NT Police “mistakenly” released a 38-year-old man who was sentenced to six months for aggravated assault and breaching domestic violence orders at the Katherine court house Monday afternoon, later tracking him down through CCTV footage and arresting him Tuesday morning.
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has shot back at members of her own party, vowing not to support proposed reforms to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill that would see the doctor “gag clause” and the 12-month terminal prognosis conditions removed, while guaranteeing her legislation will pass this week in Parliament.
Uber will launch its ride services in Alice Springs in late 2026, the company has announced, recruiting local drivers and offering sign-up bonuses that will see transportation options expanded in Central Australia.
The NT Electoral Commission is sending roughly 5,500 ‘apparent failure to vote letters’ to residents of the City of Darwin’s Chan Ward that could see a $25 penalty imposed or up to $176 if no reason is provided for their absence at the by-election polling booth in June.
Territory Generation has released an expression of interest for a solar power plant of up to 15 megawatts, which would nearly quadruple Alice Springs’ commercial solar generation capacity.
NT director of building control Mark Meldrum personally blocked the public release of government documents sought through a Freedom of Information application that likely would have exposed why his flawed investigation of structural defects at the Kube Apartments building was taking two-and-a-half years, documents obtained by the NT Independent reveal, which created a blatant conflict of interest that two government departments have refused to explain.
The lead integration specialist on the Acacia IT project, who was responsible for ensuring its different systems could communicate and exchange data correctly, had his contract terminated two weeks ago, sources have told the NT Independent, making him the latest senior figure to depart the troubled project.
A by-election for the East Arnhem electorate of Mulka has been set for September 12 following the sudden resignation of Yingiya Guyula on Wednesday, with parties now scrambling to preselect candidates by next Thursday.
EXCLUSIVE: The Northern Territory’s director of building control Mark Meldrum failed in his duty to properly enforce the NT’s building laws, a new complaint obtained by the NT Independent has alleged, while never-before-seen documents appear to show Mr Meldrum ignored evidence of wrongdoing by the builder of a flawed Darwin CBD apartment complex and shut down an investigation he took two-and-a-half years to finalise before the facts could be reviewed by the regulatory body.
The NT Police have officially concluded the victim identification process following the head-on collision on the Stuart Highway earlier this month, but are still investigating the cause of the deadly crash.
The independent Member for Mulka, Yiŋiya Guyula, has announced he is leaving Parliament effective today, saying the Finocchiaro Government has introduced too many laws that are dehumanising, oppressive and destroying Indigenous communities, and that he can no longer sit in Parliament opposite a government unwilling to listen or form partnerships.
Life Education NT is celebrating 40 years of Healthy Harold in the Northern Territory with a new range of retro merchandise aimed at raising money to take its health and wellbeing programs to 40 communities across the Territory.
