A woman who broke into an Alice Springs house and pulled the resident from his wheelchair while robbing him, is still on the run, NT Police said.
‘Absolutely, he was a Nazi’: Chief Minister points finger back at Police Minister for spreading Nazi misinformation
Chief Minister Eva Lawler spent yet another day defending her Police Minister and his apparent denial of Nazism, this time in front of federal Labor ministers, while also committing to continue to block the ICAC from investigating alleged corruption in Cabinet and defending herself against the CFMEU’s claims that her “poor leadership” has led to the party “dying on the vine”.
Feds kick in $840m for NT rare earths project
The Federal Government has pledged up to $840 million in loans and grants for a combined rare earths mine and refinery facility north of Alice Springs to be run by mineral exploration company Arafura, which the Federal Resources Minister said was “not corporate welfare” but rather an investment to create local jobs and “compete on the world stage” in rare earths.
ICAC admits investigations moving at ‘glacial pace’, says Cabinet continues to hinder corruption probes
The Labor Government has blocked the ICAC from accessing Cabinet documents at least five times over the last two years despite concerns the ministers had been misled and that misconduct had transpired, a new report shows, which also highlighted that other matters involving criminal conduct had been referred to the NT Police six times this financial year.
Governments pledge $1B increase in school funding to achieve bare minimum of literacy and numeracy
The federal and NT governments have agreed to “fully fund” all Territory public schools but not until 2029, increasing spending from 2025 to eventually meet nationally agreed funding levels, with the Australian Education Union saying while it welcomed the money, the funding was aimed at getting children to the bare minimum of literacy and numeracy levels.
Casuarina security guard hit with stolen bottle of booze, woman threatened with star picket in carpark
Police are searching for four females who allegedly stole liquor from a bottle shop at Casuarina Tuesday evening and threw a bottle at a security guard, as well as two males who allegedly stole a woman’s car after threatening her with a star picket in a Casuarina carpark.
Lawler faces more criticism for keeping Potter in Cabinet, claims everyone racist but nuns
Chief Minister Eva Lawler spent another day defending her “idiot” Veterans’ Affairs and Police Minister Brent Potter, casting aspersions on the integrity of everyone in Parliament, after cutting press conferences short on consecutive days amid questions over why he remains in Cabinet after his racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and misogynistic social media posts were made public.
PM pledges Feds will be ‘very much hands on’ to ensure $4 billion remote housing funds spent correctly by NTG
A new $4 billion joint remote housing program between the federal and territory governments, which aims to build 270 new homes annually in remote NT communities over the next 10 years, will involve the Federal Labor Government getting “very much hands-on” to ensure the NT Government meets its targets, the Prime Minister has said.
School classroom ransacked in break-in
Offenders who broke into and ransacked a Katherine school classroom are still on the run, NT Police said.
Casuarina pool scheduled to open mid-year
The new Casuarina pool will be open in the middle of the year, Darwin Council Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis has said.
One arrested after allegedly using firearm to enter Bellamack home
One person is in custody after an aggravated robbery in Bellamack overnight that involved two men allegedly using a firearm to shoot open a door at a home on Eucharia Street, NT Police said.
‘I do not accept your apology’: Former Darwin RSL VP calls for Potter to resign as Veterans’ Affairs Minister
A former Darwin RSL vice-president says Brent Potter needs to resign as Veterans’ Affairs Minister following his blame-shifting apology for racist Facebook posts, with the veteran stating in a scathing letter to the Minister that “racism, bigotry and sexism is not the Australian way” and that “being an idiot does not excuse your actions”.