Gunlom Falls in Kakadu National Park has reopened. The iconic attraction was closed in 2019 after Parks Australia built a walkway near a sacred site for which it was fined $200,000 last year.
Hyperbaric chamber operator demands unpaid entitlements
The former operator of Royal Darwin Hospital’s hyperbaric chamber has sent a letter to the NT government seeking $53,000 in entitlements he says were not paid by Hyperbaric Health, the previous contractor, a company run by the husband of the current operator.
NTCAT upholds apartment approval in The Gardens
Construction of the Elysium Green apartment complex in The Gardens has been enabled after the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled in favour of the developer Kalhmera, the NT News has reported.
Mines Department says Empire Energy gas well met regulations
The Mines and Energy Department said Empire Energy’s gas well that was the subject of a legal briefing to the environment minister recommending prosecution or potential prosecution for breaches was built in compliance with regulations but the department won’t say exactly what was alleged to have occurred or how the situation went from legal advice to a minister to a finding that regulations were not breached.
Syphilis management team to deal with spread increased cases
NT Health has created a syphilis incident management team to address the rising number of infections and the acting chief health officer Dr Paul Burgess has called on Territorians to get tested.
$197m sealing of 150km of Tanami Road completed
A 150km section of the Tanami Road from Yuendumu to the west of Chilla Well has now been sealed at a cost of $197 million, the Finocchiaro Government has said.
Govt. spends $7.5m buying land to expand Litchfield National Park
The Finocchiaro Government has spent $7.5 million buying 30,000-hectares to expand Litchfield National Park by 20 per cent, which will include a hunting reserve of an unspecified size, but the Chief Minister has said there has been no planning about how much it will cost the taxpayer to develop or manage the area.
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NAAJA needs to ‘wake up’ and take action amid ‘broken’ NT justice system: Barrister
The legal agency defending Indigenous Territorians needs to “wake up” and start taking action amid the NT’s broken justice system that is long past crisis point, a prominent local barrister has said, while crime continues to soar with a system that cannot manage the strain.
Police ‘unintentionally’ struck DV suspect with unmarked car before tasering him
A 30-year-old domestic violence suspect in Alice Springs was “unintentionally” hit by an unmarked police car Wednesday night after allegedly assaulting a woman and bystander, while later being tasered after escaping custody at the hospital where he was being assessed, NT Police said.
$500k reward offered to locate Peter Falconio’s body amid killer’s sickness
A new $500,000 reward has been announced for information leading to the location of the remains of murdered backpacker Peter Falconio, NT Police have said, a day after reports that his killer Bradley John Murdoch is close to death.
Mines Department decided Empire Energy did not breach Petroleum Act with well site issue
A government briefing recommending potential prosecution against Empire Energy for breaching the company’s environmental management plan concerning a gas well in the Beetaloo Basin was suddenly dropped, the Environment Department’s chief executive has said, after an unnamed person in the Mining and Energy Department decided there was no breach of the Petroleum Act.