Today’s national news includes Australia’s defence needing to prioritise ‘human’ over ‘hardware’, SA to be hosting its first major tourism trade event, property experts saying that Australia’s regional rental crisis has already peaked, and Sir Rod Stewart and wife Penny Lancaster renewing their vows in Australia.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged over an alleged indecent and aggravated assault on a woman on the Darwin Esplande, NT Police said
Four candidates have been confirmed by the Australian Electoral Commission to contest the election to become the next NT Police Association president.
The Northern Land Council is undermined by a flawed system of fraud control measures that contravene mandatory Commonwealth rules, including not having a method to record fraud, an Australian National Audit Office report has found, while also identifying the method of choosing council representatives had not been reviewed for seven years despite repeated pledges.
A 14-year old boy and two 16-year old boys have been arrested for allegedly breaking into, and trying to steal money from, a nursing home in Alice Springs in the early hour of Tuesday, NT Police said.
The NT Electoral Commission is seeking legal advice over a Barkly Regional Council by-election candidate nomination that was sent to an incorrect email by the council and was not received by the agency by the close of nominations, the commissioner Iain Loganathan said.
A fast-tracked mediation using top lawyers, overseen by an interstate judge, that the reportedly former police commissioner Jamie Chalker has called for to resolve his unexplained dispute with the Fyles Government, is a double standard not afforded to regular police the Northern Territory Police Association has said.
Today’s national news includes essential workers in Australia who are unable to afford to rent alone, Australia reaching an agreement with China to resolve a trade dispute, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange can no longer legally operate within Australia after license revocation, and poor discipline in Australian schools driving teachers away.
Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro has called on the Chief Minister to explain how long a legal stoush with the reportedly former police commissioner Jamie Chalker will go on, as the saga drags into an eleventh day, but would not answer if she would have removed him, while Natasha Fyles said unexplained negotiations with Mr Chalker would remain private despite him publicly calling for mediation through high priced lawyers on the weekend.
Gina Rinehart’s S. Kidman & Co has sold the Barkly region cattle station Brunchilly, along with three other stations in Queensland the company has said.
In the wake of Mr Chalker’s yet-to-be-explained disappearance, this series examines his chaotic reign as top cop. Today, we look at damning coronial report Mr Chalker attempted to hide from the public that showed detectives ignored DPP advice over a star witness in the Rolfe murder trial, how the top cop claimed he was popular again, and a letter from an officer’s daughter saying NT Police management ignored his multiple suicide attempts.
The Thailand Grand Festival returns to the lawns of the Darwin Waterfront with street food, a kickboxing match, a grand parade, and a concert.
