A woman suffering “visible head injuries” is in hospital in a serious condition after being struck by a car in Tennant Creek this morning, with two men in their 20s later arrested, NT Police said.
‘I was a naive cattleman’: Connolly attempts to explain social media posts in new interview
Administrator David Connolly says he was a “naive cattleman” mixed up in the high stakes world of “agri-politics” when he made controversial social media comments disparaging Aboriginal people, women and the LGBTQI community and joked about domestic violence and date rape, which he said was “pastoral world” talk, while his former employer at Tipperary Station has provided some insight into why he left the station manager role last year.
High school staff member assaulted by student: Police
A 15-year-old male has been arrested in connection to the alleged assault of a female staff member at Tennant Creek High School on Monday, NT Police said.
Palmerston stolen car crime spree, attempted carjacking in shopping centre car park over weekend
A 30-year-old man was arrested Sunday morning with an “edged weapon” in his possession after he allegedly approached a woman heading to her car in an underground car park at a Palmerston shopping centre before assaulting her while trying to take her car, NT Police said.
CDU pulls plug on London campus after blowing $2 million on uni council approved debacle
Outgoing CDU vice-chancellor Scott Bowman’s legacy of a London campus has been scrapped after the university spent nearly $2 million on the flawed project and hired three of Mr Bowman’s mates with taxpayer money to run it, the university has said, while questions to its council about how it allowed the proposal to proceed have been ignored.
Swearing-in of David Connolly the latest indignity for the Northern Territory
EDITORIAL: David Connolly made the whole affair worse on Friday morning in his first speech as Administrator with his condescending attitude while his supporters surely cringed when he attempted to speak in language and talked about his great and deep respect for Indigenous culture. We all knew it was a lie, which made it all the more grotesque.
‘Not my Administrator’: David Connolly sworn in as Administrator at Parliament as public protest outside
David Connolly was sworn in as the next Administrator of the Northern Territory Friday morning in a red carpet ceremony, starting his tenure by saying he wanted to thank the Larrakia people and “pay respects to them all, past and present”, while outside a Larrakia elder was arrested at what was a peaceful protest of more than a hundred people, which descended into brief chaos after the arrest.
Auxiliary cop facing fraud charges
An NT Police auxiliary officer has been suspended with pay after being charged with obtaining a financial benefit by deception, police said in a statement.
Officer shoots at ute before it rammed police vehicle in Alice Springs
UPDATED: An NT Police officer fired three shots at a Mazda ute that was being driven towards him and a police vehicle at considerable speed in Alice Springs overnight, a video released by police shows, with 10 charges now laid against the 38-year-old driver. WATCH THE VIDEO
New video shows David Connolly shoving man at government conference, water then thrown in his face
A new video showing NT Administrator David Connolly manhandling anti-fracking activist and current independent Nightcliff candidate Phil Scott at a business conference in 2023, leading to a violent shove and water allegedly thrown in Mr Scott’s face, has been described as “deeply disturbing” and conduct unbecoming of an Administrator. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.
David Connolly’s last-minute apology for social media posts ‘disingenuous’, MLAs say
NT Administrator David Connolly has issued an apology for his past social media posts, which he claimed again he did not intend to cause offence with, but stopped short of addressing other comments he has made and positions he has taken against Indigenous Territorians, with the apology coming on the eve of his swearing-in.
Bowman payout kept secret by CDU
Outgoing Charles Darwin University vice-chancellor Scott Bowman will remain in his position until the end of April on ‘gardening leave’ the university has confirmed, which will see him paid in the vicinity of $125,000 over that time, but the university would not say what type of payout he may receive after signing a five year contract extension in late November that was worth as much as $3.5 million.