The Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Education has settled a compensation claim made by its former chief financial officer but it has not disclosed how much they paid her after she took the institute to the Federal Court over her dismissal.

NT WorkSafe checking its jurisdiction over quad bike race crash
NT WorkSafe is inquiring if it is within its jurisdiction to investigate a crash at the Territory Quad Association’s Northern Territory ATV state titles at Hidden Valley on Sunday.

NT Police refer Newell complaint to Victoria Police, findings not expected to be made public
NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has attempted to quell calls for a public inquiry into allegations a senior detective perverted the course of justice in the Zach Rolfe murder investigation by referring the matter to Victoria Police for review, which an independent MLA said does not go far enough.

Mad Snake Cafe owner defeats Greens candidate in Darwin Council by-election
Mad Snake Cafe owner Sam Weston has been elected as the new Lyons Ward councillor after a tight by-election race that came down to preferences.

Send in the clowns: Harlem Globetrotters coming to Darwin
Territorians will be able to catch the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters in Darwin on June 24, next year, Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has announced.

Man arrested over fatal Darwin city stabbing: Police
A man has been arrested over the fatal stabbing in Darwin city on Saturday night, NT Police said.

Man stabbed in CBD street dies, suspect still on the run
A man who was stabbed in the stomach early Saturday morning on Cavenagh Street has died, NT Police said, while the suspect remains at large.

Student sent to hospital with head injuries after violent bus stop attack
NT Police were forced to confirm a report circulating on social media Friday morning that a student was bashed at a bus stop and hospitalised after suffering serious head injuries during the violent assault.

New US Air Force operations facility to be set up in Darwin next year; nothing to do with Fyles
The United States is planning to set up a US Air Force facility at the RAAF base in Darwin, according to a US government contracting document that was released in July and recently reported by a US-based defence and intelligence publication.

Man holds up two bottle shops, pulls weapon on security guards, punches officer: Police
A man has been arrested after threatening two different security guards in two different bottle shops with an “edged weapon” after stealing alcohol, before he punched an arresting officer in the stomach, while another man spat in the faces of two officers after being arrested after stealing a car, NT Police said.
Calls for public inquiry mount as NT Police backflip on investigating criminal complaint against senior detective
A criminal complaint alleging a senior NT Police detective perverted the course of justice during the investigation of former constable Zach Rolfe for murder will now be investigated by the NT Police – the agency has claimed – after first shutting the complaint down, adding fuel to calls for a full public inquiry.

Increase in fires from home solar DC isolators prompts NT WorkSafe warning; infringements issued
NT WorkSafe has issued a public safety warning on faulty DC isolators while conducting audits of solar PV systems amid a significant increase in DC insulator-related fires reported in the Northern Territory.

