UPDATED: NT Police have issued an arrest warrant for Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright in connection to the February helicopter crash in West Arnhem Land that killed co-star Chris “Willow” Wilson.
Interstate bans expected as NT intensifies surveillance for Guava Root-Knot Nematode
Interstate jurisdictions will most likely ban some produce from the Territory to protect their industries as the Guava Root-Knot Nematode pest continues to spread rapidly in properties around Darwin, NT Chief Health Officer Dr Anne Walters has warned.
‘Particularly violent’: Man arrested after seriously injuring security guard with ‘edged weapon’
An 18-year-old man has been arrested and will be charged with serious harm offences after cutting a security guard multiple times with a knife at Karama Shopping Plaza on Friday, NT Police said, in what they are calling a “particularly violent assault”.
Man allegedly pushed off balcony during dispute: Police
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for aggravated assault after allegedly pushing a 47-year-old man off a balcony during a fight at a northern suburbs apartment block on Saturday afternoon, NT Police said.
Editorial: Jamie Chalker’s victory lap premature as questions still linger at Inquest
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker’s bold assertion that his personal popularity has lifted while the coronial investigation into the death of Yuendumu teen Kumanjayi Walker is still underway surely ranks among his most confusing, self-aggrandising, and delusional comments yet, while raising serious questions about the integrity of the inquest itself.
Alice Springs overnight CBD shut-down plan proposed by government: Council
A plan to close off the Alice Springs CBD to traffic at night using bollards, has been put to the Alice Springs Town Council by the Fyles Government, the mayor has said, while an independent MLA has gone further and suggested heavy duty gates and concrete road blocks need to be used.
‘There’s a lot of unhappy police:’ Union refutes Commissioner’s claim his popularity’s ‘changed dramatically’
Police morale has not changed since 80 per cent of respondents voted in August that they had no confidence in Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, the NT Police Association has said, in an embarrassing challenge to Mr Chalker’s assertion this week attitudes towards him have “changed dramatically”.
Top cops deleted recordings of Rolfe investigation meetings, shut down coronial probe due to facts; inquest hears
Another senior coronial investigator for the NT Police has told an inquest that former assistant commissioner Nick Anticich shut down the coronial investigation into the death of Kumanjayi Walker because its findings conflicted with the criminal investigation into Constable Zach Rolfe.
Territory’s euthanasia law gains support in the Senate, passage flagged for next week
The federal Bill that would end the ban on the Territory and ACT from legislating on euthanasia is expected to pass after it advanced from the second reading stage with 41 votes to 25 in the Senate on Thursday, however opponents of the Bill, including NT Senator Jacinta Price have prevented bringing on a final vote.
Police investigating daylight home invasion with ‘edged weapon’ in northern suburbs
Police are searching for “an unknown male” after he allegedly broke into a northern suburbs home and threatened a resident with a weapon on Thursday morning.
Police attrition rate at 10 per cent union says, blames government, but not Police Commissioner
The number of full-time equivalent police officer positions has dropped by 35, the NT Police annual report shows, which the union has labelled “astonishing” but offered no criticism of the Police Commissioner for the attrition rate more than doubling and despite a critical vote of no confidence in him by members.
Chalker says more confidence in his leadership since inquest started
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker says the police rank-and-file have “dramatically” more confidence in him since “truths” have been revealed at the coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker.