An 13-year-old and an 18-year-old have been arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen car following dangerous driving in Darwin’s northern suburbs on Tuesday morning, NT Police said.
No changes to bail laws as Fyles Govt expands police powers to search for weapons
There will be no changes to the NT’s bail laws following a five-month “expert review” in connection to the death of 20-year-old bottleshop employee Declan Laverty, the Fyles Government has announced, while moving to introduce greater powers for police to search people for knives and other weapons.
Beer keg baron busted trying to resell stolen kegs: Police
A Coconut Grove man who allegedly attempted to resell stolen beer kegs on Facebook has been arrested following a raid of his home, NT Police said.
NT Government finally acts on assisted dying legislation, strikes panel
The Fyles Government will commence a community consultation process to develop a framework for Voluntary Assisted Dying in the NT to provide accessible and safe care, the government has announced, eight months after legislation passed Federal Parliament to permit assisted dying in the Territory.
Fyles Govt did not disclose full extent of problems at Howard Springs flood centre, new figures show: CLP
The CLP has accused Chief Minister Natasha Fyles of covering up a dangerous and unsafe situation for flood evacuees at the Howard Springs facility, after newly released Budget Estimates data revealed that police investigated 145 incidents at the facility, with 67 of those cases involving domestic violence.
Alice Springs takeaway alcohol restrictions extended indefinitely
The Fyles Government has extended takeaway alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs indefinitely, meaning no alcohol sales in the town on Monday and Tuesday, and restricted sales hours on other days, but the government has not provided the data the Chief Minister said was behind the decision.
Man who allegedly exposed himself to children at Stuart Park restaurant arrested
A 44-year-old man has been arrested and charged after allegedly exposing himself in the presence of children at a restaurant in Stuart Park “while attempting to discreetly record the children on his mobile phone,” NT Police said.
Serious issues with Tiwi Island Land Council governance identified in federal audit
The Tiwi Land Council’s fraud controls, risk management and conflict of interest policies are inconsistently implemented and incomplete, a scathing report by the Australian National Audit Office has found, while also raising questions about the validity of a 2021 financial delegation arrangement.
Fyles Government puts up $10M for flights, calls for feds to fund domestic violence programs
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has announced $10 million for Northern Territory airports to attract new flights, while at the same press conference calling on the Federal Government to urgently fund domestic violence programs in the NT.
FASD teen who raped eight-year-old girl in her bed gets less than two years jail
A teenager with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder impairments who raped an eight-year-old girl in her bedroom when he was 15-years-old, was described by a judge as posing a risk to the sexual safety of children, before he was sentenced to a non-parole jail sentence of 22 months – allowing him to be released less than three weeks after sentencing.
Man allegedly on speed, caught speeding, travelling 192km/h in 80km/h zone on motorbike
A man has been charged after allegedly riding a motorbike at 192km/h in an 80km/h zone on the Stuart Hwy while allegedly on cannabis and methamphetamine, NT Police said.
ICAC blames hiring CLP member as investigator on budget cuts in surprise letter to Chief Minister
EXCLUSIVE: Anti-corruption commissioner Michael Riches sent an extraordinary letter to the Chief Minister on Saturday, following public criticism of his office hiring a CLP operative as an investigator, in which he blamed the Fyles Labor Government’s funding cuts for the inability to attract suitable investigators and called for changes to the law to forbid politically-aligned people working in his office.