The attempted duffing of up to 300 head of cattle from a Central Australian cattle station involving two road trains is under investigation, NT Police said.
Chief Minister dodges media following heated police association conference
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro fled the NT Police Association annual conference Friday morning after delivering a “tone deaf” speech and facing criticism, refusing to talk to police union delegates and the media, despite her office earlier stating she would make time to answer questions following the conference speeches.
Council election court battle leads to City of Darwin ditching fines against candidates
The City of Darwin has agreed to cease fining council candidates and their volunteers $200 for campaigning outside of early polling centres, after independent candidates took the city to court seeking an immediate injunction on the “unfair” restrictions.
NT pharmacists stopped from taking industrial action: Union
UPDATE: The Northern Territory Government has successfully prevented Friday’s planned industrial action by hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, following an after-hours application for an injunction.
Six teens abscond from separate Alice Springs youth facilities
Five youths and an 18-year-old fled from different facilities in Alice Springs on Wednesday night, after removing their electronic monitoring devices, the NT Police said, with all still on the run, except for one 17-year-old who was arrested this morning.
Darwin hosts inaugural Top End ‘Veteran Games’
Roberston Barracks will open to the public on Friday for the first Veteran Games competition held in Darwin, that will see over 200 veterans, active service members and spectators converge for the “high-energy competition” that aims to celebrate teamwork, resilience and mateship.
Public pepper spray trial not ready to roll out, police union says
The Finocchiaro CLP Government is not ready to roll out its plan to allow the public to purchase pepper spray next month, the union representing the Territory’s police officers has warned, raising unaddressed concerns over the lack of mandatory training for safe usage, vague legal thresholds for its use that will cause police an increased workload to investigate, and the lack of a “real-time database” to ensure criminals are not buying the spray.
Pedestrian suffers ‘serious head wound’ after hit by car in Katherine
NT Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a pedestrian strike in Katherine that left a 20-year-old man unconscious on Riverbank Road on Wednesday night and are calling for witnesses.
Three youths allegedly assaulted senior in street, threatened mum with kids in car: Police
Three youths, including a 12-year-old boy, have been arrested and are facing charges after allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old woman in the Darwin CBD Wednesday morning, before allegedly threatening a mum with her three children at a Karama school car park later in the morning, NT Police said.
Kiwi cops ‘flocking’ to the Territory after generous pay offer, perks
Nearly 40 Kiwi police officers have left their jobs to move to the Northern Territory this year following an international recruitment drive, New Zealand media reported, with the pay offers and perks so generous the New Zealand police admitted it “can’t compete”.
ICAC changes corruption reporting guidelines for public servants
Acting Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Greg Shanahan has ordered changes to the way public servants file corruption reports to his office, but has refused to say if the new directions are the result of referrals dropping substantially since he took the helm last December.
CLP’s pepper spray community oversight group struck ahead of Sept 1 trial
The CLP is moving ahead with its controversial plan to allow Territorians to purchase pepper spray by setting up its community oversight body to oversee the trial that includes victims of crime, a public servant who worked for a former CLP chief minister, and local business people, but nobody with a legal background, which follows the Queensland LNP Government recently rejecting the OC spray idea as dangerous to the public due to “potential misuse and unintended harm”.