Health authorities say there have been no new cases of COVID-19 detected overnight, with 1846 tests completed yesterday, but they are still contact tracing to determine close contacts of the American man in Katherine who sparked the snap lockdown.
Greater Darwin and Katherine plunged into three-day lockdown after positive COVID case
The Greater Darwin region and Katherine has gone into a three-day lockdown as of noon on Monday, after a man in his 30s travelling from Sydney tested positive for COVID-19 overnight.
NT Supreme Court rules Rolfe’s legal team can argue he was acting ‘in good faith’
NT Police Constable Zachary Rolfe’s defence team will be permitted to argue that he should not be held criminally liable for the shooting death of Yuendumu man Kumanjayi Walker because he was acting in “good faith” in his role as a police officer, a decision by the full bench of the NT Supreme Court has determined.
Misconduct allegations against Justice Stephen Southwood revealed
EXCLUSIVE: Serious misconduct allegations against NT Supreme Court Justice Stephen Southwood should result in his “removal as a judge”, says a prominent Darwin lawyer who has filed a formal complaint with the Attorney General.
‘Abuse of power’: Gunner Government kills debate on grandstand scandal in Parliament
The Gunner Government has killed a motion in Parliament that would have seen the $12 million grandstand grant to the Darwin Turf Club that the ICAC found was “affected by political donations” debated publicly, in what the Opposition called an “extraordinary abuse of power” to avoid scrutiny.
NT Corrections boss Scott McNairn dies in Brisbane
NT Corrections Commissioner Scott McNairn has reportedly died in a Brisbane hospital, the department’s acting commissioner has said.
Fleming referred to Privileges Committee, Lambley says ‘no confidence’ in politically motivated committee
Retired ICAC Ken Fleming has been referred to Parliament’s disciplinary committee by the Chief Minister for comments he made regarding a former employee at Estimates hearings in June, in an urgent motion that took precedence over all other business in Parliament this morning.
Gunner’s threats of disciplinary action against Dixon, Turf Club board not moving ahead
Chief Minister Michael Gunner says he has given up on his threat to amend the Associations Act that would give him the power to dismiss NT club and board members, as the Darwin Turf Club was forced to delay a vote on who will sit on its new board.
Crime spree by teens out on bail ended in Nightcliff: Police
Five teens who allegedly broke into homes and stole cars during a crime spree across Darwin while out on bail have been arrested, NT Police said.
‘If it was lost it is demonstrable incompetence’: ‘Lost’ government funding letter to Darwin Council found after alderman’s inquiry
A letter sent to Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis last September from the Gunner Government potentially worth millions of dollars in funding for a youth drop-in centre at the new Casuarina pool was “somehow misplaced” by council, the mayor says, but was later mysteriously found after demands from an alderman.
Dixon’s powerplay with Gunner could cost other clubs and boards their autonomy
Brett Dixon’s fight to remain on the Darwin Turf Club board will have consequences for members of all clubs and boards across the Northern Territory, as Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s office insisted yesterday that the Associations Act will be amended to give the government the power to terminate directors at its discretion.
CLP MLA’s shock resignation to trigger NT by-election
CLP Member for Daly Ian Sloan has announced this morning that he will retire from politics less than a year after being elected, triggering a by-election for the hotly contested seat.