The 31-year-old male prisoner who was found dead in his cell at Darwin’s Holtze prison on Monday is believed to have hanged himself with a bed sheet off his bunk, sources have told the NT Independent.
‘Abuse of power to the next level’: Opposition, independents call on Gunner to make up lost sitting days
Chief Minister Michael Gunner is engaging in anti-democratic conduct by refusing to reinstate three days of parliamentary sittings that were cancelled during last month’s snap COVID-19 lockdown, the CLP Opposition and independent MLAs say, warning that Territorians are not getting their voices heard in their House.
Raj Rajwin’s claim he was pre-selected by CLP for 2016 election is wrong says party
Potential new Palmerston alderman Raj Samson Rajwin’s claim on a Territory podcast that he was previously pre-selected for the CLP at the 2016 NT election has been dismissed as incorrect by the party’s vice-president at the time Daniel Davis.
Darwin Beer Can Regatta back at Mindil Beach
The Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta will be back at Mindil Beach on Sunday, after a COVID-19 inflicted relocation and smaller size in 2020.
Mining company and executive charged over Bootu Creek mine worker’s death
Mine operator OM Manganese and its chief operating operator are facing 38 charges over the 2019 death of a worker at the Bootu Creek mine, with the company facing a maximum penalty of $35 million, NT Work Safe have said.
Public asked to provide ideas for the next 30 years of NT Parks
The NT Government is seeking community ideas through a parks and reserves consultation plan, which poses the questions such as, should any parks be scrapped and used for something else, and which will be considered in the production of a draft masterplan for the period 2022 to 2052.
Kon safe as lord mayor but he may have to face nemesis Amye Un as alderman
Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis will keep his job, along with Palmerston mayor Athina Pascoe-Bell, and with Jimmy Cocking leading the mayoral vote in Alice Springs, while Darwin’s laksa queen Amye Un has a chance of getting a spot on council.
Taxi driver forced into quarantine says NT Health did not tell him passenger had COVID-19
A taxi driver has said he was forced into Howard Springs quarantine and missed two weeks of work after the Northern Territory Government engaged him to drive a man infected with the Delta strain of COVID-19 to the facility without telling him of the man’s infected status, and also allowed him to take regular passengers until his shift finished.
Mayor claimed RSL’s Esplanade proposal was under ICAC probe: Sources
EXCLUSIVE: Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis allegedly stopped council from voting on the controversial RSL Esplanade development proposal last October by claiming in a secret meeting of aldermen that it was under investigation by the ICAC – not because it was on a sacred Indigenous site as originally claimed – the NT Independent can reveal.
Dixon turfed: Darwin Turf Club members elect new board after grandstand scandal
Darwin Turf Club chairman Brett Dixon has been removed from the role by the club’s membership in a resounding vote last night that saw him place last in a field of 18 vying for positions on the board following months of scandal.
Darwin council candidate who was investigated for dealings with Landbridge Group says he has severed ties with China
Darwin Council candidate Andrew Lee says he has no current links to Chinese-owned Landbridge Group and has “disconnected [his] connections” to China in recent years, following an SA Ombudsman’s investigation into his dealings with the owner of the Darwin Port while serving on a South Australian city council.
Labor’s candidate for Daly does not ‘reflect the values of our Labor government’, Parliament told six months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Labor’s candidate for the Daly by-election allegedly threatened an MLA outside Parliament House in February while working as a ministerial staffer in an incident that Attorney General Selena Uibo said at the time “in no way reflects the values of our Labor government”.