A consortium of local businessmen backing Brett Dixon have suddenly pulled their application to transfer the Hidden Valley Tavern’s liquor licence at the last minute, just a day before it was to be heard by the NT Liquor Commission, while questions of potential conflicts of interest relating to the commission have also been raised.
The pastoralist who was charged for allegedly stealing an estimated 1,200 head of cattle valued at $1.5 million, and selling them to different stations around the Sturt Plateau district south of Katherine, is allegedly Nenen Cattle Station owner Nicholas John Kostowski, sources have told the NT Independent.
Alice Springs will receive $14 million in federal funds to help combat its ongoing crime crisis, Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged yesterday, along with $300 million for the NT’s energy industry to investigate clean energy projects. The crime funding announcement was also committed to by federal Labor.
The day of commemoration begins in Darwin with a 5am gunfire breakfast at Hotel Darwin followed by the Dawn Service at The Cenotaph, on The Esplanade, from 6am to 7am. In Palmerston, the morning starts at 4.30am with a gunfire breakfast at Cazalys, followed by a 6am Dawn Service in Memorial Park. SEE ALL LOCAL EVENTS HERE.
The CLP has drawn top ballot spot in Lingiari, while the Liberal Democrats have drawn top ballot spot in Solomon after the ballot draw for the 2022 Federal Election was finalised today.
The NT Government has blamed a technical “glitch” for sending roughly 8000 Territorians a text message overnight providing them with old COVID-19 test results, but has not explained if the practices of storing personal information would be examined.
EXCLUSIVE: Darwin City Council has secretly awarded a contract worth potentially millions of dollars to upgrade the unwanted velodrome at Bagot Park to Jaytex Constructions – the company behind the infamous $12 million Turf Club grandstand – whose director was found to have engaged in “corrupt conduct” by the ICAC, the NT Independent can reveal.
Police Minister Nicole Manison has blamed the recent spike in crime in Darwin on “extra people in town” due to “COVID factors” and said that the government and police brass are “working incredibly hard” on addressing “issues”.
NT Police officers in Alice Springs have voted to force the NT Police Association to hold a Territory-wide vote of confidence in Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, sources have told the NT Independent.
UPDATED: A 12-year-old boy is in custody after Malak Primary was closed for the day due to “extensive damage from vandals”, with school officials deeming the premises “unsafe” and sending students who had already arrived back home on Wednesday morning.
The Northern Territory lags behind all jurisdictions when it comes to climate change prevention through carbon farming, according to a new national report card.
Aircraft safety authorities have found the engine of a helicopter that crashed, killing Outback Wrangler cast member and crocodile egg collector Chris Wilson, had stopped before the chopper hit the ground but an examination has not identified any defects of the engine likely to result in it cutting out.
