NT Police sex crimes detectives are searching for a “middle-aged man” who allegedly broke into an Anula home and indecently assaulted a girl under 15 while she slept in her bed early Saturday morning.
NT Health confirms rare parasitic fungus caused eye infections for Darwin footy players
NT Health has identified the specific pathogen that caused the outbreak of keratoconjunctivitis in more than 100 AFL NT players in the Top End over the past month following testing at an interstate lab, while investigations into the source are continuing.
NT Government says it may act on 1940s legislation to ‘manage ongoing fuel crisis’
The Finocchiaro CLP Government says it may enforce existing legislation from 1949 called the Price Exploitation Prevention Act it says would force fuel retailers to disclose the full cost structure and price margins of its fuel or face jail and could be used to allow the government to set the price, a move that was described by the last CLP government as a rash decision.
The NT Police Force keeps falling apart as our leaders refuse to fix the broken blue line
EDITORIAL: There is no question our NT Police service is completely broken and untenable in its current state, but what is most alarming now is that nobody in a position to fix it has any interest in doing their job to provide stability and leadership for our hard-working officers, while restoring the public’s trust in this crucial institution.
Corrections officers call off Darwin strike action
Planned industrial action at Darwin correctional facilities that was to see corrections officers walk off the job for 24 hours on Wednesday has been cancelled by the union representing officers the day before the action was set to occur, after the death in custody of a 26-year-old man at the Darwin Correctional Centre last Friday.
Bilby comeback gathers pace as numbers quadruple across sanctuaries, AWC says
The population of the greater bilby has significantly increased, with numbers quadrupling in key protected areas over the past five years, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy says its latest data shows.
St John Ambulance’s critical failures exposed as triple zero calls ‘abandoned’ over weekend
St John Ambulance NT says a critical situation over the weekend led to nearly half of all emergency triple zero calls “abandoned” due to overwhelming demand, leaving 29 life-threatening emergencies unaddressed for up to five hours, with calls for the Health Minister to take urgent action to keep Territorians safe.
Part I: The long road to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill
A century-old tension between the Northern Territory and Canberra frames the rise, fall, and revival of the world’s first voluntary euthanasia law, from Marshall Perron’s historic 1995 reform to its federal override by Kevin Andrews, and the long fight to reclaim the Territory’s right to decide.
Second custody death in a week after man found dead in Holtze cell
A man was found dead in his cell at Holtze prison on Saturday morning, with NT Police saying the death is not considered suspicious.
Sharma court docs revealed: Coronial confession allegedly cost promotion to assistant commissioner
Former assistant police commissioner Sachin Sharma has alleged he was demoted by former police commissioner Michael Murphy partly because he told the truth to the coroner in a domestic violence inquiry about the status of his job, which has been denied by the defence in newly released court documents that current Police Commissioner Martin Dole attempted to keep from the public.
Firefighters allege lack of training for official rescue procedures
Northern Territory firefighters are being exposed to serious risks because of inadequate training and operational direction, poor equipment, and the lack of a dedicated training facility, the union says, but the NT Fire and Rescue Service maintains it deals with hazards in accordance with nationally recognised incident management principles, risk assessments, and work health and safety frameworks.
Assistant Police Commissioner sat on promotion panels for officers she had sex with: Sources
EXCLUSIVE: NT Police Assistant Commissioner Janelle Tonkin sat on two hiring panels that promoted at least two senior police officers with whom she had allegedly been involved in separate sexual relationships but did not declare any conflicts of interest, sources with knowledge of the situation have told the NT Independent, with the matter mysteriously removed from the Justice Alan Blow report into senior police appointments publicly released last October.