Territorians will be able to catch the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters in Darwin on June 24, next year, Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has announced.
Man arrested over fatal Darwin city stabbing: Police
A man has been arrested over the fatal stabbing in Darwin city on Saturday night, NT Police said.
Man stabbed in CBD street dies, suspect still on the run
A man who was stabbed in the stomach early Saturday morning on Cavenagh Street has died, NT Police said, while the suspect remains at large.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for September 18
Today’s national news includes the federal government saying that nuclear power is not a viable option for Australia, Chevron saying that the Australian LNG plant is back to full production after 3 days at 80 per cent output, Australia and Indonesia strengthening defence ties during air combat exercise, and Tom Jones to bringing his ‘Ages & Stages’ Tour to Australia in 2024.
Student sent to hospital with head injuries after violent bus stop attack
NT Police were forced to confirm a report circulating on social media Friday morning that a student was bashed at a bus stop and hospitalised after suffering serious head injuries during the violent assault.
United Nations expert warns against Middle Arm precinct, and Beetaloo and Barossa gas projects
The proposed Middle Arm industrial area on Darwin Harbor will increase the risk of heart disease, asthma, and cancer, while fracking in the Beetaloo Basin, and the Barossa gas project off the coast of the Tiwi Islands, would contribute to the acceleration of climate change, the United Nations Special Rapporteur Marcos Orellana has warned.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for September 15
Today’s national news includes Australia’s population growth hitting a 15-year high, Chevron Australia plant shuts 25 per cent of output, Australia toughening laws on ex-military staff who train foreign armies, and Australia removing all COVID-19 restrictions for cruise ships.
New US Air Force operations facility to be set up in Darwin next year; nothing to do with Fyles
The United States is planning to set up a US Air Force facility at the RAAF base in Darwin, according to a US government contracting document that was released in July and recently reported by a US-based defence and intelligence publication.
Calls for public inquiry mount as NT Police backflip on investigating criminal complaint against senior detective
A criminal complaint alleging a senior NT Police detective perverted the course of justice during the investigation of former constable Zach Rolfe for murder will now be investigated by the NT Police – the agency has claimed – after first shutting the complaint down, adding fuel to calls for a full public inquiry.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for September 14
Today’s national news includes Indigenous Voice facing defeat as corporates fail to sway public opinion, high court rules that Qantas illegally sacked workers during COVID, Australia’s household spending rebounding in August, and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s last Australian restaurant closing down while still owing $1million.
Increase in fires from home solar DC isolators prompts NT WorkSafe warning; infringements issued
NT WorkSafe has issued a public safety warning on faulty DC isolators while conducting audits of solar PV systems amid a significant increase in DC insulator-related fires reported in the Northern Territory.
One of the Territory’s ‘most connected and influential individuals’ given gig at CDU
Former Northern Territory administrator Vicki O’Halloran has been directly appointed to a new job at Charles Darwin University by the vice-chancellor through a process called ‘appointment by invitation’, which does not require it to be advertised, the university has said.