UPDATED: CLP Senator Sam McMahon’s Katherine electorate officer has cut ties with the Country Liberal Party amid turmoil and has now officially resigned her job after winning preselection as the Territory Alliance candidate for Katherine.
Teen allegedly spit in the face of two police officers, union calls for mandatory sentencing for anyone found assaulting officers
Two Northern Territory Police officers have allegedly been spat on by an Alice Springs teenager after being arrested, spurring the NT Police association to call for mandatory minimum sentencing for anyone found assaulting police and emergency workers.
Inside the CLP Sam McMahon investigation: Senator sharing house with chief of staff, party raised domestic violence concerns, messages show
Senior Country Liberal Party management members are investigating the alleged assault of Senator Sam McMahon as domestic violence, and are also looking into who in the party knew about it and whether it was reported to police, internal party messages reveal.
Resident slapped with $2500 quarantine hotel bill despite having exemption paperwork
A Stuart Park resident who was forced to self-isolate in a hotel after returning to Darwin, despite having all relevant paperwork for an exemption, has been slugged with a $2500 bill.
‘We should see more people travelling to SA’: South Australia to open borders to Territorians tonight, pressure grows on Gunner to reopen the NT
South Australia will welcome Territorians into that state without quarantining at midnight tonight, as the NT’s opposition parties ramped up their calls for the Territory’s borders to reopen early.
Driver charged over death of Katherine boy
The driver of a ute towing a caravan who was involved in the fatal incident that killed eight-year-old boy Brettson Payne in Katherine on Sunday has been charged.
Further delays push luxury waterfront hotel back by ‘significant months’: Chief Minister
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has confirmed construction of the luxury Westin Hotel planned for the Darwin Waterfront faces further delays, pushing the project back “significant months”.
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Man injured in Pinelands explosion was attempting to put out fire
The man injured during a gas tank explosion at a Pinelands business yesterday was attempting to extinguish the blaze when another blast inflicted burns to his face.
Darwin set to host Australia’s first music festival since COVID-19 restrictions
Darwin is set to host the first music festival in Australia since COVID-19 restrictions hit, with high-profile artists including former INXS and Noiseworks singer Jon Stevens, Daryl Braithwaite and Shannon Noll tipped to perform.
Tragedy in Katherine as eight-year-old child dies during caravan towing incident
An eight-year-old boy died Sunday after allegedly falling from a caravan being towed in Katherine, NT Police say.
More than $150,000 raised to get Aurrichio’s body home as AFL star talks about his death
More than $150,000 has been raised to get Alex Aurrichio’s body back to his family in New York, as fellow American and AFL player Mason Cox has spoken about his tragic death after he was hit by a car and killed while riding on Gunn Point Road last week.