The alleged perpetrators involved in the death of a man killed by a crossbow in Peppimenarti last week did not have existing restraining orders served on them, according to correspondence with the Police Minister from a lawyer acting on behalf of the family of the dead man.
Transit officers have been given powers to ban or arrest public transport passengers in an effort to crack down on anti-social behaviour on the Territory’s buses.
NT Gaming Minister Chansey Paech has ordered a nine-month moratorium on new poker machines in Alice Springs following community outrage, with an Independent MLA accusing him of a “complete backflip” after he first claimed he had no control over the granting of the licenses.
UPDATED: A man NT Police charged for alleged drug driving and possession of cannabis plants at his home is a Northern Territory mayor, sources have confirmed to the NT Independent.
The Country Liberal Party has selected a new party executive, choosing a former political adviser as president at its annual conference in Alice Springs over the weekend, with approval by a former chief minister, sources said.
Origin Energy has pulled the plug on its on-shore gas exploration activities in the Beetaloo Basin – which it once dubbed as one of the “most promising shale gas resources in the world” – and announced it will sell its current exploration interests in the region.
A 35-year-old man has been charged with one count of sexual intercourse without consent, an act of gross indecency, and indecent assault following an alleged incident in the northern suburbs last Friday, September 9, NT Police said.
Darwin was the only Australian capital to see home values rise in August, while still offering the most affordable dwellings with a median value of $512,531, attracting investors but impacting renters, CoreLogic statistics show.
A Territory worker suffered broken teeth, a punctured lung and rib fractures after falling 3.6 metres from a forklift’s mesh storage cage last month, sparking a safety alert from NT WorkSafe.
The Northern Territory’s unemployment rate increased by one percentage point to 4.5 per cent in August from the previous month’s 3.5 per cent, despite an increase in total employment and full-time work available, newly released figures show.
A former police officer suffering PTSD had his comments about the force’s lack of concern for mental health inexplicably deleted from an NT Police Facebook post promoting R U OK? Day – along with the Police Minister’s comments she would investigate ongoing mental health concerns – while the Commissioner said yesterday he was being ‘cyber bullied’ in unrelated social media comments, which he brought up when asked how he was addressing low morale.
Darwin council has awarded Halikos Group with the $25 million contract to redevelop the Casuarina pool which will close at the end of the month for at least a year, while construction takes place to transform it into the “Casuarina Aquatic and Leisure Centre”.
