The Darwin Festival has announced its line-up, with this year’s COVID-19 effected event being almost entirely Territory performers in a mix of the physical and those of the internet superhighway.
RSL’s Esplanade plan a ‘hoax’, says alderman and CLP candidate
A Darwin alderman and CLP candidate in the upcoming NT election has described the RSL’s plan to establish its headquarters on the Esplanade as a “hoax” in an email obtained by the NT Independent.
13cabs enters Darwin market to offer enhanced delivery and passenger services
Australia’s largest taxi network – 13cabs – has begun introducing its taxi fleet to the Darwin community, providing an alternative transportation option in the region.
Victorians not forced into supervised quarantine until July 17
An undisclosed number of potentially infected coronavirus carriers from Victoria have come into the NT for weeks, with supervised quarantine not being enforced until next Friday, Chief Minister Michael Gunner has confirmed.
Elderly woman assaulted by masked thugs in home invasion
An 80-year-old elderly woman has been assaulted in her apartment in Bellamack by a group of masked burglars believed to be male teenagers, NT Police said.
‘Now the COVID threat is Victoria but it could be anywhere in the future’: Chief Minister
The Chief Minister Michael Gunner has declared the entire state of Victoria a COVID-19 hotspot and residents must do mandatory supervised quarantine if they come to the NT, and he has warned NSW was the next potential coronavirus risk to the NT
Calls for mandatory COVID-19 testing of everyone who enters the NT next week
The Gunner Government should implement mandatory COVID-19 testing for all interstate arrivals as of July 17, says Tracey Hayes, the Country Liberals candidate for Fannie Bay.
Four more people fined for flouting quarantine laws, police stop reporting their place of origin
NT Police continue to withhold details of where people who have breached quarantine orders came from, as they say four more infringement notices were issued on Monday – including one who went clubbing.
CLP pledge new NT manufacturing industry led by gas development despite global down turn
The CLP has pledged to fast-track the development of a Middle Arm “industrial complex” to facilitate a new NT manufacturing industry, which it says will be created after ramping up fracking operations in the Northern Territory.
Teen who broke security guard’s jaw allegedly involved in notorious YouTube fight channel
An 18-year-old who was jailed for a year after breaking the jaw of a security guard at Casuarina Shopping Centre in an unprovoked attack is allegedly a gang member involved in a notorious YouTube channel called “nt fights darwin”.
‘If you do come, tell the truth’: Gunner’s new border protection strategy questioned
UPDATED: Chief Minister Michael Gunner has declared all of Melbourne a coronavirus hot spot after earlier defending his decision to allow travellers from Victoria to move freely in the Territory as of July 17, as other states move to close their borders to the coronavirus-stricken state.
More interstate travellers fined for breaching COVID-19 quarantine in the NT
Seven more COVIDIOTS coming from undisclosed interstate locations have been slapped with quarantine noncompliance penalties – two of which have breached quarantine before, NT Police said.