There is “no evidence to substantiate” Darwin Mayor Peter Styles’ claims that he returned his mayoral campaign donation list in person before the deadline for disclosures lapsed, the NT Electoral Commission has said, following an internal review.
Anindilyakwa Land Council appoints Kupa Teao as CEO
New Zealander Kupa Teao has been started as the new chief executive officer of the troubled Anindilyakwa Land Council which was under investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
CDU’s TAFE bungle now affecting roughly 400 former students who weren’t properly qualified
A growing scandal at Charles Darwin University that saw it graduate an estimated 130 carpentry apprenticeship students without the proper qualifications is now estimated to affect “an additional 250 students” who may have to resit their qualifications in other areas, with the number expected to rise to potentially thousands of students, the NT Independent understands.
Bullying allegations against CLP MLA a ‘sensitive HR matter’ that needs to be kept quiet, Chief Minister claims
Bullying allegations against CLP MLA Tanzil Rahman made by two female parliamentary staffers have “been resolved” as part of a “sensitive HR matter”, Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has claimed, but questions remain over how the situation was handled and what the Chief Minister knew about the allegations.
Machete fight on Alice Springs Council lawns ends in arrests, one in hospital
One person was taken to hospital with cuts to his back and three others were arrested after a machete fight through the Alice Springs CBD on Friday afternoon, NT Police said, while other offenders remain at large.
Nightcliff byelection set for March 7
The byelection to select the next Member for Nightcliff will be held on March 7, with the Greens and Labor announcing their candidates out of the gate, while the CLP is yet to put a candidate forward.
AFP investigating dysfunction in NT Police top brass
EXCLUSIVE: The NT Police top brass is currently under investigation by a senior member of the Australian Federal Police, the NT Independent can reveal, who was recently sworn in to conduct a probe into “allegations against a number of people up on the top floor”.
Reece Kershaw given new undisclosed job at St John Ambulance
Former Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw has been hired by St John Ambulance NT in a new undisclosed role, following the appointment of a new chief executive, while both the NT branch and St John Ambulance Australia declined to respond to an allegation that a preferred CEO candidate was put forward by the federal body and rejected by the NT organisation.
80-year-old woman robbed and assaulted in home invasion by kids as young as eight: Police
Four youths aged between eight and 12 allegedly robbed an 80-year-old woman on Wednesday night after breaking into her Karama home, assaulting her and demanding her car keys, NT Police said.
ICAC releases investigation findings into NT WorkSafe conflicts of interest, failure to manage staff
UPDATED: The Independent Commissioner Against Corruption has disclosed the findings of its investigation into allegations NT WorkSafe’s electrical inspectors unit misused statutory powers, failed to manage conflicts of interest and failed to disclose secondary employment with commercial electrical companies the workplace regulator may have investigated.
‘Detrimental change’: NT Police’s Darwin property and juvenile crime unit to be moved
Darwin’s property and juvenile crime police unit, Strike Force Trident, is being moved from the Casuarina Police Station to be absorbed by the Crime and Intelligence Command at the Peter McCauley Centre, the police union has said, a move the man who established the unit said could see members siphoned off to other parts of the agency due to political pressures, leading to a potential increase in property crime.
Half of Health’s Acacia IT system shelved pending new funding despite risk of ‘catastrophic failure’ of systems
Half of the controversial $320 million NT Health Acacia patient record IT system is being shelved pending new funding approvals, bureaucrats have told a parliamentary committee, despite their own previous warnings that not fully implementing it risks a “catastrophic IT systems failure” that could disrupt health services.