Renowned national and local musicians including Paul Kelly will be performing at ‘The Warm-Up’ concert at Anzac Oval in Alice Springs this Saturday at 2:30pm, one year out from the Alice Springs Masters Games.
Coroner gags media from reporting criticism of her handling of Walker inquest, calls for recusal
UPDATED: Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has prohibited media from reporting the details of an application made by former police officer Zach Rolfe that calls for her to recuse herself from the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker on the grounds of “apprehended bias”.
Former courts media liaison charged with disclosing confidential information
A former NT courts media liaison has appeared in Darwin Local Court charged with disclosing confidential information and publishing the name of a protected child while in the role.
Alice Springs Council, Power and Water Corp argue over responsibility of Gap Road’s streetlight upgrades
The Territory’s Power and Water Corporation and Alice Springs Council are pointing fingers at who should shoulder the cost for the urgent streetlights upgrade on the notorious Gap Road – a hot spot for many traffic fatalities – with no resolution in sight.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for October 11
Today’s national news includes pro-Palestine activists tossing flares at Sydney Opera House, failure of Indigenous referendum will shame Australia, Australia picking the Philippines as Investment Deal Team location in ASEAN, and Australia LNG unions to go on strike next week as negotiations falter.
CLP goes back to the Stone-age with ‘new’ party president
The Country Liberal Party has elected former chief minister Shane Stone as its president at a conference in Darwin over the weekend, with two men – including a former election loser – named as the party’s Palmerston candidates for next year’s general election.
Special council meeting for Barkly Mayor to explain his actions cancelled
A special meeting of the Barkly Regional Council organised to offer Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin a chance to explain himself over a video depicting him sitting on a child while another man yelled at the boy, threatened to kill him, and forced his head down with a boot, has been cancelled due to “legal advice”.
Editorial: The exceptional, ever-expanding truths of Barkly Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin
EDITORIAL: Barkly Regional Council Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin is under investigation by police for the fourth time in 13 months, while continually dodging responsibility. If his latest actions were so honourable, why didn’t he personally post about his successful Mayoral approach to tackling crime?
‘Somebody knows what happened to Angie’: Police offer $250k reward over missing woman
Police are offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the location of Angie Fuller who went missing on a remote road outside of Alice Springs nine months ago, and who authorities believe has been murdered.
Former PMs call NT a failed state due to chronic failures to deliver basic services
Former prime ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott have declared the Northern Territory a failed state as the Fyles administration continues to fail in its delivery of basic services in remote Indigenous communities, they say.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for October 9
Today’s national news includes the Albanese Government housing agenda increasing home ownership, the most recent poll showing young voters walking away from Voice, Canberra assuring Japan’s investments in energy transition, and Australia seeing the Philippines as a promising market for its agriculture, cybersecurity, and education companies.
Woman killed by falling tree branch in Darwin botanic gardens
UPDATED: A woman has been killed by a “large branch” that reportedly fell from a Mahogany tree in the George Brown Botanic Gardens in Darwin on Sunday afternoon, NT Police said, while a man remains in hospital after suffering serious injuries.