An Alice Springs man has won $25 million in the Powerball jackpot, the largest individual lottery win in NT history, but says he doesn’t plan to quit his day job.
Lia ‘not really sure’ why pollies misusing white car service but public should be ‘confident’ in secret rules
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has refused to publicly release the official rules around the use of the taxpayer-funded white car chauffeur service while revealing on Monday that Education Minister Jo Hersey has now paid back taxpayers for misusing the service, which she previously refused to do, while also telling the public to have “confidence” that the secret rules are being followed.
‘Maybe I would have been on her radar if I had died?’: Hostel manager on government’s response to bashing
A Darwin hostel manager has questioned whether the Finocchiaro Government would care more about her if she had been killed during a violent bashing allegedly at the hands of a man who was described as “not safe to be released into the general community”, who was booked into her hostel by a government contractor without disclosing his violent history, adding the government was “causing crime” by neglecting its responsibilities.
Malak man facing charges for alleged rape
A 55-year-old man has been charged for allegedly raping a female who fell asleep at his Malak residence on Saturday evening, NT Police said, with the female later escaping and seeking help from people in the area who called police.
Territory bus drivers to take 24-hour strike action next week
A 24-hour strike has been scheduled by NT bus drivers for Monday, October 20, following stalled negotiations over a new enterprise agreement between the Transport Workers’ Union and private bus operator CDC.
Alternative bus stops established ahead of major interchange closures
The Casuarina and Darwin bus interchanges will be permanently closed on October 27, the government has ordered, as part of its measures to enhance safety across the bus network, with passengers being told to familiarise themselves with the new bus stops around Casuarina.
CLP elects new party president as former president resigns suddenly
A long-time public servant IT specialist, part-time musician and fishing enthusiast has been elected the CLP’s third president in two years at the party’s Central Council meeting over the weekend in Alice Springs, which comes amid party turmoil that saw its now outgoing president suddenly withdraw from seeking re-election at the last minute.
Armed men flee burning car after police chase
Two men, one of them armed with multiple ‘edged weapons’ stuffed down his pants, were arrested after a car chase through Palmerston and Darwin resulted in a Toyota Land Cruiser catching on fire early Saturday morning in the northern suburbs, NT Police said.
Clare Martin appointed Territory Labor president amid sacking of party executive
Former chief minister Clare Martin has been appointed – not elected – president of Territory Labor amid upheaval in the party, that has seen its elected executive members sacked in the fallout of the internal review into Labor’s 2024 election wipe out, the NT Independent understands, and replaced by six new members, who were also not elected by party members.
‘He kicked the shit out of me’: Hostel manager tells of alleged assault by newly released prisoner
EXCLUSIVE: The manager of a Darwin hostel says she is lucky to be alive after being repeatedly kicked in the head by a man who was previously described by a psychiatrist as “not safe to be released into the general community”, but who she said was booked into her accommodation by a government contractor through the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency without disclosing his long history of violence.
‘Mind-boggling’: Martin Dole appointed Police Commissioner with no recruitment process undertaken
UPDATED: Fresh off an “inquiry” into questionable senior police appointments that found serious dysfunction in how senior officers are promoted, including that merit is not the over-arching principle, Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has appointed Martin Dole as the next NT Police Commissioner without going through a proper hiring process to seek the best candidates.
Major drug bust at Darwin Airport leads to three arrests: NT Police
A 32-year-old Queensland woman was arrested with two kilos of meth allegedly concealed in her checked luggage at the Darwin Airport early Thursday morning as part of a Joint Organised Crime Task Force drug operation, with a 25-year-old man allegedly waiting to pick up the woman also arrested, NT Police said.