Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said she does not “recognise” the NT Independent as a media organisation, despite her federal Labor colleagues, the national union representing journalists, other journalistic bodies around the world and tens of thousands of Territorians all supporting this news publication.
The Warlpiri people are demanding Territory Police are disarmed in communities, that police funding is redirected to community controlled alternatives, and that self determination is respected to enable the Warlpiri to govern their own communities, which will form the focus of a national day of action this weekend.
A 47-year-old man who allegedly attempted to smuggle more than six kilograms of cannabis into the NT inside a hidden compartment of his car has been arrested and charged in Alice Springs, NT Police said.
Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Michael Riches appeared to reveal this morning in Estimates hearings that the ICAC employee charged with allegedly disclosing confidential information is his executive assistant Kate Johnson.
The NT Government has granted 10 anti-violence programs a total of $5.1 million in funds as part of a new initiative to fight domestic and sexual violence across the Territory.
NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services still has no defined strategy for dealing with mental health and well-being, according to an internal report Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker raised at last month’s funeral for an officer who killed themselves, while two other serving and former officers have since taken their lives in recent weeks.
The Darwin Vaccination Centre at Marrara has expanded its operations to include free influenza vaccination jabs for children aged six months to five years for the next couple of weeks before the clinic’s closure.
Nine of 12 Territory police regions have now voted for the NT Police Association to hold a vote of confidence in Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, sources have confirmed to the NT Independent.
Eight young people aged between 14 and 19 have been arrested and charged in connection to a series of break and enters and stolen cars around Katherine last week, NT Police said, and another six youths were referred for action under the Youth Justice Act.
A group of committed Territorians were recognised for their dedicated service to the community during the Queen’s Birthday Honours today.
A police officer and an ICAC employee have been accused of disclosing confidential information, with the ICAC employee referred to the NT Police’s secret investigative unit before her mobile phone was seized last week, NT Police said.
NT Police are seeking witnesses after an attempted sexual assault of a Katherine woman who was dragged towards the riverbank by an unidentified man around 8pm.
