Western Australia start-up airline Nexus is expected to commence flights to Darwin in July using a fleet of five de Havilland next-generation Dash 8 Q400 aircraft, the company said.
Darwin alderman resigns citing mental health issues
Darwin alderman Paul Arnold has resigned from city council saying he needs to focus on his “mental health and wellbeing”, which he says has deteriorated over the past 12 months.
Shots fired in Katherine home invasion overnight: Police
One of two men allegedly involved in firing a gun after breaking into a Katherine home has been arrested after the pair assaulted a resident and stole cash, NT Police said.
1,800 cattle unloaded from live export ship following engine failure at Darwin Port
Roughly 1800 head of cattle were forced to be unloaded from live export ship Nine Eagle at Darwin Port after spending six nights aboard the stranded ship after an engine breakdown in Darwin Harbour.
Alice Springs hospital staff assaulted with weapons, emergency department damaged: Police
Staff at the Alice Springs Hospital were allegedly assaulted with “blunt weapons” early Saturday morning by three people who also smashed up the emergency department’s entry doors before fleeing the scene, NT Police said.
Three males on the run after knifepoint carjacking in Nightcliff: Police
NT Police are searching for three males who allegedly threatened the occupants of a silver Hyundai Accent with a knife before punching one of the occupants and stealing money and the car.
Only one drunk arrested and one car stolen during Bass in the Grass: Police
NT Police said one male was arrested for “unlawful use” of a car and another for disorderly behaviour during Bass in the Grass over the weekend, but otherwise, the event “went off without a hitch”.
NT Police confiscate 200 litres of alcohol bound for remote communities
NT Police seized 200 litres of alcohol from the back of a car bound for remote communities after being intercepted on the Stuart Highway, south of Alice Springs on Friday, with police warning they will continue to stop the secondary supply of grog into “vulnerable communities”.
Man stabbed in chest outside pub suffers punctured lung
NT Police are investigating the stabbing of a 23-year-old man outside the Beachfront Hotel on Thursday evening that police said followed a disturbance involving roughly 10 people.
ICAC calls for NT public servants to be audited for proper credentials after corruption finding
The ICAC has called on all public bodies in the NT to audit the personnel records of senior employees after finding a “public officer” engaged in corrupt conduct by lying about their credentials. READ THE FULL STORY HERE.
Labor secretly altered entitlements to charge taxpayers for personal interstate travel
EXCLUSIVE: The Labor Government’s Speaker secretly approved “clarifications” to MLAs’ taxpayer-funded entitlements to permit politicians to use government fuel cards for personal travel, with Attorney General Chansey Paech the first to take advantage, charging taxpayers for a personal holiday to Adelaide from Alice Springs earlier this year while the crime crisis was at its peak, the NT Independent can reveal.
Millner home invasion at knife point ends with arrests of four people
Four males have been arrested following a violent home invasion in Millner Tuesday night that saw a man threaten a resident with a knife before fleeing the home, NT Police said.