The Lawler Government has said it will implement “effort limits” for this year’s commercial barramundi season rather than impose catch quotas, but the fishing guides’ peak body said the policy allowed the commercial gillnet fishing industry to operate at higher-than-average levels in important recreational fishing areas and relied on an honesty system.

Reality television star Matt Wright has been charged by NT WorkSafe for allegedly interfering with a helicopter’s internal meters and falsifying flight records, in connection to the helicopter crash that killed Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson in February 2022.

Mining company Elmore, that operates the Peko magnetite project near Tennant Creek, has gone into administration after recently reporting it needed $5 million to sustain its operations.

The High Court has ruled in favour of native title holders, ordering mining giant Glencore to halt the expansion of port facilities on the Gulf of Carpentaria about 700 km southeast of Darwin.

Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation’s finances are being examined by order of the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, after the statutory body brought in an independent accounting firm to forensically audit the books.

Chief Minister Eva Lawler has ordered a review into the cause of Monday’s widespread power outage following gas pipeline owner APA indicating that a gas supply issue led to the disruption that affected 20,000 customers in Darwin, Palmerston and Katherine, while the Opposition accused the government of having no plan for future energy security.