Jetstar will temporarily suspend its Darwin to Gold Coast service from May to October as part of Qantas Group’s cost-cutting measures due to rising global jet fuel prices driven by the Middle East conflict.
CLP reiterates zero tolerance policy amid increase in school violence
The CLP Government has launched a “reinvigorated” framework for school conduct it says will address an increase in assaults on students this school year.
Ex-traffic top cop avoids conviction for telling son to leave crash following positive breath test
A former “distinguished” senior traffic officer has been heavily fined but escaped conviction after instructing his son, who recorded a positive breath test, to drive away from a crash scene, enabling him to evade a drug test despite suspicions he was under the influence of drugs.
New private firm run by former top NT public servants raises ‘troubling concerns’
A private consultancy company started by one of the Territory’s most senior public servants has recently employed another senior bureaucrat, with both heavily involved in establishing the NT Government’s private investment attraction and gas regulation policies over the past five years, raising questions about the potential for confidential government information to be used for private gain.
National police medal awarded to officer who shared topless photo of distressed woman
A police officer who was not criminally investigated for sharing a photo of a half-naked, distressed Aboriginal woman with colleagues in a social media chat group was later recommended for a National Police Service Medal by former commissioner Michael Murphy for his “ethical and diligent service”.
Edged weapons used in two break-ins, nine arrested: police
Nine people have been arrested in Alice Springs after two separate incidents in which four males, including one armed with an edged weapon, broke into a house and five males, armed with edged weapons and metal poles, broke into a caravan, threatening residents and stealing car keys in both cases, NT Police said.
NT Government says it may act on 1940s legislation to ‘manage ongoing fuel crisis’
The Finocchiaro CLP Government says it may enforce existing legislation from 1949 called the Price Exploitation Prevention Act it says would force fuel retailers to disclose the full cost structure and price margins of its fuel or face jail and could be used to allow the government to set the price, a move that was described by the last CLP government as a rash decision.
Youths on the run after break-in attempt leaves man seriously injured
Up to four youths remain on the run after allegedly attempting to break into a home and assaulting a 50-year-old man, leaving him with a serious hand injury, NT Police said.
Corrections officers call off Darwin strike action
Planned industrial action at Darwin correctional facilities that was to see corrections officers walk off the job for 24 hours on Wednesday has been cancelled by the union representing officers the day before the action was set to occur, after the death in custody of a 26-year-old man at the Darwin Correctional Centre last Friday.
St John Ambulance’s critical failures exposed as triple zero calls ‘abandoned’ over weekend
St John Ambulance NT says a critical situation over the weekend led to nearly half of all emergency triple zero calls “abandoned” due to overwhelming demand, leaving 29 life-threatening emergencies unaddressed for up to five hours, with calls for the Health Minister to take urgent action to keep Territorians safe.
One dead, another wounded in Katherine stabbings
A man has been arrested after a 19-year-old died after being stabbed Katherine, and another man with a stab wound was flown to Darwin for treatment overnight, NT Police said.
Sharma court docs revealed: Coronial confession allegedly cost promotion to assistant commissioner
Former assistant police commissioner Sachin Sharma has alleged he was demoted by former police commissioner Michael Murphy partly because he told the truth to the coroner in a domestic violence inquiry about the status of his job, which has been denied by the defence in newly released court documents that current Police Commissioner Martin Dole attempted to keep from the public.