The Northern Territory’s two senators have come together to make a bipartisan plea to the Federal Government to overturn the Australia Electoral Commission’s decision to strip the NT of a lower house seat in Parliament.
Chief Minister snubs charity event that would see public ask questions
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has snubbed a charity fundraiser, telling organisers he won’t debate challengers for his Fannie Bay electorate in the lead up to the August 22 Territory election.
Fracking not the solution: Energy financial experts dispute Liveris’ claims
The onshore gas industry will not fix the Northern Territory’s failing economy and continuing to subsidise it will hinder the post-pandemic economic rebuild, energy industry financial experts warn.
Two minute read: The biggest stories that made news
In case you didn’t know or forgotten on purpose, these are the top stories in the Territory this week: a new case of NT COVID-19; Auditor General’s scathing report on remote housing; NT to lose federal seat; cattle company awarded ban compensation; and V8 Supercars back with limited crowds. These and more…
Famous NT artist busted selling dope three times in just over a year
A critically-acclaimed NT artist has been jailed for four months after being busted selling cannabis three times in just over a year
‘Still not getting the message’: NT Police fine seven for breaching quarantine
Seven more people have been fined for breaching quarantine rules in the NT, as police condemn the “selfish actions” of a few who put Territorians at risk.
In My Blood It Runs challenges the ‘inevitability’ of Indigenous youth incarceration
In 2019, Arrente and Garrwa boy from Alice Springs, Dujuan Hoosan, travelled to Geneva to address the United Nations Human Rights Council. His story, including his struggles in the school system, is told in the documentary In My Blood to screen on ABC on Sunday.
A ‘shit act’: Hooligans trash Gunn Point with bags of faeces, rubbish and broken glass
One of the Top End’s most popular fishing and camping destinations has been overrun with selfish visitors leaving rubbish, broken glass and even bags of human excrement in their wake, according to a long-term local.
Want to be blacklisted by Government? Join the NT Independent
The NT Independent, the media outlet that has the Chief Minister running from its questions, is looking for a journalist to don a fake moustache and accent to attend press conferences for us before they themselves are banned and become the target of Labor Government black ops against them.
‘Meet the candidates’ public forums proving a hit at exposing inexperienced politicians
A series of political forums will give the public a chance to see the people who want to lead the Territory in action, less than two months out from the election.
New COVID-19 case for the NT
Health Minister Natasha Fyles has said there has been a new case of COVID-1,9 with a man who came from a Melbourne hot spot testing positive in quarantine in Darwin.
Gunner Government’s ‘Room to Breathe’ remote housing program suffocated by bungles, lack of oversight: AG Report
The Room to Breathe program has been so poorly administered that the government cannot properly “assess whether its objectives are being achieved economically, efficiently and effectively”, the Auditor General has found.