The company that owns Darwin Fish Market has gone into administration, an Australian Security and Investment Commission notice shows.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for July 12
Today’s national news includes Sky News Australia launching a new channel dedicated to covering Indigenous voices, mortgage interest payments doubling to $22 billion, Australia deploying surveillance aircraft to assist Ukraine, and an Australian retiree accused of terrorism freed from prison in Vietnam.
‘The worst people’: Labor used firefighters to get into power, now worse than the CLP, firefighter says
Frustrated firefighters say they still do not understand what the Fyles Government is willing to offer them after an almost 1000-day pay dispute, while their union claims Public Employment Minister Paul Kirby cancelled a meeting over the new contract because he said he was too busy on the Northern Territory show circuit.
Fyles raises croc culling issue again after latest attack
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says it’s time to consider crocodile culling following an attack at the popular Wangi Falls swimming hole, adding she will raise the issue again with the Federal Government.
New CDU water study in the Beetaloo to be used as baseline ahead of fracking activities
A new Charles Darwin University study into water and fauna in the Beetaloo and Roper River region has found that NT rivers that come from constant groundwater sources have better fish biodiversity than inland seasonal rivers that merely rely on rainfall water, with the study acting as a baseline for water sources in the region ahead of planned fracking.
Employee claims CEO sacked him after he complained about her handling of sexual harassment claim
A former Barkly Regional Council employee has accused the former chief executive of sacking him because he complained about her alleged incompetent handling of a sexual harassment investigation, court documents show, while he further alleged a confidential email complaint to the Mayor about the CEO’s behaviour was sent to her.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for July 11
Today’s national news includes Australia’s cafe industry facing a downturn amid inflation, a domestic gas code finalized to control prices, a $1 billion defence agreement with Germany seen to boost jobs and industry, and visas for Indonesian business travellers extended to five years.
NT Govt enters ‘sister province’ partnership with Indonesian provincial government
The Fyles Government has re-announced a ‘sister province agreement’ it has signed with the West Nusa Tenggara provincial government in Indonesia that it says will increase “economic cooperation” and diversify trade between the NT and Indonesia.
Croc attack at Wangi Falls: Popular tourist swimming spot closed immediately
Wangi Falls in Litchfield was immediately closed Monday after a saltwater crocodile attacked a swimmer at the popular swimming hole causing serious injuries to his arm.
NT to see largest Talisman Sabre military exercise
The Northern Territory will see the largest-ever Talisman Sabre military exercise composed of 13 nations and more than 30,000 military personnel – nearly double the 2021 figures – across Northern Australia from July 22 to August 4.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for July 10
Today’s national news includes Voice to Parliament ‘Yes’ campaign is struggling, Trade Minister Farrell off to Brussels for Free Trade Talks, and Beef Australia partners with Commonwealth Bank for next year’s Beef Australia event. Also in the news are more tourists to Gippsland as Victorian tourism hits high, and giant US pickup sales surges in Australia.
Editorial: It looks like we’re on the precipice of complete collapse
Territorians will be forgiven for thinking this Fyles Labor Government has led us to the brink of complete and utter civil collapse. The way things are going after this week, we’ll all be living in huts, hunting rats with sticks within the next couple of years and remembering a day when politicians took responsibility for their failures before it led to such a complete breakdown.