A man is on the run after breaking into an Alice Springs house and threatening an elderly woman while robbing her, NT Police said.
Man stabbed in head, neck and chest in shopping centre attack
A man was stabbed with a knife in the head, neck and chest by a stranger during an argument in a Casuarina shopping centre car park over damage to the alleged offender’s car, NT Police said.
Auditor-General refuses to sign off on Batchelor Institute financials for second year running
The NT Auditor-General has refused to sign off on the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Education’s financial report for the second year in a row, citing previous failings that have not been corrected, including unsubstantiated student numbers used to access Federal and Territory funding.
Two new health facilities pledged to ease pressure on health system as part of Budget 2024 cash splash
Two “crucial” health projects in Palmerston and Borroloola worth a combined $32 million are being fast-tracked to ease hospital pressures, the Chief Minister has committed as part of another pre-Budget announcement, which the Opposition says is pouring more money into a “broken system”.
PM says time to drop political ideology if Alice Springs to be fixed
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised the Lawler Government’s recent youth curfew in Alice Springs and his own directive to the government last year to reinstate grog bans in remote communities, saying during his visit today that those measures worked and “we need to not be ideological about this”.
Not so Bonza: Airline goes into administration five months after starting NT routes
Airline Bonza has stopped all flights as it works out if it can survive as a business, the company has said, which follows the airline being promised an undisclosed amount of Territory taxpayer money in September to fly to Darwin and Alice Springs.
Urban Rampage claims ASIC breached Racial Discrimination Act by permanently suspending Centrepay
Urban Rampage says it will appeal the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s decision to permanently ban its stores from selling goods on credit using Centrepay.
Prime Minister back in Alice Springs
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Alice Springs, stating he is in town to see “the progress that is being made here” after announcing $250 million in federal cash last year during crime crisis meetings.
Man allegedly pushed off balcony in Darwin City
A 46-year-old man suffered serious injuries after he was allegedly pushed from a second-floor balcony at a Smith Street residence on Sunday afternoon, police said.
NT posted highest rate of interstate migration loss last year, 2030 population target unlikely
More people left the NT last financial year than arrived, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show, with 17,390 people departing, compared to 14,120 who moved to the jurisdiction, which led to a net loss of 3,270 persons to other states and territories, raising doubts the population target of 300,000 will be reached by 2030.
Calls for NT Government to release road deaths data as sharp increase recorded
The NT Government’s initiatives to reduce deaths on Territory roads are not working, the Automobile Association of the Northern Territory says, calling for the disclosure of data about road quality, the causes of fatal crashes and the effectiveness of police activities to better protect drivers as the death count continues to rise.
Woman stabbed in Alice Springs altercation
A 32-year-old woman is in hospital with serious injuries after she was allegedly stabbed by another woman, NT Police said, in what they are calling a domestic violence incident.