A 14-year-old boy who has been charged over the death of a 54-year-old man in the Victoria Daly Region following an alleged hit-and-run was granted bail to appear in court at a later date, NT Police said.
Gunner Government’s bail law reforms criticised by Indigenous groups as ‘inhumane and ineffective’
The Gunner Government’s proposed youth bail laws introduced to Parliament this week have attracted staunch opposition from Aboriginal legal and health organisations, who say the measures are “inhumane, expensive and ineffective”.
Gunner Government delays report into MLA Mark Turner’s conduct
The NT Parliament’s disciplinary committee’s investigation into Labor MLA Mark Turner’s conduct has been inexplicably delayed by the government until some time next year.
‘Drunks’ from The Cav might hate the shade structure, but cafe-goers love it: Labor Minister
Drunks from The Cav Hotel do not like the $2.7 million Cavenagh Street shade structure, Infrastructure Minister Eva Lawler told Parliament, while patrons of Roma Bar – a known CBD Labor hang-out – think the project is “beautiful”.
Head public servant’s call to lease Darwin Port to China caused the NT ‘reputational harm’: Gunner
The controversial decision to lease the Darwin Port to a Chinese-owned company that is now under review by the Department of Defence has caused the Northern Territory “reputational harm”, Chief Minister Michael Gunner said, implicating his head public servant Jodie Ryan in the hot-button issue.
Public servants’ union warn Gunner’s pay freeze will hurt NT economy
The NT’s public sector union claims the Labor government’s public sector pay freeze will not only affect public servants but will have a disastrous chain effect throughout the Territory’s economy.
Budget 2021: Debt continues to climb despite better than expected revenue
The 2021 Budget has been handed down by Chief Minister and Treasurer Michael Gunner with few surprises, including no forecast surpluses for the next decade and continued debt and deficit – although the books are slightly better than expected.
Gunner’s secret Shenzhen deal not approved by Foreign Affairs, as Port comes under increased scrutiny
A secret deal Chief Minister Michael Gunner signed with Chinese officials in Shenzhen in 2019 was not approved by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as Mr Gunner has claimed, the NT Independent can reveal.
Darwin aged care facility sanctioned by feds for unacceptable care
A Darwin aged care home has been sanctioned by the federal government after an investigation revealed massive failures by the company to provide the standard level of care.
Darwin businessman pleads guilty to illegally dumping tyres, causing environmental harm
A Territory businessman has been ordered to pay more than $40,000 after pleading guilty to causing serious environmental harm for illegally dumping 2,000 tyres in Darwin’s rural area over two years, the Darwin Local Court has heard.
NT Health has hired 160 of 400 staff members needed to manage quarantine as merger looms
The NT Health Department has only recruited 160 of its targeted 400 staff members to run the Howard Springs quarantine facility as part of its $500 million management takeover from the Federal Government, as the merging of the international and domestic quarantine starts on Monday.
NT Police send extra resources to investigate death of teen in Yirrkala
NT Police have dispatched extra resources to East Arnhem Land following a violent altercation in Yirrkala that saw a teenager killed and three other men sent to hospital with stab wounds.