A man in his 50s driving a silver Ford Ranger ute has reportedly been photographing, following and approaching children in the Darwin rural area, NT Police said, in what they’ve described as “suspicious activity”.
Dangerous dogs, chickens and lighting fires: Darwin Council undertaking massive by-laws review
Darwin Council is looking at everything from new penalties for dangerous dogs, revising conditions for keeping chickens and clarifying controls around lighting fires on private property as part of proposed revisions to its decades old by-laws and they want the public to offer their thoughts.
Police report indecent assault involving child at Casuarina
A 48-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly touching an eight-year-old girl inappropriately while she sat in a car with her infant siblings outside a takeaway shop in Casuarina Tuesday afternoon. But police did not say when or where the man was apprehended or if any other incidents have been alleged.
Gunner recovers from ‘cold-like symptoms’, returns negative COVID-19 test more than 24 hours later
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has reportedly recovered from “cold-like symptoms” and has returned a negative COVID-19 test for the second time in as many months.
Santos approves $4.7 billion Barossa gas project in NT
The largest private investment since Inpex’s Ichthys gas project has been approved in the NT, with Santos signing off on a $4.7 billion final investment decision for its offshore gas Barossa Project, north of Darwin.
ICAC investigating Chief Minister’s staff’s handling of ‘cocaine sex scandal’
Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s communications director Maria Billias’s handling of an email from the NT Independent outlining allegations and describing explicit messages between Mark Turner, senior fifth floor adviser Kent Rowe and their mistress is being investigated by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption, the NT Independent can reveal.
Six Queensland areas declared COVID hotspots by NT Government
Anyone arriving in the Northern Territory either by land or air after 4:30pm today from six local government jurisdictions in Queensland will have to undergo supervised quarantine following a snap lockdown in Brisbane, NT Health has declared.
Chief Minister in isolation with ‘cold-like symptoms’ after family arrived from COVID hotspot
UPDATED: Chief Minister Michael Gunner has gone into isolation after experiencing “cold-like symptoms” following the arrival of family members from Toowoomba over the weekend as questions have been raised over why the NT declared that area a hotpsot.
NT Police still don’t get why reporting sex crimes is in the public interest
EDITORIAL: The NT Police brass have been rightfully rattled by the NT Independent’s series of reports over the last two weeks, outlining the details of five sex crimes they either failed to notify the public about or outright attempted to cover up. We make no apologies for that.
Gunner Government inflated jobs figures on projects: Auditor General
The Gunner Government’s estimates of jobs created and supported through different infrastructure projects are wildly inflated and there is no consistent process for calculating or monitoring actual figures, the Auditor General has found, in the latest instance of the government lying to the public with no consequences.
Police association calls on Gunner to provide timeline for proposed bail reforms
The Gunner Government needs to provide a firm timeline of when it intends to roll out its proposed bail reforms, the NT Police Association says, with the warning that simply sending more police to Alice Springs will negatively affect other areas.
Alice Springs council explores legal action against Gunner Government over crime issues
Alice Springs town council is considering legal action against the Gunner Government on the grounds that it has failed citizens on crime issues and will explore other towns’ interest for possible joint legal action.