Two Territory businesses in the construction and real estate industries have fallen prey to online email scams, with both companies out more than $500,000 each, NT Police have said.
State Square and Civic Park redevelopment could hit $225m, Govt refuses to explain
EXCLUSIVE: The Fyles Government has refused to say what it will cost to build the new Darwin city art gallery, which in June was projected to cost $50 million, but appears to have now blown out to about $80 million, as part of the overall Civic and State Square redevelopment, which has also seen major cost blowouts.
Firefighters to be given national medals on shift or by mail, no ceremony
NT firefighters will not have ceremonies to be presented with their National Emergency Services Medals awarded for their efforts fighting the bushfires in NSW and Queensland in the summer of 2019-20, with NT Fire boss Mark Spain saying it was not feasible to hold a ceremony “due to fairness and acknowledgement.”
Fyles Government makes public anti-crime meeting about racism, does not attend
Business owners who attended a public meeting in Palmerston on Tuesday to call on the government to do more to solve the out-of-control crime problem had the event overshadowed by the Fyles Government accusing an organiser of posting racist comments on social media after her business was broken into last month.
Frustrated business owners organise public crime meeting as another business ram-raided overnight
Dozens of small business owners in the Greater Darwin region have organised a public meeting on Tuesday to discuss their ongoing frustrations with out-of-control crime, as another business was ram-raided overnight with one teen on bail arrested and another on the run.
Darwin property prices drop in October but expected to hold steady
Fears around interest rate hikes prompted average property prices in Darwin to dip by 0.8 per cent for October – the first time this year – after remaining steady during the previous month, new figures from CoreLogic shows.
Another knife assault at Casuarina bus stop as teen attacks bystanders who tried to help victim
Good samaritans who restrained a 14-year-old after witnessing him allegedly assault another youth with an “edged weapon” at the Casuarina bus interchange were later assaulted by another teen with a knife, sending them to hospital, NT Police said.
Labor’s proposed anti-discrimination bill altered from draft shown to the public: CLP
Changes to the Fyles Government’s proposed anti-discrimination bill that the public have not seen will have alarming impacts on every Territorian, NT religious leaders and the Opposition say, just weeks before it’s expected to pass Parliament.
Government redrafts Banana Freckle eradication plan as infected properties increase
The detection of a second commercial property infested by Banana freckle has prompted the Territory’s plant biosecurity team to review and rectify its initial response plan for the eradication of the disease, the NT Government has said.
Mangoes to be flown to Hong Kong, South Korea, and Dubai from the NT
More than 50 tonnes of Territory mangoes will be exported to Hong Kong, South Korea, and Dubai on Friday using a modified Boeing 777 from Cathay Pacific.
‘Unreasonable interference’: Govt blocks release of travel docs for senior public servant, new MLA
The Fyles Government has refused to release the travel costs of a senior public servant who once charged taxpayers to go to Disney World – and a former fifth floor staffer – because it claims that showing taxpayers where the pair travelled for a 10-month period would be an “unreasonable interference with the operations” of the Chief Minister’s department.
Police use drone to track dangerous driver in Alice Springs
An Alice Springs man allegedly assaulted a police officer while being arrested over allegedly driving dangerously while drunk, NT Police said, after he was tracked by a drone.