Proposed “radical and dangerous” changes to the NT’s Anti-Discrimination Act are being brought about to further Attorney-General Chansey Paech’s personal agenda and are not in the best interests of Territorians, an independent MLA says.
Man charged for fatal hit-and-run crash in Roper Gulf region
A man has been charged by NT Police in connection with the fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 21-year-old male on Thursday night near Ngukurr.
High school forced into lockdown to deal with ‘highly upset and agitated’ student
Darwin High School went into lockdown on Friday after a student became “highly upset and agitated”, the school has said.
Teen who stole car and rammed police was bailed hours before Katherine carnage
One of the five teens involved in ramming police vehicles with stolen cars in Katherine on Wednesday night was released on bail just hours before the incident, the NT Independent can reveal, after being arrested for stealing cars earlier in the week.
New youth hub to be built at Casuarina
The Fyles Government has finally announced a location for a proposed new youth hub in the northern suburbs that it says will provide much needed services for youths and “keep young people engaged and off the streets”.
Gun taken by car thief in Alice Springs located: Police
UPDATED: NT Police say a firearm that went missing from a car that was stolen in Alice Springs earlier this week has been recovered “near bushland” in the town.
New 14-storey commercial tower proposed for Darwin’s old Chinatown site
Another company has proposed a development for the long-neglected Mitchell Street hole in the ground at the old Chinatown site.
Kids steal cars, ram police vehicles in Katherine overnight
SEE THE VIDEO: It was Katherine’s turn overnight to become a real-life “Grand Theft Auto” city as young offenders stole two vehicles and proceeded to ram them into two police vehicles, causing extensive damage during a rampage Wednesday night.
‘It is horrific’: Dead man exhumed from wrong grave after hospital morgue mix-up
EXCLUSIVE: A man’s body has had to be exhumed after he was buried in the grave of another man, following body identification failures by a Northern Territory hospital and a funeral home, the NT Independent can reveal.
Further strike action to protest the government’s wage offer planned for Thursday in Darwin, Alice Springs and Katherine
Teachers, corrections officers, firies, nurses, and electricity generation staff will take industrial action on Thursday, including marches in Darwin, Alice Springs and Katherine, to protest the government’s latest wage offer, Unions NT have said.
Dive crew to examine wreck of WWII Japanese sub off the coast of Darwin
The wreckage of the Imperial Japanese Navy I-124 submarine sunk off the coast of Darwin during WWII will be examined by experts, as they plunge 50 metres to capture video of the mysterious sub as part of a new scientific project.
‘He’s just making things up’: Mayor Kon Vatskalis called out for changing council documents with no evidence
Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis has been called out by an invasive weed expert for “making things up” after Mr Vatskalis claimed he is in the process of changing official council documents because he doesn’t like the facts they contain about Poinciana trees.