Three youths have been arrested after damaging a Palmerston United servo, including one who threatened to kill the station attendant, during an alleged robbery.
Police still calling for witnesses to fatal tour bus crash
NT Police said they are still in the process of investigating the tour bus tragedy which killed one man and injured several other passengers earlier this month and are calling for anyone with information or video footage to come forward.
‘Equally there’s been quite a few members offer support for the Police Commissioner’: NTPA boss
NT Police Association president Paul McCue has said motions for a vote of confidence in Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker in nine of the 12 union sub branches was really about doing “a survey” of members’ feelings toward the Commissioner “not about necessarily a vote of no confidence”, while claiming there was an equal amount of positive comments he had received from members about Mr Chalker.
Driver involved in fatal crash with motorcycle tested positive for cannabis: Police
The motorist involved in a fatal collision with a motorcycle driver had consumed cannabis at some point before the incident, the NT Police have alleged in a statement.
‘Figures so terrible you don’t want to tell us’: Minister refuses to release Corrections vacancies
Justice Minister Chansey Paech refused to publicly disclose how many Corrections jobs are currently vacant during Estimates hearings despite possessing the information, the union says, amid growing concerns around corrections officers’ safety and high attrition rates.
Crossbows stolen from Darwin used to shoot people in Wadeye: sources
Crossbows and bows stolen in one of two ram raids of a Darwin business have been used to shoot at least four people in Wadeye, sources have told the NT Independent, but the thefts and the shootings have not been made public by the NT Police in a continuation of authorities suppressing information about violence in the remote community.
‘Not a reality’: Fyles Government admits no crime-reduction plan for Alice Springs
The Fyles Government does not have a crime reduction plan for Alice Springs and Police Minister Kate Worden was unable to explain how different government departments were working cohesively to address the ongoing crime crisis in the town, it was revealed at Estimates hearings.
Full NTPFES mental health review to remain hidden, no funding submission made
An internal investigation into well-being and mental health in the NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services will not be made public, Police Minister Kate Worden told Budget Estimates on Monday, adding she did not know when its recommendations would be implemented.
Alice Springs DPP office ‘ransacked’ by group of males overnight
The Alice Springs office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was broken into Sunday night, but the NT Police media unit did not identify the office in a public statement that was only issued after the matter was raised at Estimates hearings.
Darwin Dinosaur Festival ‘scam’ warning issued by NT Consumer Affairs
The Dinosaur Festival Darwin is on the verge of extinction, NT Consumer Affairs says, warning Territorians the company behind the festival is still selling tickets with no official venue for the event and recommending refunds be sought now.
NT Government to splash $5 million on renewable hydrogen projects
The Territory Government has pledged to invest $5 million over four years to fund multiple projects to bridge the transition to renewable energy, with a focus on renewable hydrogen.
The Clown Town circus rolls on: Estimates hearings reveal more sad tales of dysfunction and corruption
ANALYSIS: This week’s Budget Estimates hearings have again raised some truly troubling facts about corruption in this place and how the Gunner, sorry, Fyles Government continually fails to address it, choosing instead to excuse it and in at least one instance we heard of this week, foster it.