Darwin will host the 10th World Archaeological Congress this month, with thousands of delegates coming from more than 70 countries, the organisers have said.
Three deaths on Territory roads over weekend
Three people were killed in two separate crashes on Saturday, NT Police said, including one crash near Beswick that involved four occupants of a single vehicle, resulting in the death of a 14-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man.
Corrections overtime bill to exceed $20 million this financial year
NT Corrections has revealed overtime costs are expected to exceed $20 million this year due to surges in the prisoner population and staff shortages in all Territory prisons.
‘He has not resigned’: CLP inexplicably keeping Kirkman on payroll
Disgraced senior bureaucrat Andrew Kirkman is still on the government payroll nearly two months after departing his chief executive position, the CLP revealed at Budget Estimates hearings, but how and why remains a mystery.
Opinion: The Failed State Part V – An urgent need for reform
An environment conducive to corruption and undermining the rule of law has been created in the Northern Territory, with serious reforms needed to stop it from accelerating further, but our current Chief Minister and government have demonstrated an inability to grapple with such essential tasks needed for the benefit of everyone, writes Dr Don Fuller.
Major Crime Squad refers death of St John Ambulance patient to Coroner
EXCLUSIVE: The death of a man who was treated by St John Ambulance in 2021 has recently been investigated by the NT Police Major Crime Squad, including allegations the patient’s records were altered to cover up treatment failures, with the matter now referred back to the Coroner, the NT Independent can reveal.
‘Cop it in the eye’: Chief Minister’s adviser’s pepper spray ‘revenge fantasy’ revealed
The Chief Minister’s $400,000-a-year chief of staff Alex Bruce publicly boasted last year that he wanted to see “some mongrels” cop pepper spray to the eyes and wanted to post it to social media, raising questions about how the CLP developed its “dangerous” policy to arm the public with OC spray, while the police association says it’s concerned its officers could also be injured.
Another sex assault of sleeping woman at home prompts warning from police
UPDATED: NT Police are warning the public to “remain vigilant” following the second reported case of a woman sexually assaulted while she slept by an unknown intruder, with the most recent incident involving a woman waking up to a man in a balaclava with his hand over her mouth on Wednesday night.
Police seek information following series of incidents in Wadeye
The NT Police are appealing to the public for information following three incidents in Wadeye on Sunday, including a vehicle swerving at police and a man throwing projectiles at officers on their own compound.
Woman sexually assaulted while she slept in northern suburbs home
A Parap woman woke to find a naked male “indecently assaulting” her at her home on Tuesday night, NT Police said, with the perpetrator still on the run.
‘Crime panic’: CLP’s plan to allow public to buy pepper spray for ‘personal safety’ heavily criticised
UPDATED: The Finocchiaro CLP Government is considering arming the public with pepper spray as of September 1, which it says will improve personal safety amid a 12-month “controlled trial” that the Chief Minister teased on social media yesterday as “something new” to help Territorians, but critics argue it’s “a bad idea” that won’t fix violence.
NT Police officer charged with two counts of rape
A Territory police officer has been arrested in Alice Springs and charged with two counts of rape in relation to alleged sexual assaults that occurred in 2024, NT Police said.