The Darwin Turf Club’s major players, including those who sat on the panel that selected Jaytex as the winning contractor for the $12 million grandstand project, had serious conflicts of interest, some of which do not appear to have been disclosed, the NT Independent can reveal.
Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Ken Fleming has broken his silence over the NT News’ recent onslaught of criticism, telling the NT Independent he will be addressing the issue “at the appropriate time” and said he hoped the NT News was pursuing the matter with “legitimate journalistic purpose”.
The NT Government’s chief building inspector says he has no concerns that the Darwin Turf Club knowingly allowed people to enter a building that was not certified, had failed two fire safety audits and ultimately suffered an electrical fire in an area that had hosted family fun days.
A man claiming to be a member of the Fishermen United Northern Territory Guild has had his personalised number plate suggestions FU GUNER and FU NTG knocked back by the Motor Vehicle Registry on the basis they “could be considered offensive”.
A spectator in his 60s at the Finke Desert Race has tragically died on the spot after being struck by a racing vehicle, while two others involved in the crash aged in their 50s have been hospitalised, NT Police have confirmed.
EXCLUSIVE: The majority of the Darwin Turf Club’s board of directors were nervous about public backlash, and some feared a corruption investigation, but they unanimously approved giving chairman Brett Dixon’s company the $12 million taxpayer-funded grandstand contract anyway, internal club records obtained by the NT Independent show.
Territory Day will be lit up with reckless abandon once again as Cracker Night has been reinstated, along with public celebrations and music performances across the Northern Territory.
EXCLUSIVE: The NT Government could be forced to pay millions in damages and every criminal court case over the past few years could be called into question after revelations the NT police college was using unqualified instructors and allowed new recruits on the beat before they could be properly assessed, a national civil rights organisation says.
The most marginal victory in Australian political history was not challenged in the Court of Disputed Returns despite Labor alleging fraudulent postal votes, a new report into last year’s Territory general election has found.
NT Police are searching for a group behind a massive crime spree across the northern suburbs overnight that allegedly involved Territorians assaulted in their homes during break and enters and three taxi drivers assaulted and their vehicles damaged.
EXCLUSIVE: The NT police college continued to employ unqualified instructors and failed to address the “significant risks” of putting cops on the beat before their competency was assessed, two years after a damning audit exposed serious non-compliance issues, the NT Independent can reveal.
The Skyline Ferris Wheel will make its Darwin debut this dry season offering Territorians a 35-metre-high observation wheel to enjoy 360-degree views over Darwin and surrounds.
