Police have arrested 10 men in Peppimenarti as part of a crackdown following repeated community complaints about the lack of policing and the criminal damage inflicted by the Jovi Boys gang.
Supreme Court orders NT Govt to pay $1 million in damages to teargassed youths in Don Dale
UPDATED: The Supreme Court has ordered the NT Government to pay $1 million in damages to four former Don Dale detainees who were illegally teargassed during a disturbance at the youth detention centre in 2014, but the government says it considering “its legal options”.
Police fail to publicly report gunman on the loose, violent attack against Alice cops
Two NT Police officers were allegedly assaulted by an angry mob in an Alice Springs town camp while attempting to arrest a man who allegedly shot at people at a funeral last week and was on the run, in a dangerous incident the NT Police media unit did not report to the public.
Throb Nightclub shut down after building deemed unsafe, ‘threat to life’
Throb Nightclub has been shut down by the government after the building it’s located in was found not fit for occupancy and presenting a “threat to life”, due to concerns about the structural safety of the premises, according to an emergency order issued by the NT’s director of building control.
Fyles’s office says she found two people to meet with in Washington; off to LA and San Diego next
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles’s office has released an extraordinary statement identifying who she has met with while in the US, following intense public outrage over the $93,000 taxpayer-funded trip, also revealing she will now spend time in Los Angeles and San Diego.
Acting Commissioner for Public Employment announced in internal email
The Health Department’s deputy chief executive has been appointed as the acting Commissioner for Public Employment, sources have said.
CDU research team in Indonesia to learn more about endangered clown fish
A research team made up of scientists from the United States, Indonesia and Charles Darwin University are searching for the elusive Clown Wedgefish, one of the world’s most endangered fish, in Indonesia’s Riau Islands.
Commissioner visits Peppimenarti almost seven months after human rights complaint filed against police
Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has visited the troubled remote community of Peppimenarti where residents have lodged a human rights complaint about inadequate policing while being terrorised by a gang known as the Jovi Boys in a situation that has been labelled a “national disgrace”.
‘Technical recession’: NT economy continues to retract, new figures show
The Northern Territory economy has shrunk by one per cent in the June quarter, while the national economy grew, according to ABS data, which comes at the same time Darwin recorded the highest cost of living increase in the country.
NT Police change story on failure to report violent sexual assault at Casuarina Square
After initially appearing to state the public will no longer be informed of serious sexual assaults, Assistant Police Commissioner Travis Wurst changed tack this morning, claiming the NT Police’s failure to publicly report a violent sexual assault at Casuarina Square last week was due to an agency “oversight”.
Senate to investigate intended uses of Darwin’s proposed Middle Arm industrial precinct
The federal Senate has voted to hold an inquiry into Darwin’s controversial Middle Arm industrial estate – which the Albanese Government is backing with $1.5 billion – including investigating the likely and intended future uses on the site, which follows the Fyles Government earlier attempting to deny petrochemical production at the site.
Fyles’s US trip under scrutiny as state media releases unusual govt travel costs
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles’s trip to Washington has come under scrutiny by the Opposition who called the $90,000 price tag “ridiculous”, while the local state media outlet finally released a rough breakdown of costings for what they reported was a “vital” trip.