A large fight erupted in the Casuarina Centrelink offices on Monday afternoon, NT Police said, which witnesses said was so bad children and staff were forced to hide in a saferoom, with at least one man in his 20s suffering “blunt force injuries to his head”.
An independent investigation that found a former NT Supreme Court judge sexually harassed a former female associate, including suggesting they “share a bed”, was rejected by the NT Government, which moved to get the Anti-Discrimination Commission to drop the matter, a legal firm representing the associate said.
The Northern Territory will host the largest Exercise Talisman Sabre from Sunday July 13 to August 4, with over 30,000 military personnel from 19 nations participating in war games throughout the region.
The 2025 Darwin Fringe Festival will begin on Friday, July 11, running until Sunday, July 20, featuring more than 400 artists and over 80 events to be held across 24 venues in Darwin, with a focus still on local talent, organisers said.
A surprise ‘code yellow’ has been called for the Royal Darwin and Palmerston Regional hospitals amid “capacity challenges”, just weeks after Health Minister Steve Edgington said there was no need to make emergency capacity orders because his department was effectively managing patient flows.
A tender has opened for upgrading Kubara and Maguk roads in Kakadu National Park, the first works in the promised $70 million in federal government spending on roads in the park announced in 2019.
A 23-year-old man was arrested by the NT Police Monday night after testing positive for drug use following a pedestrian strike in Katherine East, police said, while a 14-year-old was arrested in connection to an axe robbery at a Katherine home last week.
Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has found former NT Police constable Zach Rolfe “was racist and worked in and benefitted from an organisation with the hallmarks of institutional racism”, which she said may have contributed to the “avoidable” shooting death of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker.
The Health Department and the Health Minister will not comment on allegations a health practitioner under investigation by NT Police for alleged multiple rapes has been allowed to return to work, while police have refused to confirm the investigation and the industry regulator has claimed it can’t comment on whether a complaint has been filed against the practitioner.
A 24-year-old male was arrested by the NT Police Sunday afternoon in relation to a hit-and-run incident in the Darwin CBD overnight Saturday, in which a 50-year-old man was struck by a blue Toyota Hilux dual-cab vehicle while crossing Mitchell Street that saw him thrown through the air and into a parked car before landing on the road, police said.
The Health Department is allowing a health practitioner under investigation by NT Police for alleged multiple rapes to return to work, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has said, raising safety concerns for staff.
NT Police are investigating a break-in at a government armoury in Katherine, where a quantity of ammunition was allegedly stolen from the facility located in an industrial area in Katherine East.
