Anzac Day events may be cancelled due to Coronavirus restrictions, but Territorians can still play Two-up at home today only.
Territory eateries go head-to-head with Uber Eats
A group of Territory businesses will compete with Uber Eats head-on by launching a rival delivery service where 100 per cent of the profits stay local.
NT Parliament: New COVID-19 rental laws passed; hefty fines for rorters, dog fight dominates
The Gunner Government has legislated massive fines and jail time for those found to be taking unfair advantage of new COVID-19 rental reform laws during a tumultuous morning in Parliament.
Police allegedly bitten, spit at while attempting to arrest suspect who ‘took gun’ in remote community
Three NT Police officers have allegedly been bitten and kicked, by a 38-year old man in Central Australia who resisted arrest and allegedly “took hold of a police officer’s firearm”.
‘Green army’ hits the streets as Darwin council looks at waiving or deferring rates
Darwin’s first recruits of the so-called $1 million “Green Army” general labourers are now set to be deployed, as council mulls deferring rates.
No time for questions in ‘special session’ of Parliament to pass COVID-19 legislation: Fyles
The Territory’s Legislative Assembly will sit for a “special session” tomorrow to pass the Gunner Government’s emergency COVID-19 legislation, but Question Time will be silenced.
Five bids for John Stokes Square residential project received
UPDATED: A major multi-million dollar tender for part of Nightcliff’s John Stokes Square redevelopment has in fact received interest from local companies, after a glitch in the NT Government’s system showed no bids had been received.
Now even easier to land a highly paid NT public service job: no questions asked
The NT public service is hiring more bureaucrats through a new “simplified recruitment” process during the coronavirus pandemic that no longer requires interviews for highly-paid, executive positions.
Territory drivers facing highest costs in country for fuel, calls for government intervention
Territorians are being slugged almost 35 cents more at the bowser compared to some southern counterparts, with local retailers failing to pass on fuel savings to motorists.
‘For me it’s not an issue right now’: Gunner on pet laws for renters
Confusion over the Gunner Government’s controversial pet laws continues as legislation the government said would be delayed was given assent by the Administrator last week, but no commencement date has been announced.
Turf Club grandstand project ‘unlikely’ to increase race-day attendance: internal report
EXCLUSIVE: The Darwin Turf Club’s controversial $12 million taxpayer-funded grandstand project was “unlikely” to increase visitors to the Northern Territory, according to an internal planning document obtained by the NT Independent.
Gunner calls special one-day sitting of Parliament to pass new COVID-19 rules
A special session in the Legislative Assembly is set for this Friday, as the Gunner Government moves to legislate further measures of their coronavirus pandemic response.