A man was killed in a collision between a car and a truck in Alice Springs on Monday morning, NT Police said.
Bulk billed treatment for urgent conditions to be available in Palmerston and Alice Springs clinics
Two medical clinics offering seven day a week bulked billed treatment for urgent conditions, that are aimed at providing an alternative to people going to hospital emergency departments, will operate in Palmerston and Alice Springs from next month, federal Health and Aged Care Minister Mark Butler has said.
NT Police officer arrested and charged with rape
A 30-year-old Northern Territory police officer is in custody facing a string of serious sexual assault charges including rape, NT Police said.
Impact of climate change on northern Australia’s turtles to be studied
The impact of rising sea levels and increasing sand temperatures on northern Australia’s turtle populations will be studied by Charles Darwin University, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and indigenous ranger groups, the university has said.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for September 25
Today’s national news includes pilots declaring ‘no confidence’ in Qantas chair Richard Goyder, SA and Federal governments pledging $100 million to the hydrogen hub, and Australia, and Cambodia assuring continued cooperation. Also in the news are Inghams facing more strikes as tensions flare over offal, and Australian travellers are among the hundreds being stranded by Air Vanuatu flight terminations.
Man charged in connection to unlawfully lit bushfires: Police
A 37-year-old man has been arrested and is facing multiple charges following an “extensive investigation” into the cause of 80 illegal bushfires through the Greater Darwin region over a three month period, NT Police said.
Minister exempts more government buildings lacking occupancy certificates amid ICAC investigation
Infrastructure Minister Eva Lawler has exempted an unspecified number of government buildings from requiring occupancy certificates, while seeming to indicate none had been inspected by certifiers almost 15 months after the government announced a taskforce to investigate non-compliant buildings, and more than 13 months after the Territory’s anti-corruption watchdog launched its own investigation.
Traditional owners ban commercial barramundi fishing using gillnets in Buckingham Bay
Yolngu traditional owners have stopped commercial barramundi fishing using gillnets in Indigenous waters in north-east Arnhem Land, the Northern Land Council has said.
Government awards $12m contract to demolish Shiers St flats in The Narrows
The Fyles Government has awarded a $12 million contract to demolish a public housing complex in The Narrows but the Infrastructure Minister Eva Lawler has said it has not been decided how many public or affordable housing units would be part of the replacement buildings and they would see what developers “suggest”.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for September 22
Today’s national news includes Australians cutting back spending on nice-to-haves to afford higher rents, Chevron Corp. and unions are close to a deal that would end strikes at liquefied natural gas plants, and a second South Australian construction company has collapsed in the space of a month due to supply chain issues and labour shortages.
Bonza announces three new routes to Darwin and Alice Springs
Bonza Aviation has announced it will add three new routes between Darwin and Alice Springs and interstate destinations but the Fyles Government has not said how much it was costing the taxpayer to attract the airline.
Review of the future of private land around Tindal RAAF base announced
The Albanese Government has announced a review of the future use of private land contaminated by per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS chemicals, around three Australia Defence Force bases including Katherine’s Tindal RAAF base, and which will consider the government taking on affected land.