A bizarre letter penned by Brett Dixon to Darwin Turf Club members sent via a mailout by the Alice Springs Turf Club has caused confusion, after claiming he is taking a “leave of absence” but apparently not resigning.
Two more cases of COVID in Palmerston, new exposure sites disclosed
Two new COVID-19 cases overnight are connected to the Palmerston man who flew back to Darwin from the Tanami gold mine site onboard an unrestricted flight Friday afternoon, the government said.
Friday flight from COVID-19 mine site explained: Here’s what we know of how the outbreak started
UPDATED: An unrestricted charter flight of 70 mine workers from the COVID-19 Tanami gold mine outbreak site carrying the highly-infectious Delta strain flew into Darwin on Friday afternoon with all passengers permitted to enter the community freely.
Lockdown extended for 72 hours, public exposure sites identified
The greater Darwin lockdown has been extended until Friday at 1pm the government announced, as the Chief Minister finally disclosed COVID-19 public exposure sites around the Top End.
Six more COVID-19 cases in Howard Springs quarantine, not all mine workers tested yet
Six new positive cases of COVID-19 among workers from the Tanami gold mine have been confirmed in the Howard Springs quarantine facility, sources have told the NT Independent.
Greater Darwin region in lockdown after five COVID-19 cases linked to mine, more expected
The greater Darwin region is under a 48-hour lockdown effective from Sunday at 1pm, following five cases of COVID-19 linked to an infected miner at a central Australian mine, with more expected.
‘The way it unfolded was nefarious’: Senator Sam McMahon speaks out after losing preselection
Country Liberal Party figures did not approach Senator Sam McMahon about an orderly transition from the role in favour of Jacinta Price – the new CLP Senate candidate – and instead waged a politically damaging “nefarious and underhanded” campaign to discredit her in the days leading up to yesterday’s preselection contest, she told the NT Independent.
‘I want to be very clear. We are at risk’: Chief health officer on COVID-19 case in the NT
UPDATE: A worker from the Granites Tanamai gold mine site who tested positive to COVID-19, and 70 of his work mates, are in quarantine in Howard Springs, with contact tracing started for the roughly 900 people known to have left the mine since June 18, the NT Government has said.
Gunner approved $12M grandstand grant one day after receiving official application, no time for scrutiny: ICAC
Chief Minister Michael Gunner and his Cabinet colleagues approved the $12 million taxpayer grant to the Darwin Turf Club one day after receiving an “official” grant application that contained sparse details of economic benefits for the NT and while the government was in the throes of a financial crisis, the ICAC’s damning investigation has revealed.
Chief Minister calls on Turf Club board to resign over scandal centred around a grant from his cabinet
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has called on the Darwin Turf Club board to resign in the wake of the explosive ICAC report on the club’s grandstand, that he and his Cabinet gave $12 million to build.
Officer involved in buggy crash fronts court for disclosing ‘official secrets’
A female police officer of the Darwin and Road Policing Command, who was almost killed in a buggy crash in Bees Creek Road in January with her allegedly intoxicated partner, will front court to for allegedly exposing official secrets.
Chief Minister’s ‘secret ICAC report’ criticised, public hearing motion shut down by government
The CLP Opposition’s calls for a “detailed parliamentary review” into the ICAC Act, rather than the one currently being conducted behind closed doors by a hand-picked public servant, has been shot down by the Gunner Government in Parliament today in what the Opposition labelled a “shocking display of dictatorship”.