EDITORIAL: The Estimates Show is not currently functioning in the public’s interest and needs to be shut down and re-formatted or the main players possibly re-cast to get it back on track.
Inpex reaches deal with unions after weeks of strike action at Ichthys facility
An in-principle deal between gas giant Inpex and the union representing striking workers has been struck that will see operations at the company’s sites return to normal, with a formal vote to accept the deal scheduled soon.
Supercars and monster trucks back in town with packed slate of events
Top End revheads will be left spinning this week as more Supercars events and activations have been scheduled over the next few days around Darwin and Palmerston.
Chief Minister misled Parliament about senior police response to major integrity failures
EXCLUSIVE: Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has refused to explain why she misled Estimates hearings about what action the NT Police executive leadership team has taken to address the serious integrity failures identified in the Justice Alan Blow report into senior police promotion and recruitment processes.
Boy indecently assaulted by 18-year-old in Alice Springs supermarket: Police
An 18-year-old male has been arrested after police allege he indecently assaulted “a boy aged between 12 and 16” who was not known to him at a supermarket in the Alice Springs CBD Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency test alert messages to set mobile phones abuzz in Tennant Creek Thursday morning
The new national warning system, ‘AusAlert’, will be tested in Tennant Creek on Thursday, June 18, that will see residents’ mobile phones “vibrate and play a siren-like warning” for 10 seconds around 10am, the government said.
Govt unveils climate change plan centred on more gas, carbon capture and storage
The Finnochiaro Government has released a “climate resilience plan” aiming to position the Territory as a major global player in carbon capture and storage, with Environment Minister Josh Burgoyne stating the plan builds on efforts to promote the NT’s role in the power transition and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, despite the government scrapping its renewable energy target and emissions reduction pledge.
More bilbies born in Alice Springs Desert Park
Three bilbies have been born at the Alice Springs Desert Park as a result of a conservation program for one of Australia’s most iconic threatened species, the Finocchiaro Government has said.
Senior bureaucrat sues government over ‘one-minute’ termination reversal
A former Northern Territory deputy chief executive has taken the government to court, alleging she was unfairly sacked after allegedly speaking disrespectfully about Education Minister Jo Hersey, and claiming a later “loss of confidence” reason for her dismissal was a pretext, issued one minute after an earlier misconduct-based termination was withdrawn and just two days after she asserted her natural justice rights.
Toddler, pregnant woman assaulted at Alice Springs footy match
A pregnant woman and her two-year-old child were allegedly assaulted at an Alice Springs football game on Sunday afternoon, NT Police said, after a group of women attending the match started fighting, leading to a “large disturbance” that saw another woman suffer head injuries from an “edged weapon”.
Negotiations between Inpex, striking workers to resume after Fair Work Commission rejects company’s request
Inpex’s legal move to stop strike action at its Darwin facility after unions rejected the company’s latest pay hike proposal, arguing any work stoppage would damage the nation’s economy, has been rejected by the Fair Work Commission, with the union stating protected industrial action will continue until the dispute is resolved.
Industry to pay for expanded air quality monitoring
The Finocchiaro Government has announced it will monitor air pollutants from gas production in Darwin for the first time, which follows a 2023 review that found Inpex had “systematically underestimated” emissions from its Darwin LNG project for years, while a Darwin paediatrician welcomed the move but said it was concerning the pollutants had never previously been monitored.