UPDATED: Two men have been arrested over the stabbing death of a 20-year-old male in a serious incident at the Karama shopping centre Wednesday night which also sent a 25-year-old female to hospital in a related attack.
ICAC issues public statement retracting findings of corruption investigation, apologises to involved parties
Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Ken Fleming has issued an extraordinary public statement retracting the findings of a corruption report and issuing an apology to two former City of Darwin employees who were not afforded “natural justice” during the investigation.
Dodson still in $290k a year gig after Chief Minister expressed ‘no confidence’
Treaty Commissioner Mick Dodson has yet to officially resign from his lucrative role despite Chief Minister Michael Gunner stating that he has lost confidence in his ability to do the job following allegations of improper conduct.
ICAC stuff-up: Corruption report pulled after email lands in ‘junk’ folder
The Office of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption was left embarrassed and forced to pull its latest corruption report from public circulation yesterday after an email from an involved party was discovered in the office’s junk email folder.
Darwin Turf Club fire: NT WorkSafe confirms investigation underway
NT WorkSafe has launched an investigation into an unreported electrical fire at the Darwin Turf Club’s Ted Bailey grandstand, the workplace investigator has confirmed.
Company faces $6m fine, director $1.2m and five years jail, over worker’s death
Territory Plant Hire, its director, and an excavator operator have been charged over the death of a worker who was hit by an excavator bucket in 2019, with up to five years in jail for both men if found guilty.
‘Absolutely disgraceful’: Woman allegedly sexually assaulted while sleeping at campsite
NT Police are searching for a male who allegedly sexually assaulted a sleeping woman while she was camping in Mataranka on Saturday night. Another attempted sexual assault of another woman also occurred at the same location.
Fire at the grandstand: Darwin Turf Cub did not report blaze at non-compliant premise that hosted ‘family fun days’
EXCLUSIVE: The Darwin Turf Club failed to report a fire that broke out earlier this year in its uncertified Ted Bailey grandstand – a building the club was aware had failed two fire safety inspections and does not have an occupancy permit, the NT Independent can reveal.
Mick Dodson to resign as Treaty Commissioner over allegations of threatening conduct towards women
NT Treaty Commissioner Mick Dodson will reportedly resign after receiving a letter from the Chief Minister informing him that the government has lost confidence in his ability to do the job following serious allegations of inappropriate conduct towards women.
Rolfe trial: Chalker kept ‘secret’ reports into Yuendumu shooting investigation from defence team, DPP, court hears
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker did not disclose the existence of two coronial reports into the death of Yuendumu teen Kumanjayi Walker to the Director of Public Prosecutions and officer Zachary Rolfe’s defence team, but will now hand parts of them over, a court has heard.
Gunner Government ‘hypocrisy’ over inaction on alleged threats of violence by Treaty Commissioner: Opposition
Treaty Commissioner Mick Dodson needs to be stood down and the Gunner Government must immediately release the findings of its investigation into allegations he threatened violence against an Indigenous woman at a football match earlier this year, the Opposition said.
Darwin Council eyes fee increases, borrowings for ‘record breaking’ spend, new civic centre
Darwin Council will raise rates and fees and go into debt to finance a “record breaking” capital works program, including $30 million for a new civic centre, in what the Mayor calls a necessary “economic stimulus”.