A Darwin beach will serve as the finish line for two French Canadians from Montreal who have been touring Australia on pushbikes for the last six months, with the plan to dip their wheels in the Top End’s ocean to mark the end of the gruelling tour.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for May 5
Today’s national news includes Australia’s exports to China hitting record highs, Australia’s budget trimming down the forecast for cost of servicing debt, Australia’s ‘Cyber offence’ can be its most effective weapon in deterring China, and more Honda Civic Type Rs coming to Australia as demand peaks.
NT Police execute $1.75m drug bust after watching man allegedly bury cocaine and cash near Darwin Esplanade
Two men are facing multiple drug related charges following an NT Police operation that involved surveilling a man last week while he allegedly buried three kilograms of cocaine and $110,000 in cash in a small drum near the Esplanade in Darwin City, NT Police said.
Man charged with murder over death of Bangladeshi CDU student
NT Police have charged a man with murder over the death of an international CDU student who died in hospital from injuries he suffered during an alleged home invasion early Wednesday morning.
Man stabbed in abdomen in Darwin CBD: Police
A man is in a serious but stable condition after allegedly being stabbed in the abdomen in the Darwin CBD early Sunday morning, NT Police said.
30 more police, extra PALIs, and security guards for Alice Springs after federal cash splash
There will be 30 additional police officers, 21 extra police liquor-licensing inspectors and “compliance officers”, as well as10 extra security guards in public areas across Alice Springs in the next two years, the federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has said.
‘Moral obligation’: Public servant speaks out over death of int’l CDU student, says some ‘regret coming here’
A public servant who helps attract international students to the Territory has risked his job by criticising the government on social media, saying he and some students are considering leaving the NT in the face of the ongoing crime crisis that saw a CDU student bludgeoned in his own bed this week, while calling on elected officials to show real leadership and fix the problem.
Barkly Regional Council should be sacked, administrator bought in, former councillor says
The Fyles Government should suspend the Barkly Regional Council and install an administrator instead of holding by-elections for new members, says a former councillor who led the committee that was to handle an investigation into bullying and harassment claims against the former chief executive officer and Mayor.
‘In crisis’: Firies fuming after Govt funding commitment with no consultation
The Fyles Government’s recently announced $11.5 million for fire services in the NT has been met with indifference from the union representing firefighters, who say the fire service is “in crisis and firies are leaving” amid protracted contract negotiations which the new funding does not address.
CDU student dies from injuries after being attacked in his bed by intruder
A university student has died in hospital from injuries he suffered during an alleged home invasion early Wednesday morning, in a violent crime that has rattled the university and the wider community amid the ongoing crime crisis gripping the Northern Territory.
10 Osprey aircraft from Hawaii join US Marine rotational force in Darwin
Ten MV-22B Ospreys ‘tiltrotors’ from the US Marine Corps based in Hawaii have recently arrived at the Royal Australian Air Force Base in Darwin to join the 2,500-strong rotational force training to respond to regional crises, contingency, and humanitarian assistance during disasters.
International students hold ‘demonstration against violence’ after student attacked
The Bangladeshi Student Association at CDU has planned a rally to “call for justice” for the 23-year-old student who was violently bludgeoned in his home overnight Wednesday and remains in intensive care with critical injuries, with calls for the Fyles Government to keep the community safe.