Mining firm OM Manganese has been fined $487,500 by the Darwin Local Court after being convicted for breaching the Work Health and Safety Act resulting in the death of a mine worker at its Bootu Creek mine site near Tennant Creek four years ago.
Woman assaulted in Katherine Central Shopping Centre
Five female youths assaulted a woman in Katherine Central Shopping Centre, then stole her phone, NT Police said.
‘It was painful’: Barkly Mayor lied about child in video, boy’s family says
EXCLUSIVE: The family of the boy Barkly Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin was videoed pinning to the ground while another man threatened to kill him have refuted the Mayor’s claims he undertook restorative justice with them and are “angry” about other “lies” he has told the public about the child and the family, the NT Independent can reveal.
Three youths, including 8-year-old, busted stealing knives and crossbows
One teen is facing charges after police allege he and two other males, aged 8 and 10, broke into a camping store at Casuarina and stole knives, crossbows and other weapons.
Coroner gags media from reporting criticism of her handling of Walker inquest, calls for recusal
UPDATED: Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has prohibited media from reporting the details of an application made by former police officer Zach Rolfe that calls for her to recuse herself from the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker on the grounds of “apprehended bias”.
Former courts media liaison charged with disclosing confidential information
A former NT courts media liaison has appeared in Darwin Local Court charged with disclosing confidential information and publishing the name of a protected child while in the role.
Alice Springs Council, Power and Water Corp argue over responsibility of Gap Road’s streetlight upgrades
The Territory’s Power and Water Corporation and Alice Springs Council are pointing fingers at who should shoulder the cost for the urgent streetlights upgrade on the notorious Gap Road – a hot spot for many traffic fatalities – with no resolution in sight.
CLP goes back to the Stone-age with ‘new’ party president
The Country Liberal Party has elected former chief minister Shane Stone as its president at a conference in Darwin over the weekend, with two men – including a former election loser – named as the party’s Palmerston candidates for next year’s general election.
Special council meeting for Barkly Mayor to explain his actions cancelled
A special meeting of the Barkly Regional Council organised to offer Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin a chance to explain himself over a video depicting him sitting on a child while another man yelled at the boy, threatened to kill him, and forced his head down with a boot, has been cancelled due to “legal advice”.
Woman killed by falling tree branch in Darwin botanic gardens
UPDATED: A woman has been killed by a “large branch” that reportedly fell from a Mahogany tree in the George Brown Botanic Gardens in Darwin on Sunday afternoon, NT Police said, while a man remains in hospital after suffering serious injuries.
Mayor refuses to stand down while police investigate video, blames youth crime ‘epidemic’ for his actions
A defiant Jeffrey McLaughlin has refused to resign as Mayor of the Barkly Regional Council while police investigate a video that shows him holding an Indigenous child to the ground as another man threatens to kill the boy, blaming the Fyles Government’s “youth crime epidemic” for his actions that have been denounced by federal agencies as “excessive violence”.
‘Excessive violence’: National Children’s Commissioner calls for probe into video of Barkly Mayor as second video emerges
EXCLUSIVE: National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has called for a thorough investigation into a “distressing” video showing Barkly Regional Council Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin sitting on an Indigenous child while another man threatens to kill him, which comes as a second video of the incident has emerged.