A Mike Cannon-Brookes-led consortium will buy the Sun Cable renewable energy project, the company’s administrators have said.
New DNA testing shatters ‘wild dog’ myth, most dingoes are pure: Researchers
Researchers from Sydney universities have found most wild dogs they DNA tested were dingoes, leading them to argue the term wild dog should be removed from public language and legislation, and dingo and feral dog should be used instead. They further argue humans are the greatest threat to dingos through baiting and bounty programs.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for May 30
Today’s national news includes Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan has warned against creating a racially charged debate over the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, The Endeavour group eyeing Rye Hotel, and the Aussie tech workforce is seen to grow significantly. Also in the news is Primero Group securing a contract, worth $54 million for the Western Range iron ore project in Australia, and Qantas reveals new boarding processes and baggage tracking for passengers.
Veteran police officer Nathan Finn elected NT Police Association president
Veteran police officer Nathan Finn has been declared the new president of the Northern Territory Police Association amid NT Police battling critical staffing and morale issues, and the fall out from the leadership of former police commissioner Jamie Chalker.
New hub for service members and veterans opens in Darwin
A second Mates4Mates Veteran and Family Wellbeing Center has opened in Stuart Park to boost support services for the Northern Territory’s more than 10,000 serving members, veterans and their families.
Flinders University archaeologists identify Moluccan ‘fighting craft’ in NT rock art
Flinders University researchers say they have identified ceremonial Moluccan boats in rock art in north-western Arnhem Land, and those craft were most likely linked to trade, fishing, resource exploitation, head hunting or slavery.
Man charged with murder over death of Tony Rowe, after remains found
A 29-year-old man, who was extradited from Queensland last month, has been charged with murder over the suspicious disappearance of Darwin man Tony Rowe in May last year, after yet-to-be identified human remains were found late last week, NT Police said.
Taxpayers bail out Darwin Turf Club’s Silks lounge after govt pledged to reduce funding: Internal reports
The Darwin Turf Club was quietly given more than $4 million of taxpayer funds from the NT’s peak racing body to prop up its Silks club bar last year, according to internal financial documents, which also show the lounge has been unable to pay its debts of $70,000 a month and continues to operate at a loss, the NT Independent can reveal.
Minister spruiking disabled gondola on Ferris wheel while govt neglects day-to-day accessibility issues
The Fyles Government is promoting the Stokes Hill Wharf Ferris wheel’s new wheelchair-accessible gondola while the Commonwealth has condemned them for acting unlawfully by not providing disability accessible transport on the Mandorah ferry and from remote Territory airports.
Police seeking info on two vehicles believed connected to missing woman case
NT Police are seeking the public’s assistance for information about two vehicles they believe are connected to the disappearance of 30-year-old Angie Fuller in January this year.
Speaker flies to London on junket amid fuel card scandal
EXCLUSIVE: Labor Speaker Mark Monaghan has jetted off to the United Kingdom on a parliamentary junket amid a growing scandal involving the use of government fuel cards to pay for MLAs’ personal interstate holidays, the NT Independent can reveal.
Santos retaliates in the fight over the Barossa gas project
Santos has rejected allegations of human rights violations at its Barossa gas project and Darwin LNG life extension project, claiming that it has a long history of progressive Indigenous engagement and cultural heritage management.