A 44-year-old man has been arrested and charged after allegedly exposing himself in the presence of children at a restaurant in Stuart Park “while attempting to discreetly record the children on his mobile phone,” NT Police said.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for July 20
Today’s national news includes TikTok may face a legal penalty in Australia, Japan to fire an advanced ship-killing missile on Australia’s shores during Exercise Talisman Sabre, Qatar Airways being denied extra capacity into Australia, and ACEN taking on Australia’s largest IP-led RE projects.
ICAC also hired Labor Party member
EXCLUSIVE: The Office of the ICAC hired a Labor Party member last year to undertake unspecified legal duties in the organisation, the NT Independent can reveal, which comes following revelations a CLP operative was hired last month as an investigator that Commissioner Michael Riches contends now was an “organisational failure”.
Serious issues with Tiwi Island Land Council governance identified in federal audit
The Tiwi Land Council’s fraud controls, risk management and conflict of interest policies are inconsistently implemented and incomplete, a scathing report by the Australian National Audit Office has found, while also raising questions about the validity of a 2021 financial delegation arrangement.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for July 18
Today’s national news includes wind and solar are still the cheapest new build electricity generation in Australia, ACEN ties up with Australia’s Aboriginal group to develop renewable energy, Australia’s Bonza airlines makes first network cuts months after launch, and Victoria will no longer host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to expanding costs.
Darwin to Tarcoola rail system upgrade expected to boost investment, employment in remote areas
A $440-million Federal Government regional network logistics hub fund that would see the construction of railway terminals and warehouses along the Darwin-Tarcoola rail line was recently given national priority status.
Fyles Government puts up $10M for flights, calls for feds to fund domestic violence programs
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has announced $10 million for Northern Territory airports to attract new flights, while at the same press conference calling on the Federal Government to urgently fund domestic violence programs in the NT.
‘It’s great short films, it’s on tour, it’s the vibe’! Flickerfest 2023 on this Saturday at Deckchair
Flickerfest 2023, Australia’s only Oscar-qualifying and BAFTA-recognised short film festival, will celebrate the best short films from around the world and here at home at Darwin’s iconic outdoor Deckchair Cinema, this Saturday, July 22.
ICAC refuses to say if CLP operative still in office, implements unusual integrity ‘certificate’ program for public servants instead
The NT’s anti-corruption commissioner Michael Riches was widely expected to make a public comment on his office’s recent hiring of a CLP operative on Monday, but said because his extraordinary letter to the Chief Minister on Saturday was reported by the NT Independent, he has “decided not to make a further statement”.
FASD teen who raped eight-year-old girl in her bed gets less than two years jail
A teenager with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder impairments who raped an eight-year-old girl in her bedroom when he was 15-years-old, was described by a judge as posing a risk to the sexual safety of children, before he was sentenced to a non-parole jail sentence of 22 months – allowing him to be released less than three weeks after sentencing.
Gastro cases up 92 per cent, NT Heath issues public alert
NT Health has issued a public health alert following a massive increase in the number of cases of gastroenteritis in Territorians.
‘Culture of fear’: MLA calls for end of political interference in police comms unit
Territory Labor MLA Mark Turner has labelled the installation of a Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet marketing manager, who gives strategic advice on the “Territory master brand”, to oversee what crime is reported to the public by the NT Police as “Orwellian” and called for “courage” to end the political interference.