The 39-year-old man who allegedly carjacked a family with young kids on Sunday morning before driving erratically around Palmerston and ultimately colliding with another vehicle while driving on the wrong side of Tiger Brennan Drive has been slapped with multiple charges, NT Police said.
In the wake of Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker’s unexplained disappearance, we begin a series on his chaotic reign as top cop, bringing together all the failings, the lies, the alleged conspiracies, and mystifying public utterances. We start with his failures in the Housing Department and the four days leading up to Constable Zach Rolfe’s murder charge, told through the notes of the detectives investigating Kumanjayi Walker’s death.
Today’s national news includes Australia ending the monarchy and King Charles as head of state, lithium to would match coal’s significance within five years, Peugeot abolishing diesel SUVs in Australia, the Rental crisis worsening as construction fails to keep up with demand, and PM Anthony Albanese signs off on a government-wide ban on the use of the social media app TikTok.
EDITORIAL: It is beyond comprehension and probably explanation why the Fyles Cabinet would seemingly sack the Police Commissioner, or “ask him to resign”, and then continue for days to refuse to admit they did it.
A WA-based civil construction company has been convicted and fined $425,000 for failing to comply with workplace laws that resulted in the death of a worker at the INPEX LNG facility in November 2017.
The Territory Response Group (TRG) has been deployed to restore order in Daly River, NT Police said, after the NT Independent revealed that four guns were stolen from a car in the community on the weekend and people shot with a crossbow.
UPDATED: The Fyles Government has refused to explain why Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker was asked to resign on Friday, while the Opposition and the union representing police have called for an immediate explanation to Territorians, which comes as Police Minister Kate Worden and acting commissioner Michael Murphy were seen on a plane to Sydney on Sunday for federal police meetings.
At least 800 Katherine residents have signed a petition calling for the NT Government to restore some measure of law and order in the town by imposing a curfew for young children and other immediate measures.
A horror Saturday night of crime that gripped the Greater Darwin region with carjackings, ram-raids and car rollovers was worse than publicly reported, with NT Police failing to disclose that a car full of guns and ammunition was also stolen from Daly River and four people shot with crossbows in the community, while the suspects for all crimes remain at large, sources have told the NT Independent.
Today’s national news includes the Albanese government achieving a once-in-100-year victory in a byelection, capturing the Liberal heartland seat of Aston in eastern Melbourne, Shell set to construct a massive battery system in Australia, and, Swiss company Destinus has been testing hyper aircraft prototypes that can fly from Australia to Greece in only 4 hours.
OPINION: As the dust clears on new reports that Jamie Chalker will not return to the role of Police Commissioner, former NT Police Sergeant Ross Martin writes that Chalker’s actions over the years should be judged by the same criteria which led to his own dismissal, arguing the top cop is not fit to hold the important and respected position. This article was written before reports that Chalker is not returning to the role, which have yet to be confirmed by government, and provides insights on why the government may have asked for his resignation.
UPDATED: Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has taken indefinite leave with Deputy Commissioner Michael Murphy appointed acting commissioner, following reports the Fyles Government finally asked Mr Chalker to resign on Friday, after years of controversy.
