NT Police have warned the public not to approach a man they believe breached his bail, but failed to tell the public he had previously served time for killing a man in a remote community.
New grog laws brought in on ‘urgency’ after massive delays
The Fyles Government has introduced “tough” new alcohol laws in Parliament to be passed on urgency, that will see Darwin bottle shops prevented from opening until noon on weekdays, security guards armed with capsicum spray and the banned drinker register expanded, amongst other changes, which the Opposition said should have been done sooner.
Minister still considering youth workers on street 24-hours a day in Alice Springs
Territory Families Minister Ngaree Ah Kit says she will be “looking very closely” at having youth workers on the streets of Alice Springs 24-hours-a-day, something the Police Minister said two weeks ago would definitely happen.
Federal Labor Senator hosts Indigenous protest of NT Labor water plan
Northern Territory traditional owners presented a hand-painted map of the Roper River to Federal Parliament along with a petition on Tuesday – with the group hosted by NT Labor Senator Malarndirri McCarthy – as part of a campaign to protect the river and oppose the Fyles Government’s recently released water plan that manipulated the data used to underpin it.
Stolen 4WD crashes into stationary car with baby inside
An unidentified offender is on the run after stealing a 4WD and colliding it with a stationary car occupied by a woman and a one-year-old girl, NT Police said.
Man charged over driving at woman, ramming house
A man who allegedly drove his vehicle at a woman before crashing into the house behind her has been charged with recklessly endangering serious harm, and being armed with an offensive weapon, NT Police said.
Groote Eylandt’s GEMCO mine broken into again: Sources
The GEMCO mine on Groote Eylandt has been broken into for a third time in less than two months, sources have said.
‘Unelectable’: Labor’s support plummets, CLP riding high; new poll shows
Territory Labor’s support has plummeted to new lows that would see it lose power if the election were held today, a new independent poll shows, with only 19.7 per cent of Territorians polled saying they would support the scandal-plagued Fyles Government.
‘It is one the saddest things to watch’: Kids on the street at night, joy riding, and ram raiding in Alice Springs
Young offenders are still on the run after throwing rocks at police following a ram raid of an Alice Springs service station, NT Police said, which followed the arrest of eight children aged between 11 and 13 for stealing a car, while a prominent businessman says the town is in a similar situation to last year, despite the Fyles Government’s summer crime reduction ‘plan’.
Traditional owners seek ‘$225m’ compensation over mine
The Northern Land Council has laid out its final submissions in a “$225 million” compensation claim against the NT government on behalf of the Gudanji, Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Marra peoples over the expansion of the McArthur River Mine, the media has reported.
Fyles failed to publicly disclose another conflict of interest: MLA
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles failed to publicly disclose on her parliamentary register a potential conflict of interest involving her husband working for a major health provider that has reportedly been paid more than a quarter of a billion dollars by the NT Government, an independent MLA says.
Man who tried to stop servo break-in hit with axe
A man who tried to intervene in a service station break-in was hit with an axe after having fled to his car, while two men have been arrested over the assault and the burglary in Nightcliff on Thursday afternoon, NT Police said.