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Tropical cyclone Ellie to weaken below cyclone strength by midday
Tropical cyclone Ellie crossed the Northern Territory coastline on Thursday night at the mouth of the Daly River as a category one cyclone before hitting Peppimenarti, the Bureau of Meteorology has said.
Mayor driving council car when charged over drugs, mayor, CEO says it’s a personal matter
The Barkly Regional Council mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin was driving a council vehicle when he was pulled over and charged by NT Police for driving under the influence of drugs, the chief executive officer Emma Bradbury has confirmed, but both the mayor and the CEO maintain the charge is a personal matter.
Darwin reporter the woman charged with impersonating a police officer
A Darwin Channel Nine News reporter is the woman NT Police said was charged with impersonating a police officer, court records show.
Little Miss Korea owners face six reckless conduct charges over gas explosion
A family partnership has been charged with six reckless conduct charges over the Little Miss Korea gas explosion in September, and face a maximum combined penalty of $18 million, NT WorkSafe has said.
Woman charged with murder over Mitchell St death
A 31-year-old woman has been charged with murder over the death of a woman on Mitchell St, Darwin on Tuesday night, NT Police said.
One woman dead, another in hospital after assaults in Darwin: Police
UPDATE: One woman has died, and another is being treated in Royal Darwin Hospital, after alleged assaults in Darwin city overnight with a woman taken into custody over the attacks, NT Police said.
Child killed by ute at Moulden shopping centre: Police
UPDATE: An 11-year-old boy was killed at the Moulden shopping centre on Tuesday after a driver drove forward instead for reversing, pinning the child to a wall, with the male driver allegedly recording an initial positive test result for having taken drugs, NT Police said.
New powers for civilians to search for, and seize alcohol, considered under legislative review
The Territory Government is considering giving power to transit officers, public housing safety officers, park rangers, council rangers, and contracted licenced security officers to search people and seize alcohol as part of Liquor Act 2019 review, and also wants feedback on the banned drinkers register, a discussion paper for the review states.
Year 12 students receive their Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training
There have been 1352 Year 12 students, or 79 per cent of all eligible students, achieve their Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training in 2022, with a top ATAR score of 99.95, the Education Minister has announced.
Gunbalanya residents file action for dilapidated houses, overpriced rentals, unlawful racial discrimination
Two Gunbalanya residents have filed a class action suit in the Federal Court citing excessive rental payments for unsafe, unsecured and uninhabitable housing, law firm Phi Finney McDonald has said in a statement.
NT population grows despite more Territorians relocating interstate
The Territory’s population had grown to 250,635 people at the end of the June quarter, according to a Northern Territory government report, an increase of 1435 from the June quarter last year.