In a new book, Territory journalists Kylie Stevenson and Caroline Graham examine the disappearance of Paddy Moriarty and the role the mysterious little town of Larrimah played in the whole saga – the place made up of a dozen or so folks “who mostly hate each other” but that once bustled with thousands of residents.
EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet is in the process of secretly establishing a club to sell grog and run gambling activities, after it was granted a liquor licence through a mysterious process that did not involve the Liquor Commission or any public notices or hearings, the NT Independent can reveal.
The NT Health Department wrote to public servants informing them they will be sacked on Christmas Day if they were not double vaccinated, issuing a gag order that they must not discuss the issue with their work colleagues to “safeguard the integrity of the process”.
The Gunner Government has ordered 10 refrigerated shipping containers it intends to use as COVID-19 morgues to be rolled out in Darwin, Alice Springs and Nhulunbuy, the NT Independent can reveal.
NT Major Events is investigating the legality of the latest $10,000 barramundi caught in the NT Government’s Million Dollar Fish competition, after publicly announcing the barra was caught in the Little Finniss River, which the Amateur Fishermen’s Association has said traditional owners closed completely to fishing.
Darwin property developer Michael Anthony has been fined $300,000 for intentionally contravening pollution abatement notices after dumping 15,000 tonnes of demolition and construction waste and other contaminants into Darwin Harbour.
EXCLUSIVE: The NT Police can no longer conduct diving search and rescue operations – such as retrieving people’s bodies – because Water Police Unit divers have either transferred or quit, or been the subject of disciplinary action, sources have told the NT Independent.
Darwin council chief executive Scott Waters has resigned to pursue a job in Noosa, the city announced this morning.
A majority of NT Public Service employees have voted to accept the Gunner Government’s wage freeze policy, which will see them reap the controversial $4,000 lump sum “bonus” this year in exchange for having their wages frozen for the next four years.
The Opposition CLP have rebuked the Gunner Government’s senior leadership team for failing to front the media for a COVID-19 update Thursday morning, saying they have “put (their) own interests ahead of Territorians”.
A company illegally storing more than 3,000 tonnes of old tyres at an Acacia Hills property has been ordered to remove them by the NT Environment Protection Authority (NTEPA) after it was found that the company failed to comply with its licence and created a “significant risk to the environment”.
The NT’s Buy Local Advocate has been unable to determine if the Gunner Government’s Buy Local Plan is working or if the government has increased spending with local businesses for the fourth year in a row, a new report shows.
