UPDATED: The tropical low developing west of Darwin is expected to strengthen into a cyclone Friday night and could move east to the Top End over the weekend, the Bureau of Meteorology said, warning of torrential rains in northwestern areas.
More photos of Labor members doing drugs possible but no drug problem in party: Gosling
There may be more photos circulating of Labor members doing drugs, but that doesn’t mean there’s a drug culture in the party, Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling says, suggesting those photos would only be made public to damage the Chief Minister.
Q&A with REINT’s new CEO Aswin De Silva
The NT Independent caught up with Aswin De Silva, who was recently announced as the new CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Northern Territory (REINT), for a Q&A to understand where he sees the NT real estate industry heading.
Feds announce another $20m for NT gas industry months after previous grants deemed ‘invalid’ by court
The Territory’s gas industry will receive close to $20 million to open up exploration in the NT’s Beetaloo Sub-basin, Federal resources Minister Keith Pitt announced at an industry dinner Tuesday night, just months after previous grants were ruled invalid by the Federal Court.
From fifth floor of Parly to third floor in Palmo: Gunner’s brother-in-law lands new exec role
The Chief Minister’s brother-in-law has been moved out of the Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet into an executive role in another department, while nobody in government can explain if the position was advertised or filled through a proper recruitment process.
‘Last resort’: NT Police union supports use of spit hoods on kids in watch houses
The NT Police Association has backed the use of spit hoods and restraint chairs on children as a safety measure, amid Indigenous groups criticising their use as a “draconian brutalisation of kids” and despite the Gunner Government agreeing to scrap their use following recommendations from the royal commission into youth detention.
‘Maybe time to press the emergency button’: Alice Springs MLA says federal intervention to deal with town’s crime crisis an option
An independent Alice Springs MLA says the Prime Minister may need to declare an emergency intervention for the town that possibly includes a military response to deal with the ongoing crime crisis, after the Gunner Government has ignored the town’s cries for help.
Howard Springs quarantine staff told facility future undecided, current contracts end June 30: sources
Staff at the Howard Springs COVID-19 quarantine facility are in limbo over their jobs, following an all-in meeting regarding the future of the facility last week, which sources said is still up in the air come June 30 – the same date contracts will expire – while the government has already cancelled major tenders for the facility this year.
What the ‘snorting scandal’ tells us about today’s Territory Labor and why they’re afraid to take action
ANALYSIS: There appears to be a much more sinister culture in Territory Labor at play these days and that’s an outright ‘accept-no-responsibility-for-our-actions’ and ‘cover-it-up-at-all-costs’ mentality that is quickly suffocating the party and divorcing it from its core Labor values.
NT Government to remove border entry requirements, no quarantine for the un-vaccinated
The Gunner Government has ended all COVID-19 border controls including allowing all un-vaccinated people into the Northern Territory with no quarantining, the chief health officer Dr Hugh Heggie has said.
Morrison pledges $282m for two Territory defence projects, hundreds of jobs
The Morrison Government has pledged to spend $282 million on two defence projects in the NT “to gear up the Territory’s defence facilities”, but security analysts fear that the Northern Territory is becoming “a repeat of its former wartime role 80 years ago.”
Bombing of Darwin service to be streamed across the country
Australians across the country will be able to take part in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin through a historic-first livestream event set up by the Darwin City Council.