A 40-year-old man is facing deprivation of liberty charges after he allegedly abducted a 65-year-old man in his car and assaulted him multiple times while the vehicle drove around the Alice Springs CBD, NT Police said.
Two hospitals enter ‘code yellow’ alerts for the second time in five months
The Royal Darwin and Palmerston hospitals have enacted ‘code yellow’ protocols after a spike in demand over the last week, the government said.
Government to pay for security guards at bottle-shops, capsicum spray for transit officers
Security guards will be temporarily stationed at bottle-shops at government expense and transit officers and bouncers will be allowed to carry capsicum spray, under proposed policy changes announced by Chief Minister Natasha Fyles this morning in the aftermath of the stabbing death of a bottle shop worker, along with a pledge to review bail laws and penalties for weapon offences.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for March 22
Today’s national news includes 100,000 individuals who are currently seeking asylum in Australia and Labor MPs rumoured to be breaking ranks on the AUKUS submarine deal. Also in today’s news are Australian businesses being hit by worsening labour shortages, the Queensland government being urged to place a cap on rent increases, and Australia being named the 12th happiest country in the world.
Labor defeats no-confidence motion, declares it will win next year’s general election
Labor’s Justice Minister Chansey Paech has told Parliament during a no-confidence motion for failing to keep Territorians safe that the Fyles Government will win the next Territory election and continue to govern for years because the CLP’s disunity is the “best gift” for Labor – with the comments coming two days after a young bottle shop employee was stabbed to death while on the job.
Darwin’s new 60-bed aged care facility will not meet growing demand: NT Council on the Ageing
The NT Government’s move to set up a new 60-bed aged care facility and 12 dementia care places in and around Darwin will only go a small way in addressing the overburdened aged care system which is now at a tipping point, the peak body representing seniors has said.
Man charged with murder, breach of bail over stabbing death of bottle shop worker
UPDATED: The 19-year-old man arrested yesterday for allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old bottle shop employee to death has been charged with murder and breach of bail, with the court hearing he was on bail following an alleged assault with a “bladed weapon” last year.
NT Resource News – March 23
The NT Independent is providing an update of resource news from across the Northern Territory. Highlights this week include Rio Tinto assuring Mirarr traditional owners that the Jabiluka uranium deposit adjacent to the Ranger uranium mine will not be developed, DevEx Resources finding high-grade uranium in its Nabarlek project and billionaires Andrew Forrest and Mike Cannon-Brookes bidding for full control over Sun Cable’s AAPowerlink project, plus more.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for March 21
Today’s national news includes the Australian dollar cutting its rally over the lingering banking crisis, migrant workers feeling unsafe at work in Australia, property prices still strong despite the market downturn, and the iconic Caruso’s Italian Restaurant in Sydney shutting down due to inflationary pressures on doing business.
‘Reprehensible’: NT’s top public servant texted by adviser while giving evidence in Fair Work hearing
A public servant with a legal background advising the Northern Territory’s top bureaucrat in a Fair Work Commission hearing was secretly texting the senior bureaucrat to prompt her to make certain points, an action described by the Commissioner as reprehensible, a word she also used to describe the NT Commissioner for Public Employment’s attempt to justify it.
Police say BWS worker’s death could be linked to other violent attacks
NT Police are continuing their investigation into the stabbing death of 20-year-old Airport Tavern BWS employee Declan Laverty and say the stabbing may be linked to another violent assault on Sunday night at the Beachfront Hotel bottle shop, with two other teens currently in custody along with the 19-year-old man police suspect killed Mr Laverty.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for March 20
Today’s national news includes Australia seeking a new ambassador to Ukraine; Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Marles clarifying that Australia will not join the US in the event of war over Taiwan; Neo-Nazi crackdown in Melbourne; Public transport use in Australia’s capital has rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels; and, new super strength beer will not be sold in NT due to alcohol-fueled violence.