A Tennant Creek man has been charged with causing serious harm for allegedly stabbing a man while he slept in a house on Friday night, NT Police said.
Ram raid, supermarket ransacked, attempted bank robbery in Tennant Creek
Three teenagers have been charged after allegedly ram raiding the Sporties Club in Tennant Creek early Saturday morning, while police are also investigating a supermarket break-in, an attempted bank robbery, and another business burglary in the town’s main street on Sunday, NT Police said.
‘Loaded-up party budget’: Extra $1m to ‘support’ Administrator; another $2m for exclusive events
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has inexplicably chosen “canapes over cost-of-living relief” for Territorians in last week’s budget, critics say, after directing an additional $1 million to controversial Administrator David Connolly’s office and a further $2 million it didn’t have last year to Protocol NT – the body that organises official government functions and special invite-only events.
Swastika tattoo charge laid after five-month investigation
NT Police spent five months looking for a man with a swastika tattoo on his leg and have now charged him over the alleged offensive ink, but have not laid drug charges after he was allegedly found with “items indicative of drug supply”.
CLP MLA sacked staffer for refusing to ‘falsify’ constituent details in secret party database: Fair Work submission
One of CLP backbencher Clinton Howe’s former electorate officers has filed an unfair dismissal application with the Fair Work Commission stating she was fired because she refused to “falsify electorate information” in a database that secretly stores personal information about constituents for the Country Liberal Party and was subjected to bullying and “unreasonable” micromanaging in the office.
Alice Springs council proposes rating model shake-up alongside rate rise
Alice Springs Town Council has released its draft 2026/27 Municipal Plan and a new four-year Strategic Plan, proposing a 4.7 per cent average rate increase alongside a $22.6 million capital works program which includes $8.9 million on Todd Street Mall upgrades and for the new library.
WWII munitions discovered after joint investigation into alleged $1.3m theft
A 52-year-old Livingstone man accused of stealing $1.33 million worth of plant, equipment and building materials, including World War II munitions, hand grenades, rocket components and warheads, has been arrested, NT Police said.
Another NTG department cited for failure to declare conflicts in hiring and promotion practices
An ICAC review into the hiring and promotion practices of an NT Government department that commenced the same month its chief executive was controversially appointed has revealed “several recurring gaps…that present improper conduct risks” with recruitment, including that conflicts of interest were not adequately managed, that applicants’ qualifications were inconsistently verified, and that advertised positions took on average 67 days to fill.
Funding to Legal Aid NT shrunk this year despite Attorney-General’s claims of increased funding
The Finocchiaro CLP Government cut funding to Legal Aid NT by more than $3.2 million this financial year, the director of the organisation has finally revealed, which appears to directly refute repeated claims by Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby that funding increased, while more service cuts are expected.
NT homebuilding collapse exposed in new report
The number of new home builds in the Territory plummeted last year to near-record lows, a new report has found, with the NT delivering 69 per cent fewer homes than required with only 449 homes delivered last year.
Three department staffers stood down over child protection failures before disappearance of Kumanjayi Little Baby
Three Department of Children and Families staffers have been stood down following a report in The Australian Tuesday night that revealed five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby had been the subject of six child protection reports since mid-March and was living in a “dangerous environment” with no action having been taken by the department.
AMA NT slams ‘smoke and mirrors’ Territory health budget
The latest health budget has been labelled “disappointing” by the Australian Medical Association NT, which warned headline funding increases mask cuts to primary care, remote care, mental health and disease prevention, adding the Finocchiaro CLP Government needs to recognise the health system is in crisis.