A 16-year-old boy has been charged over a rollover involving an allegedly stolen vehicle in Katherine that killed a teenager and injured several others almost two months ago, NT Police said.
CLP to introduce voluntary assisted dying legislation Thursday, pledge to pass it next month
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says her government has the numbers to pass its voluntary assisted dying legislation, that ignored several key recommendations of its own review, with the bill to be introduced to Parliament tomorrow and expected to pass in August.
Luke Gosling denies assaulting Administrator at event
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has denied allegations he physically assaulted NT Administrator David Connolly at a public event over the weekend, while police confirmed on Tuesday they are investigating the incident.
CLP passes controversial child protection reforms amid calls for Federal Govt to intervene
The CLP Government has passed controversial changes to child protection laws which it says will put safety first for all Territory children, but comes amid protests outside Parliament and an extraordinary rebuke from nearly every child protection minister in the country, while a Victorian Senator called for the Federal Government to intervene and override the legislative changes.
Woolworths charged following serious forklift collision with motorcycle
A forklift incident at the Katherine Woolworths that resulted in serious injuries to a motorcycle rider has led NT WorkSafe to charge the supermarket giant with various work health breaches that could see it hit with a maximum penalty of $4.5 million.
Scientist says Minister’s pole-flip and earth axis-tilt water claims are false
Trade and Business Minister Robyn Cahill’s claim that the Earth’s poles can flip during periods of heavy rainfall in the Northern Territory and that the water causes the Earth’s axis to shift is incorrect and shows she has a “very poor and terrible understanding” of how hydrology works, a leading expert in satellite hydrology says.
$10m announced for RDH maternity services
The Federal Government has announced $10 million for maternity services at Royal Darwin Hospital following the closure of Darwin Private Hospital’s maternity services in June last year, but the spending does not increase the number of birth suits or maternity rooms.
Five arrested, knives seized at Katherine Show during police blitz
Five people were arrested at the Katherine Show over the weekend and another two detained under paperless arrest powers, NT Police said, with seven knives and 12 other prohibited weapons seized during wanding operations at the show as part of a massive police blitz.
Cop fires two shots at alleged car thief on Saturday morning in Palmerston
A police officer opened fire on a car driven by an alleged thief in Palmerston Saturday morning, in what the NT Police said was an attempt to stop the vehicle. There were no injuries reported and the alleged driver was later arrested while an internal investigation into the use of force has been launched.
Labor Leader Selena Uibo secretly met with gas lobbyist for undisclosed discussions
Opposition Labor Leader Selena Uibo secretly met with former Labor deputy chief minister and current Tamboran Resources vice-president Nicole Manison at the company’s Beetaloo Sub-basin operations south of Daly Waters in late May for discussions that Ms Uibo will not disclose, while claiming she drove the more than 600km round-trip outside of her electorate for the meeting and did not accept flights or other gifts from the company.
‘A crisis for vulnerable families’: Darwin short-stay accommodation to close after lease talks fail
The Finocchiaro Government’s “devastating” decision to close the YiSSA short-stay accommodation facility in Darwin within 90 days will leave almost 400 vulnerable Territorians without accommodation, the organisation running the facility says, while Children and Families Minister Robyn Cahill said the government could not justify the cost of renewing the lease and promised no one would be left without a bed, but is yet to develop a plan for housing people.
Beetaloo gas to propel Territory as global data centre hub, Minister says
Gas from the Beetaloo Basin could position the NT as the “data centre capital of the globe”, Trade and Business Minister Robyn Cahill said ahead of the NT Investment Summit in Darwin on Wednesday, which came hours before the Prime Minister said in a speech that his government will establish national rules around minimising water use and forcing data centres to fund their own power supply.