Prime Minister Scott Morrison had his itinerary while in Alice Springs rearranged for him by ABC Radio, after copping a grilling for not meeting with Mayor Matt Paterson to discuss the town’s debilitating crime crisis.
Labor’s financial returns show campaign consultant debt erased after publicly-funded grant, as CLP refers matter to ICAC
EXCLUSIVE: Party financial disclosures filed with the NT Electoral Commission show Labor’s campaign consultants were owed roughly the same amount of money they were paid with public cash through a COVID-19 stimulus program, in a growing scandal that has now been referred to the anti-corruption watchdog by the CLP.
Drinking kava to be sold in Coles stores except in the Northern Territory
Coles will be selling Fiji Kava’s drinking kava in all stores in Australia except in the Northern Territory, Fiji Kava’s chief executive officer Anthony Noble said.
Parliament protesters call for the immediate closure of Don Dale
A group aiming to close Don Dale youth prison immediately has protested outside the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly today to mark the four year anniversary of the date a royal commission gave the NT Government to report on when it would close the prison.
Another ‘Code Yellow’ emergency called for Top End hospitals amid COVID outbreak
Both the Royal Darwin Hospital and the Palmerston Hospital have been plunged into a “Code Yellow” once again as both became overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and providing other services, the Health Department said.
Gunner Govt rejects drug testing for pollies following ‘snorting scandal’
The Gunner Government has killed a motion that would have forced politicians and their staffers to be randomly drug tested as a condition of their employment.
Industry ‘ignoring the risk of falls’ as two Territorians injured at work: NT WorkSafe
Two Territorians have been injured within the last three months and two worksites have been issued prohibition notices for allegedly not using fall prevention measures while working at heights, NT WorkSafe said, adding that the industry seems to be ignoring the risk of falls.
Speaker opens Parliament media gallery, keeps public out, doesn’t explain why
Speaker Ngaree Ah Kit said she has received new health advice that allows her to keep the public out, but open the media gallery of Parliament, by simply implementing COVID-19 measures for journalists that have long been in force in the Territory as part of the chief health officer’s directions.
Labor staffer in Snapchat ‘snorting’ video was party member and campaigner since 2019
NT Young Labor president Harvie Stiller has been involved with the Labor Party since at least 2019, contrary to media reports, and was photographed with federal leader Anthony Albanese just days after appearing in a video that showed him snorting a white substance, the NT Independent can reveal.
NT Independent federal election poll
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CHO direction published mandating third COVID-19 vaccination for workers in ‘high risk’ work places
A third COVID-19 vaccination has been mandated for workers in ‘high risk’ workplaces by NT chief health officer Dr Hugh Heggie in his latest direction published on Tuesday morning .
Young Labor president keeps party role as Gunner dismisses drug video filmed ’18 months ago’
Independent MLA Robyn Lambley has blasted Territory Labor, implying the party is run by drug users and perverts after video emerged of the NT Young Labor president snorting a white substance, which the Opposition said was the latest example of a “toxic culture” in the party.