Tennant Creek Airport has been selected by the Bureau of Meteorology as the site of a new S-band dual-polarised Doppler radar system, with final negotiations with the Airport Development Group underway for installation following years of delays.
20-year-old male charged in connection to Palmerston home invasion rape: Police
A 20-year-old male has been arrested and charged by the NT Police in connection to the alleged violent sexual assault of an elderly woman inside her Woodroffe home on Wednesday night.
Darwin Festival unveils lineup for 2026
The Darwin Festival has launched its 2026 program, featuring 764 artists presenting 405 performances, with organisers promising an eclectic mix of music, theatre, comedy, cabaret, dance and family-friendly events along with “mouth-watering food experiences”.
US Embassy won’t say if it strangely requested NT Govt hold July 4 celebrations
A senior NT public servant’s internal email to department heads claiming the US Embassy in Canberra asked the NT Government to come up with “creative ways” for the Territory to celebrate the US July 4 Independence Day holiday has been called into question, after the Embassy refused to confirm it made the unusual request.
‘No child should ever be interrogated by police alone’: Backlash to proposed NT youth laws
The Finocchiaro CLP Government’s introduction of draft laws that would allow police to detain children for up to 48 hours and, in some cases, interrogate them without a legal guardian or parent present have been labelled as a deliberate expansion of state-inflicted trauma and harm against children, particularly Aboriginal children, critics say.
Police ramp up efforts to find alleged Palmerston rapist
UPDATED: NT Police are searching for a man who they now say allegedly entered a Palmerston residence Wednesday night and raped a woman in her 80s at her home.
CLP to spruik NT as prime location for ‘AI-ready data centres’ on latest trip to Asia
The Finocchiaro CLP Government is sending a delegation to Taiwan this week as part of a “proactive investor engagement program” led by Asian Relations Minister Robyn Cahill that will involve “targeted meetings” with businesses interested in potentially developing “AI-ready data centres” in the Territory.
Core Lithium restarts mining at Finniss project
Core Lithium has announced it has restarted mining at its Finniss mine south of Darwin after operations were paused in January 2024, citing a 75 per cent fall in lithium prices.
NT Govt wants Territorians to pay for US Independence Day celebrations: Internal email
A senior NT Government bureaucrat has claimed the US Embassy in Canberra requested Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro “consider creative ways” for the Northern Territory to celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday on July 4 this year, such as holding fireworks displays, but instructed all department heads that any celebration must be covered “from within existing resources”, a leaked internal email has revealed.
Health warning after two deaths from Murray Valley encephalitis in the NT
Two people have died from Murray Valley encephalitis in Alice Springs, one this month and one last month, prompting NT Health to issue urgent warnings for NT residents and visitors about the fatal mosquito-borne disease, that has also been detected on two occasions in mosquitoes around Darwin this year.
Government delays safeguard recommendations to quickly pass new Heritage bill
The Finocchiaro CLP Government says it will implement proposed safeguards to the Heritage Act 2011 recommended by the Legislative Scrutiny Committee at a later date, including restricting a minister’s ability to delegate powers, and will instead apply the recommendations through ‘administrative policy’ after passing the bill, which comes amid criticism the committee was swamped with legislation and the public was only given one week to voice concerns.
‘Territory credibility’: Integrity and Ethics Commissioner appointment processes questioned by integrity bodies
The Labor Opposition has congratulated the Finocchiaro CLP Government for its picks to lead the new Integrity and Ethics Commissioner office, while integrity experts still hold concerns the process of appointments has eroded public confidence, particularly around the unadvertised role of chief executive that will be filled by former AFP and NT police commissioner Reece Kershaw, with one integrity expert describing the current situation as akin to a sad “satire”.