A woman has died in a two-vehicle collision on the Stuart Highway, approximately 20 km north of Ti Tree on Thursday night, NT Police said.
Darwin Basketball Association solvency raised again by auditors but bingo night income gives board optimism
Auditors have warned the Darwin Basketball Association is at risk of going under for the third year in a row, this time due to a more than $600,000 cash shortfall for the year, with the association blaming Basketball NT for its situation but claiming it is confident in its solvency partly based on the $9,000 it pulled in from a weekly bingo night at the Casuarina Club, a figure the auditors have also called into question.
Armoury hit again by thieves, emergency services vehicles damaged: NT Police
A government armoury in Katherine has been robbed for the second time in three months, after four unknown people broke into the building in the industrial area in Katherine East on Saturday morning, stealing an undisclosed quantity of ammunition and damaging emergency services vehicles, NT Police said.
‘Alarm bells’: Department confirmed fuel tank barriers were leaking three weeks after Minister approved their use
Test results from early 2024 show barriers underneath the military fuel tanks at East Arm to prevent leaks were ineffective, the Environment Centre NT has said, which was confirmed by the Department of Lands, Planning and Environment in a letter sent three weeks after Environment Minister Joshua Burgoyne approved the tanks for use and they began to be filled with jet fuel.
‘Just business as usual’: Racing Minister casts doubts over review of conflicts at wagering commission
Racing Minister Marie-Clare Boothby has caused confusion over her government’s claims it is reviewing potential conflicts of interest concerning the Racing and Wagering Commission raised in a Four Corners investigation last week, telling Parliament on Tuesday its review is “business as usual” while the board is doing its job “really well”, despite allegations of a cosy relationship with the $50 billion online gambling industry and the commission’s failures to effectively regulate it.
More mosquitoes on the way this week, NT Health warns
Territorians are being warned to be cautious about disease carrying mosquitoes during the upcoming peak breeding period from October to January, with adult mosquitos expected to be flying from Friday as part of an anticipated spike in numbers this year.
CLP scraps Aboriginal Art Gallery for Alice Springs after picking fight with Feds
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has scrapped nearly a decade-long plan to build the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Gallery of Australia in Alice Springs following an unusual fight with the Federal Government, but no savings are expected to be found after Treasurer Bill Yan indicated the NT Government’s contribution would still be spent on something in the town.
Alice Springs dad wins $25m lotto jackpot
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.