Anindilyakwa Land Council aquaculture coordinator Dr Valentin Thépot has been awarded a federal government science prize for developing a seaweed feed supplement that aims to an boost immunity and growth in farmed prawns that will also be trialed on the Ornate rock lobsters for use on Groote Eylandt.
The City of Palmerston will expand its municipal boundaries, adding four unincorporated land areas after the NT Government approved its submission for boundary realignment, which translates to more business and tax revenue for the council, but also more costs.
EXCLUSIVE: Darwin Turf Club chief executive Brad Morgan has resigned after two years of turmoil at the club and while it struggles to find a way to pay back the $12 million it was gifted by the Gunner Government to build the controversial grandstand.
Chief Minister Michael Gunner is expected to extend the public health emergency declaration for another 90 days later this month – and the extraordinary powers that come with it – without needing to prove there is a current ‘serious’ public health emergency, a move the Opposition says could continue unchecked for another few years.
The NT’s indoor mask mandate in most places will be lifted on Monday, the Chief Minister has declared, with the check-in app only to be used at venues that require proof of vaccination from today.
EXCLUSIVE: Some NT Police officers who were forcibly retired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination have been reinstated after a huge legal victory against the top brass that the police union has inexplicably kept quiet, the NT Independent can reveal.
Charles Darwin University has launched a new scholarship fund for Ukrainian refugees affected by the recent armed tensions with Russia as part of a fundraising program to help provide assistance in the wake of the humanitarian crisis.
The Country Liberal Party has two months to find 1500 members to avoid being deregistered as a political party by the Australian Electoral Commission, but it’s unlikely they will have to prove anything before the impending federal election is called.
The NT Government’s new online campsite booking system crashed for more than an hour on the first day it was operational, which the government said was due to high demand.
Outback Wrangler cast member and Top End husband and father Chris Wilson has been identified as the man killed in a helicopter crash in West Arnhem Land on Monday while collecting crocodile eggs, sources have confirmed to the NT Independent.
Chief Minister Michael Gunner says the mask mandate will end “sooner rather than later” but gave no firm timeline, a position the Opposition attacked as failing to provide certainty for Territorians.
A federal audit has revealed the Gunner Government’s “slow” turnover of remote housing projects, with only 19 per cent of bedrooms completed under a federal funding arrangement, that has a Senator declaring the government “hopelessly behind” on its pledge to improve remote housing.
