Today’s national news includes Treasure Chalmers saying tax cuts will not fuel inflation, Education costs rising faster than most household bills, Australia being the most hacked nation in the world, Australian road deaths jumping by almost 6 per cent last year, and Platypus being brought back to Australian national park after 50 years.
The Territory’s $45 million Darwin-Katherine Battery Energy Storage System, which is expected to replace some gas-fired generation at the Channel Island Power Station, has entered its pre-commissioning phase after the successful installation of 192 batteries to stockpile power for the facility, the government said.
The popular Skyline Precinct is back for another Dry season, which will include a few new additions this year on top of the giant 35-metre Ferris wheel, a 9-hole Australiana-themed mini golf course and pop-up Pizza Bar, with live music and comedy shows planned.
Darwin-based Australian Ilmenite Resources is facing up to $2 million in penalties after it was charged by NT WorkSafe following one of its workers suffering an electric shock at a mine site in the Roper Gulf Region last year.
An ICAC report into allegations of political interference in the charging of Zach Rolfe has found no evidence of Labor ministers’ misconduct, but comes with a warning that other investigations are continuing into the matter and raised further questions about the integrity of the police investigation into Rolfe. FULL STORY.
The crowd outside NT Parliament house at Darwin’s third anti-crime rally chanted “stop the lies” and “stop the violence” to the Labor government politicians inside, with official banners that read “boiling point”, as organisers called for the Chief Minister to resign and for Parliament to be dissolved.
Territorians are advised to guard against mosquito bites after a person died in the Big Rivers region from Murray Valley encephalitis, which followed an earlier fatality from the infection in the Top End region, NT Health has warned.
Today’s national news includes the Labor government saying that the cost-of-living relief will not push inflation up, Virgin Australia advances initial public offering, First Nations female leaders across Australia demanding reform to Western Australia’s approach to youth justice, and Australia’s health regulator to issue warnings about dubious physicians.
Matt Wright’s Top End Safari Camp has confirmed an airboat crash at the Bynoe bush resort sent two tourists to hospital.
The Fyles Government has gagged an Independent MLA during debate in Parliament about the ongoing crime crisis after she raised concerns about Labor’s acceptance of criminals, including a child rapist, in its highest ranks. READ WHAT HAPPENED HERE.
The CLP Leader’s budget reply speech was quickly criticised for providing a promotion to a key MLA amid leadership turmoil in the party. READ WHAT LIA FINOCCHIARO SAID HERE.
The NT Government’s Western Davenport draft water allocation plan, which covers an area including Singleton Station, has no provisions to prevent permanent damage to the environment, wildlife, and cultural sites, the Central Land Council chief executive Les Turner has said.
