UPDATED: The Fyles Labor Government restricted debate on a petition calling for action on crime in Parliament Tuesday morning to just 10 minutes per member, with the Chief Minister failing to speak for the allotted time, which the Opposition said showed disrespect to Territorians.
Increased pressures and a lack of police resources have led to priority one call-out response times nearly doubling over the past five years – including a 165 per cent increase in response times from the Casuarina police station – the union representing the NT’s police officers has said.
Two Japanese Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets are at RAAF Base Tindal near Katherine on their first international mission, along with 55 Japanese aircrew.
Professor Tom Calma will give a public lecture at Charles Darwin University about the processes and technical aspects of the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament.
Today’s national news includes WA withdrawing support for an Indigenous voice to parliament, one in three Australians being a victim of physical violence, Mongolia getting AU$250,000 aid from Australia, Australia’s retail sales rebound after fall, and All 23 US marines accounted for after deadly crash in Darwin.
Southern Cross Care plans to build a $18 million 26-bed facility in Fannie Bay to provide special care for dementia patients.
The names of the three US Marines killed in Sunday’s Osprey crash on the Tiwi Islands have been released.
The Fyles Government’s “knife crime reduction strategy” will not include any specific law changes, instead relying on de-escalation training for retail and hospitality workers and other measures, which the Opposition said amounted to “choosing cuddles over consequences”.
Proposed changes to the NT’s mining laws that the Fyles Government says will “provide certainty” for the resources industry through upgraded environmental regulation by restructuring the Environmental Protection Act has been welcomed by environmentalists but criticised by industry for lacking coherency.
A government leadership seminar advertising the chance to hear former police commissioner Jamie Chalker’s “reflections on his leadership journey” has been cancelled for unknown reasons just days before it was set to occur.
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles will reportedly travel to the United States on a nine-day junket to meet with US defence officials and promote the NT’s critical minerals in early September, according to information provided to what appears to be the state media outlet.
UPDATED: Three US Marines have died after their Osprey aircraft crashed on the Tiwi Islands Sunday morning, authorities have confirmed, while others are being treated at Royal Darwin Hospital which has declared an emergency “Code Brown”.
