Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price gave her maiden speech on Wednesday night where she talked about violence in Aboriginal communities, children witnessing or being subjected to alcohol abuse, domestic and sexual violence, and the failures of the justice system to protect women and children. Watch it here.
The Fannie Bay by-election has been set for August 20, Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has determined, which will see a new member elected before the next Parliamentary sittings.
A worker at Charles Darwin University’s city campus construction site fell from scaffolding last Saturday in a workplace incident that was not reported to authorities until yesterday, around the same time the NT Independent sent questions to the contractor and university.
Alice Springs Town Council is encouraging residents to participate in the first Jobs Expo that will showcase employment opportunities for individuals looking for work across the community.
Police are seeking anyone with dashcam footage of the alleged theft of a crocodile and a computer, among other things, from a rural area property overnight.
UPDATED: Former chief minister Michael Gunner has resigned from Parliament, two months after his shock resignation as chief minister, sparking a by-election in the electorate of Fannie Bay.
Geek Culture Collective’s TROPiCON event will be held in Darwin for the first time at the Darwin Entertainment Centre on Saturday, October 1, expected to draw all pop culture geeks to celebrate what they love – cosplay, esports, collectibles and board games.
Violent family disputes in Wadeye have spilled over into the Darwin CBD after 10 people – some of whom were armed with knives – terrified shoppers at the Woolworths on Cavenagh St Tuesday afternoon, NT Police said.
Around 10,000 Defence Force veterans and their families will benefit from Mates4Mates’s expanded services in the Territory once its new services support centre opens at 39 Stuart Park in Darwin.
The first question of a “survey” sent to NT Police officers by their union this week asked bluntly: “do you have confidence in the Commissioner of Police”, but it does not explicitly mention the murder charge laid on Constable Zach Rolfe or how the officer was treated by the executive.
Territory Families Minister Kate Worden has downplayed the role alcohol plays in domestic violence during a heated debate in Parliament, which comes amid the Federal Government reportedly seeking an “urgent” meeting with the Fyles Government over their decision not to extend alcohol bans covering more than 400 remote Aboriginal communities and outstations across the NT.
Police are calling for witnesses who saw what a pedestrian was doing before he was hit and killed by a car in Winnellie at the start of the month.
