Recent suspected dog poisoning incidents in the northern suburbs has led the NT Government to issue a warning to pet owners to be vigilant to protect their pooches.
‘It diminishes confidence’: NT EPA chair’s undisclosed perceived conflict of interest with gas lobbyist firm raised
An MLA, a national integrity body and the Environment Centre are calling for action to be taken against the head of the NT Environment Protection Authority after it was revealed on Friday that he did not disclose a perceived conflict of interest he had by working for a lobbyist firm that did work for the co-owner of the Darwin Liquified Natural Gas plant, the gas plant he made key decisions about after it was found to be leaking methane.
Mayoral how-to-vote card scandal intensifies as Styles fires legal letter at Amye Un
Newly-elected Darwin Lord Mayor Peter Styles has sent defeated candidate Amye Un a cease and desist legal letter, attempting to publicly silence her on questionable legal grounds over her allegation he and his election team were involved in the production and distribution of fraudulent how-to-vote cards during the mayoral election, which is currently under investigation by the NT Police.
SunCable shifts focus to powering data centres with AAPowerLink project
SunCable has shifted its focus to supplying renewable energy to Australian data centres through its Australia-Asia Power Link solar and battery initiative, which the company said was in response to the growing demand for renewable solutions for energy-intensive data centres and will occur before exporting the power overseas.
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price dumped from Liberal frontbench after week of turmoil
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been sacked from the Liberal frontbench after refusing to publicly support Sussan Ley’s leadership amid an ongoing dispute over comments she made last week about the Albanese Government prioritising migrants from India because they support Labor.
Larrakia elder sacked from Australia Day Council as part of CLP’s ‘childish strategy’
Larrakia traditional owner Richard Fejo says he was sacked from his role as chair of the Australia Day Council NT by Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro this week after criticising the CLP Government, a move he says is part of a “childish strategy” by the government to silence dissenting voices.
Alice Springs traffic blitz leads to drug driving, hooning charges
More than 2100 alcohol and drug road tests were administered in Alice Springs over the past week as part of an extensive police traffic blitz during the Red Centre Nats weekend that resulted in dozens of traffic charges, 160 speeding fines issued and five vehicles seized for hooning offences, NT Police said.
Chief Minister off to Japan while cost and length of trip not disclosed
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro is on her way to Japan today to discuss the Territory’s “strategic and economic partnerships with Japan”, which it appears will focus on gas and mining with private companies, while details of who in the Japanese Government she is meeting with to directly discuss increasing the presence of Japanese forces in the NT was not disclosed.
Virtual reality Territory for hospital patients
Hospital patients will soon be able to experience Kakadu and Litchfield national parks as part of a 360-degree virtual reality experience from the Holiday from Hospital program created by the Chimera Legacy Foundation.
‘Integrity crisis’: Govt’s motive for new integrity body questioned amid lack of public consultation, hasty review
The Finocchiaro CLP Government’s rush to merge the NT’s anti-corruption watchdog into a new ‘super’ Integrity and Ethics Commission with other statutory bodies – following a secretive review with no public consultation – has raised concerns from national integrity experts and crossbench MLAs, who are all questioning the government’s motives for restructuring its integrity systems now.
No Kon-cede: Vatskalis refuses to accept Darwin mayoral election loss
Kon Vatskalis has dug his heels in following the NT Electoral Commission declaring Peter Styles the next Lord Mayor of Darwin on Saturday, writing on social media Sunday morning that he “will not accept the result as real and/or fair” while questions remain over alleged electoral fraud involving fake how-to-vote cards delivered to polling centres by Mr Styles’s wife.
New Palmerston special education secondary school announced
A new 220-student special education secondary school will be built in Palmerston at a cost of $110 million, the Finocchiaro Government has announced.