Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has rejected calls to seek possible further examples of “systemic racism” in the NT Police force by obtaining a “random sample of cell phones and records” of senior members of the NT Police.
Santos pulls Darwin Festival funding after campaign by environmentalists
Santos has pulled its sponsorship of the Darwin Festival following a campaign by environmentalists, artists and Indigenous leaders concerned about the company’s involvement in the festival, but questions remain over the festival’s financial state after nearly being cancelled in 2016 and running huge deficits.
NT mining company fined for releasing contaminated water into river
Nathan River Resources has been fined $344,000 for breaching its waste licence by discharging mining wastewater into the Towns River near Borroloola early last year.
Two more charged with murder over Palmerston driveway death
Two women have been charged with murder in connection to the death of an 18-year-old man who was found unresponsive on a Palmerston driveway earlier this month, bringing the total number of people now charged to four.
Public servant ‘academy’ to open in Darwin
Darwin is one of a handful of cities across the country that will house an Australian Public Service “academy” that will enable students and locals to obtain employment and training for work in the federal public service while remaining in the NT.
Man who sexually assaulted toddler through fence in Karama front yard given suspended sentence
The 23-year-old man convicted of attempted rape involving the sexual assault of a three-year-old boy who was playing in his front yard in Karama last year will be released from prison after being handed a suspended sentence with conditions.
Feds commit $1.5 billion for Middle Arm precinct, another billion in infrastructure projects
The Northern Territory will see $2.5 billion in funding from the Federal Labor Government in the upcoming budget, that will include the already promised $1.5 billion for the Middle Arm industrial precinct that the Federal Government now says they want a cut of if proven successful.
Government hired company that engineered TIO Stadium fire system to ‘investigate’ its own work
The NT Government secretly hired the company that certified and engineered the troubled fire hydrant system at TIO Stadium to “investigate” their own project’s alleged failings amid public safety concerns, according to government documents sent to media, government officials and law enforcement agencies late last week.
St John Ambulance threatens to sue NT Independent for ‘defamation’ after ambulance director investigated
St John Ambulance NT has threatened to sue the NT Independent for publishing an article about an internal complaint made by employees to the federal health regulator alleging multiple instances of its director of ambulance services drinking on the job, it can be revealed.
Police probing bikie gang’s alleged ‘disturbances’ during Darwin visit
NT Police are calling for witnesses to an alleged “number of disturbances” at bars in the Darwin CBD Friday night, allegedly caused by the Mongols Motorcycle Club whose members are in town for its national run.
Woman found dead in northern suburbs waterway
A woman has drowned after being found unresponsive in a body of water near the airport in Rapid Creek, NT Police said.
NT rural properties top sales as residential property market stagnates nationwide
The Northern Territory has seen double-digit growth in the median price per hectare for rural area properties, despite rising interest rates and the general slump currently affecting residential property markets nationwide.