The Barkly Regional Council has been placed under management by Local Government Minister Chanston Paech following calls by a former councillor in the NT Independent for the minister to sack the members, which also follows a video of Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin sitting on a child while another man yelled at him, threatened him, and forced his head down with a boot.
Today’s national news includes security talks between Japan and Australia put on hold due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, Australia seeks new ways to lift Indigenous living standards, interest rates could be hiked once again amid high inflation figures, and electric scooter riders in Queensland could face fines for riding dangerously.
Darwin Council has finally kicked off public consultation for its proposed masterplan to revitalise Bundilla Beach, with the consultation phase to close on November 12.
The Federal Member for Lingiari has blamed the Fyles Government for not listening or acting on a range of social issues in the Territory that contributed to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament failing to pass over the weekend, calling for a “fundamental shift” in how the NT’s Labor politicians currently perform their roles.
Skyla “Full Noise” Chatterton, a 15-year-old Territory student, has won the silver medal in her weight and age division at this year’s IFMA World Youth Muay Thai Championships held in Belek, Turkey.
Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has been accused of withholding full recordings of her coronial visit to Yuendumu last year and hiding correspondence from parties to the Kumanjayi Walker inquest, while her counsel assisting allegedly colluded with the NT Police executive to get Zach Rolfe disciplined and fired, newly released court documents allege.
A Memorandum of Understanding between the NT Government and the Kerala State Government of India – the Territory’s first MOU signed with an Indian state – will boost the economic, social and cultural relationship between the two jurisdictions, Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison said, following a $65,000 trade delegation to three cities in India.
Consultation on future Territory euthanasia laws has begun the Fyles Government has said, but with an advisory panel report not due until next July, there will be no legislation presented until the next term of parliament.
Today’s national news includes the Australian government donating $10 million in aid to Gaza, RAAF flights evacuating Australians from Israel, Fiji’s prime minister visiting Australia, and the 6th cape-class patrol boat delivered to Australia.
Barkly councillors have refused to comment on potential conflicts of interest in suppressing a legal report into allegations of bullying, harassment and mismanagement at Barkly Regional Council, which former employees who were part of the investigation say will show substantial governance failures.
The NT Independent has been named as a Walkley Award finalist for its investigative reporting, while also picking up another NT Media Award nomination.
Biting NT Government bureaucracy has forced the popular Adelaide River Queen Cruises, which operates the original jumping crocodile tour, to fold up its business at the end of October after 38 years of operation, its owner says.
