Police are investigating after an unmarked police vehicle collided with the rear of a motorcycle in Palmerston on Monday morning, sending the motorcyclist to hospital, while an officer was subjected to a breathalyser, NT Police said.
Plans to repurpose vacant commercial buildings in CBD into hostels, student housing moving ahead
A government-backed initiative that aims to get vacant commercial buildings in the Darwin CBD repurposed for student accommodation or to serve as hostels, has been given a two-year timeframe by the CLP Government, but it remains unclear how popular the plan is with local developers and landowners.
Connolly breaks silence on social media comments as Opposition calls for review of appointment
The NT Opposition has called for the appointment of David Connolly as the next Administrator to be “put on hold and reviewed”, writing to the Governor-General over the weekend to seek “further advice” following revelations of his offensive social media comments, while Mr Connolly issued a statement on Monday claiming that he did not mean to “cause offence”, but stopped short of apologising to Indigenous Territorians for his repeated online ridicule.
CLP Govt continue to hide cost of Corrections master plan
The Finocchiaro Government has spent $8.1 million converting part of Holtze Prison into a standalone women’s section, but has still not disclosed the overall cost of its five-year prison master plan, as inmate numbers continue to rise to just 50 prisoners below the capacity the government said it would be able to house by 2028.
Excavator incident injures worker at new civic centre construction site
NT WorkSafe has issued a safety alert following an incident at the Darwin Civic Centre construction site, where an excavator bucket injured a 50-year-old worker last week, while the City and contractor DCOH said they are cooperating with authorities.
NT Health failed to meet critical hospital KPIs, remote clinics also struggling new data shows
Severe performance failures in the NT’s healthcare system have been labelled “deeply disappointing”, with the failure to meet national service delivery targets raising serious concerns about the state of healthcare in the Territory.
Two men arrested with more than $250k worth of stolen goods
Two men have been arrested at an industrial yard in Woolner for their alleged role in dozens of thefts and burglaries across the Darwin and Palmerston region since last November, with NT Police recovering “a large quantity” of stolen property they want to reunite with owners. SEE THE PICTURES
School attendance rates dropped in 2025
Attendance rates at Northern Territory schools in 2025 dropped by half a per cent on 2024 despite the introduction of truancy officers in November of that year. Education Minister Jo Hersey said today she was doubling down on her government’s plan to get kids to school and hold parents accountable for non-attendance, but did not directly reference the marginal decline.
Police seize $140k worth of cannabis sent to remote community by boat
Nearly a kilogram and a half of cannabis was seized from a property in Galiwinku on Wednesday after a tip-off that the marijuana arrived in town by boat, NT Police said.
Chief Minister rejects Territorians paying for gun buyback
The Finocchiaro Government does not support Territorians paying for a gun buyback scheme and has rejected any centrally imposed policy mandate about firearms ownership, but the Albanese Government is planning to introduce legislation under which states and territories can use a background and identity check system based on federal criminal agency intelligence before someone is issued with a gun licence.
Man charged with threatening a woman
A 33-year-old man has been charged over alleged domestic violence against a woman, and traffic and drug offences committed in Darwin on Sunday, including making a threat to “burn or explode”, NT Police said.
Four teens charged over Tennant Creek break-ins
Two 14-year-olds, a 15-year-old, and a 16-year-old have been charged with aggravated burglary and other charges relating to alleged property offending in Tennant Creek over the last two weeks, while extra officers have been sent to the town for an unspecified period of time, NT Police said.