Parks Australia says it is investigating a mysterious incident that it won’t provide details of, which sparked a search and rescue operation in Kakadu National Park on Sunday, while one source has told the NT Independent the incident involved an accidental shooting during an illegal safari hunt.
The NT Government has committed more than $300 million on art galleries and museum projects across the Territory, with an independent MLA raising concerns that the recent cost blow-out of the Darwin city art gallery could result in a shortfall for the long-delayed National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs.
UPDATED: A man is in custody at the Royal Darwin Hospital over the alleged murder of a Leanyer woman Thursday afternoon, NT Police have said, after the woman’s husband found her dead in the front yard when he came home from work.
The NT Government will station security guards on key Darwin bus routes, as part of a three month trial to improve safety on the bus network, however the Opposition said they have no faith the government “can pull this off”.
UPDATED: A 59-year-old male has died after being struck by a vehicle around 6pm last night on the inbound lanes of the Stuart Highway nearby Yarrawonga Road in Palmerston, NT Police said, as they review dashcam footage from the scene.
Territory Labor has refused to publicly condemn the actions of former party powerbroker Kent Rowe after he was sentenced Wednesday to five years jail for the repeated rape of a female relative while she was a child, with calls for the party to explain who knew about his crimes and when.
NT Police were forced to warn the public to avoid the Alice Springs CBD on Tuesday night as youths tried to ram police cars in stolen vehicles during an out-of-control crime rampage that has the community calling for the government to immediately regain control of the streets by any means necessary.
The local gas industry continues to be the main contributor to the Territory’s economic growth with a share of 15.53 per cent of the NT’s economy, according to a new study by ACIL Allen Consulting for Gas Energy Australia.
UPDATED: Former Territory Labor powerbroker Kent Rowe has been sentenced to five years in prison for repeatedly raping a child over a six year period, but will be free after the sentence is suspended. FIND OUT WHEN HE’LL BE RELEASED.
Internal briefing documents from the Department of Defence have revealed the NT Government confidentially contacted the Federal Government to engage in Australia’s nuclear submarine program.
The Stuart Highway near Adelaide River is the worst hot spot for vehicular accidents with the major highway identified as the most dangerous road in Darwin, according to the latest data from national insurer AAMI, with men found to be the predominant drivers involved in the crashes.
A group of Darwin publicans and government officials will fly to the UK in February to recruit a hundred or so bartenders, chefs and wait staff from British pubs, the Fyles Government has announced, at a cost to taxpayers of $200,000.
