The Chief Minister and Police Minister need to explain to Territorians why details of serious sex crimes are being concealed from the public, the Opposition says, accusing the government of political interference following a series of reports on suppressed sexual assaults by the NT Independent.
Three male teenagers who were out on bail allegedly attempted to rape a woman at Pinelands in January, but it was only described as an aggravated assault in an NT Police media release, which police insiders said was a deliberate measure to cover up sex crimes for the Gunner Government.
An Alice Springs woman woke in her bed to find a teenager with his fingers in her anus last month during a break-in and robbery, but Northern Territory Police did not make the assault public, a move which has upset its own members, multiple police sources have told the NT Independent.
Chief Minister Michael Gunner must immediately pay back the public money he used for campaign purposes during the 2020 NT election that violated caretaker guidelines and should be investigated by the anti-corruption watchdog for his “unethical” and “dodgy” dealings, the Opposition and an independent MLA say.
Alice Springs independent MLA Robyn Lambley says Mick Gooda owes the Northern Territory solutions for dealing with an increase in youth crime, which she described as an unintended consequence of his recommendations from the royal commission into youth detention.
Central Australia tourism operators are reporting booking cancellations from across the country after Monday’s A Current Affair program highlighted the crime crisis in Alice Springs, the CLP Opposition says.
EXCLUSIVE: Chief Minister Michael Gunner charged taxpayers more than $20,000 for charter flights to campaign across the Territory during the 2020 general election, in an apparent breach of caretaker conventions, the NT Independent can reveal. The flights included family, a personal photographer and were approved by Mr Gunner’s brother-in-law.
The man accused of raping a three-year-old boy in his front yard did not apply for bail and will remain in jail following a court appearance this morning, as accusations of police secrecy around the incident continued.
The head of Tourism NT says the Top End is missing out on its largest tourism markets in the Federal Government’s half price airfare scheme that has seen the promised discounted flights to Darwin only being offered from Townsville.
Tens of thousands of women hit the streets across Australia and the Northern Territory on Monday to condemn violence against women and call for gender equality in the workplace.
A Katherine family have lost their home after it was razed by fire Sunday afternoon, which appears to have been caused by kids playing with a cigarette lighter, NT Police said.
A three-year-old boy was sexually assaulted while playing in his front yard by an itinerant on Thursday, in what’s being described as “every parent’s worst nightmare”, but the NT Police have refused to comment or provide information to the public about the heinous incident.
