The Fyles Government’s last-minute push to retrospectively “validate” the Chief Health Officer’s vaccine mandate in Parliament last month has killed a highly-publicised lawsuit against the NT Government, the backers of the legal action have said.
New government policy target for Aboriginal businesses already being achieved, documents show
The Fyles Government has implemented a new procurement policy that aims to achieve something it is already achieving – awarding five per cent of all government contracts to Aboriginal-owned businesses.
NT’s first Virtual Power Plant in Alice Springs to be delivered by SwitchDin
Alice Springs Future Grid has appointed energy management technology vendor SwitchDin to deliver the technology that will manage and link solar and battery systems across Alice Springs, creating the first Solar Connect Virtual Power Plant (VPP) in the Territory.
Two people arrested over alleged severed leg hit-and-run, body recovered: Police
A man and his mother have been arrested in connection to the death of a pedestrian on the Stuart Highway near Coolalinga, in a gruesome scene that police were only aware of after the victim’s leg was discovered on the side of the road by a passing motorist on Tuesday morning.
‘Stressful time’: Banana freckle discovered in the Territory again
The NT Plant Biosecurity team is investigating a confirmed case of banana freckle at a rural residential property three years after it was officially eradicated, but the NT Government has not yet called for banana plants to be destroyed.
New taxpayer-funded Aboriginal employment scheme launched as millions still missing from previous program
The Fyles Government has announced a new taxpayer-funded scheme to encourage Aboriginal participation in the workforce, similar in scope to the former Indigenous Employment Provisional Scheme that was shut down in 2017 following widespread fraud with millions still unaccounted for.
Severed leg discovered along highway in rural area, police confirm
UPDATED: Police are investigating after a severed human leg was found along the Stuart Highway near Coolalinga Tuesday morning and have not ruled out that the individual missing part of their leg may still be alive.
Territory’s Wade Derksen short-listed for AFL mid-season draft tomorrow
The 2022 AFL mid-season rookie draft is tomorrow with around 20 list spots available, with Territorian Wade Derksen one of the top prospects, who is currently playing for Peel Thunder in the WAFL.
Marshals to patrol Finke Desert Race this year following death of spectator
Race marshals will now be part of the Northern Territory’s Finke Desert Race in an effort to improve safety after a spectator died last year when he was hit by a car 35km from the finish line near Alice Springs.
Half of NT police regions now want no confidence vote in Chalker as union delays pulling trigger
Support for a no confidence vote in Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker continues to grow amongst the NT Police rank-and-file, with half of all police regions now confirmed as calling for a vote, while the union representing officers continues to stifle the will of its members.
Views of the wetlands are back as new operators take over former Window on the Wetlands site
The facility formerly known as Window on the Wetlands has opened its doors to the public after being shut for more than a year with new operators.
Nominations open for the Territory’s best teachers
Territorians can now nominate their favourite teachers and educators for the 2022 Teaching in the Territory Excellence Awards and the NT Education and Care Awards.