show it was brought about following investigations into clinical cases, instead issuing a statement to now claim the review is a “standard quality assurance activity”.
Today’s national news includes ACCC seeking out a substantial fine for Qantas violations, Australia being asked to show unequivocal support for Israel, Defence investment creating new job opportunities in South Australia, and R&B hitmaker Ne-Yo touring Australia in September and October this year.
An alcohol reduction trial introduced in Gove last October that set daily limits on the amount of grog purchased by permit holders will be extended for another 12 months, the Lawler Government has ordered, flagging possibly introducing the limits to other communities across the NT.
The Lawler Government has pledged an extra $6 million in next month’s Territory Budget to help the struggling tourism sector rebound, while overseas visitors remain down more than 50 per cent on pre-COVID figures, including $3 million to further partner with airlines to woo international tourists.
A woman is in hospital with leg injuries after reportedly being struck by a quad bike on the Stuart Highway Service Rd at Coolalinga on Monday morning, with police currently searching for the driver after he allegedly left the scene without providing aid or calling emergency services.
CDU vice-chancellor Scott Bowman was exposed at the Federal Senate inquiry into the proposed Middle Arm industrial precinct on Thursday for attempting to stifle academic freedom and failing to disclose glaring conflicts of interest with major Middle Arm gas proponents in the university’s submission to the inquiry, which appears to have breached academic policies and marred the university’s reputation.
NT Police are searching for three men who allegedly used an axe to smash into an East Side Alice Springs residence early Sunday morning before assaulting a woman and later returning to steal jewellery and money.
Heightened police patrols and full coverage of bottle shops will continue in Alice Springs after the youth curfew expires on Tuesday to ensure the community’s safety, the Chief Minister has pledged, while the Opposition said the emergency situation could have been avoided if Labor had not taken resources out of town in the first place.
EXCLUSIVE: NT Health is conducting an external review of how St John Ambulance NT operates, following recent cases where its dealings with patients needed to be investigated, the review terms of reference state.
Leaked screenshots of a Territory Response Group email that police members shared depicting a “Black Monopoly” board with every space designated “go to jail” in 2008, has cast further doubt on TRG members’ sworn claims their unit of the NT Police was not racist.
If low gas production from the Blacktip gas field continues, it could force the NT to import gas from Queensland in the third quarter of this year, an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gas report says.
