The Barkly Regional Council acting chief executive officer has left the job without notice, the council has said, in the latest leadership change at the troubled council.
Pepper spray for bus security, wands for police as Fyles Govt’s crime crackdown measures take effect
Transit safety officers have now been trained to utilise capsicum spray on buses seven months after the Fyles Government first announced the plan, that it claims will be used as a “last resort” to keep the public safe, while the Opposition says arming frontline workers with weapons is no substitute for stronger laws.
Group of youths assault security guard, kicking and spitting in his face: Police
Three youths have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a security guard at Casuarina Square on Monday afternoon, while using hammers to smash the centre’s security offices, with police calling for the public’s assistance to identify other youths involved in the incident.
Man charged over indecently assaulting a woman and two children: Police
A man in a remote community has been charged after allegedly breaking into a house and indecently assaulting two children, and then breaking into another house and indecently assaulting a woman, NT Police said.
‘Multiple’ children believed to have died in crash as police continue to identify victims
NT Police are still trying to determine the identities of six people killed in a crash between a 4WD and a road train near Pine Creek on Friday, with up to four of those in the car believed to be children, Police Commissioner Michael Murphy said.
Proposed 69-unit rental facility for seniors delayed by govt bureaucracy: COTA NT
A proposed multi-storey apartment complex for Territory seniors may not go ahead without government support, Council of the Ageing NT says, amid high costs for a rezoning application before a proper development application can be heard.
Person treated in hospital for serious eye injury after being hit with stick: Police
A person has a serious eye injury after being hit with a stick thrown by one of a group of three youths inside a northern suburbs service station, NT Police said.
Two workers injured, remote mine site went into lockdown after break-in by group
A remote Territory mine site went into lockdown after two workers were injured following a group of unknown people breaking-in on Saturday morning, the company had said.
Recreational fishing groups call for commercial barramundi quotas, licence buybacks
The continued sustainability and prosperity of the Territory’s estimated $270 million recreational fishing and tourism sector is dependent on catch quotas and licence buybacks being introduced, along with gillnets being phased out, the Amateur Fishermen’s Association of the Northern Territory has said.
NT WorkSafe drops charges against Theofilos Kalidonis
NT WorkSafe has dropped industrial manslaughter charges and lesser charges against Theofilos Kalidonis, director of Kalidonis NT Pty Ltd, three years after a workplace fatality in Maningrida.
Clown Town activated: ‘Cream pie’ t-shirts hit the market, real estate agent banned by Parliament
The fallout from a real estate agent allegedly hitting the Chief Minister in the face with a cream-filled crepe appears to have reached peak madness, with Suzi Milgate now banned by NT Parliament amid claims of “terrorist” behaviour and the makers of CU in the NT t-shirts issuing a limited edition “cream pie” shirt to commemorate the assault.
NT Government refuses to settle back pay of at least 2,000 public servants: Union
Roughly 2,000 public servants are still in a state of uncertainty after the NT Government continues to stall on approving the funds for their backpay despite an agreement having been settled with the workers, the union representing the workers says.