The integrity of ABC Darwin’s reporting has been called into question with at least three stories written by Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s wife Kristy O’Brien over the last two years flagged as potentially biased and serving Mr Gunner’s political interests.
Dr Richie Soong has spent the last 26 years developing technical and commercial molecular diagnostics knowledge, to develop personalised medical treatments. But despite his international success he reckons it’s the ‘nothing personal’ attitude of his Darwin childhood that helped him become a success.
In case you missed it, here’s a two-minute rundown of this week’s top stories: From the ABC’s unresolved conflict of interest covering the Gunner Government, to the alarming NT police force attrition rate, to remote policing funding shortfall that may land on cash-strapped NT Government, to new cases of COVID-19 in the Territory, and to multiple charges filed against the man who engaged in a five-hour standoff with authorities in Darwin CBD.
The Northern Territory’s loudest voice against the controversial Cashless Debit Card has criticised federal minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston over the “appalling” treatment of Territorians after it was revealed she failed to read a $2.5 million draft analysis commissioned by her department.
A 30-year-old man who engaged the NT Police in a five-hour standoff from the ledge of a CBD hotel on Thursday afternoon that saw him allegedly throw bottles at officers is now facing 18 charges over the incident, including assaulting police and depriving a person of personal liberty.
A 19-year-old has been sentenced to three years in jail after pleading guilty to a “particularly galling” crime spree involving a police pursuit, more than $100,000 worth of stolen cars and countless business owners left covering the costs.
The first Northern Territory specialist physician appointed to the board of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia is on a mission to get a voice at the table to address the “incredible rates of complex disease”.
Four new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the NT, including two toddlers, the NT Government has confirmed, raising questions about the accuracy of testing in India.
A Darwin City Council alderman has lashed out at his own council during a bid to keep The Lord’s Prayer, alleging a lack of professionalism and bad governance.
Darwin Mayor Kon Vatskalis is calling on the Gunner Government to continue to fund security patrols in the CBD for three years, suggesting that because the problems stem from alcohol abuse, liquor licensees should take the cost hit over ratepayers.
The Northern Territory quietly pocketed two national AFL awards over the weekend. Against the backdrop of the biggest match of the year, which saw Richmond claim its third premiership in four years by winning the 2020 Grand Final, Scott Bertus was awarded Senior Coach...
NT’s largest bus operator, Buslink NT, has been forced to promise to pay $660,000 among other requirements, as a result of an NT WorkSafe investigation into the death of one of its drivers who was killed after a bus rolled over her in 2017.
