NT Police are warning retailers and the public to be on the lookout for counterfeit $50 and $100 notes circulating across the Territory, after seizing the equivalent of $19,000 in fake cash since September.
Police crime crackdown set for Alice, Tennant and Katherine over school holidays
NT Police have launched a 10-week operation to address “likely increased activity” in Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Katherine – presumably criminal activity – over the school holiday period with the new operation set to run until early February.
Tennant Creek termite mound mud brick home nearing completion
A home being constructed from locally sourced termite mound mud bricks and using other sustainable designed principles developed by Warumungu community members is nearing completion in Tennant Creek, with the project aiming to serve as a model for future government-funded housing.
Members vote to dissolve financially ruined Darwin Basketball Association
Darwin Basketball Association members have voted for the association to be dissolved, and for Basketball NT to take over running the Darwin basketball competitions, Basketball Australia has said, which follows an independent report showing its proposed income streams could breach the sport’s National Integrity Framework while it was also being investigated by the peak body’s integrity unit.
Virgin announces direct Darwin to Sydney flights
Virgin Australia has announced it will resume direct flights between Sydney and Darwin, which were scrapped in early 2023, but not until June, and they will be suspended again in January 2027 before beginning again in March that year, in what the airline said was a seasonal operation to “align with market demand”.
CLP approve new deal to buy Beetaloo Energy ‘test’ gas
Four days after threatening rolling power blackouts for Top End residents over the holidays, Mining and Energy Minister Gerard Maley held a press conference inside Parliament House on Tuesday to announce his government will “save the Territory” by approving an application from Beetaloo Energy (formerly Empire Energy) to sell “appraisal” gas back to the government.
New species of NT skink named by scientists
Scientists have named a newly discovered species of limbless slider skink that was found in a Northern Territory wildlife sanctuary at the bottom of the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy has said.
NT Police’s SerPro system was millions over budget and years late due to ‘governance weaknesses’: Auditor-General
The NT Police’s new IT operations system took more than seven years to complete, had costs blowouts of at least $15 million to an estimated $60 million and did not “fully deliver expected benefits”, a new Auditor-General’s report has found.
Alleged meth head busted with homemade shotgun, balaclava in car
A 33-year-old male driver under the alleged influence of meth was arrested in Bakewell by the NT Police’s Fugitive Taskforce on Monday afternoon, with police allegedly finding a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, balaclava and gloves in the man’s car.
Former Litchfield mayor facing serious assault charges
Former Litchfield mayor Doug Barden was bailed on Monday after spending the weekend in the Palmerston watch house following the NT Police laying 10 charges against him, including aggravated assault, ‘choking, strangling or suffocation’ and numerous firearms offences.
School sent into lockdown as man with crossbow arrested
A Humpty Doo school went into lockdown Monday morning after a 35-year-old man with a crossbow allegedly made threats against the school, NT Police said.
NT leads the nation … in being nice to Uber drivers
Northern Territory Uber riders are Australia’s most courteous passengers, according to the company’s annual “naughty or nice” list for 2025, which assesses and ranks rider ratings in every state.