NT Police refuse to say whether a Land Cruiser loaded with people armed with axes, machetes and other weapons smashed up cars along the main street of Adelaide River, forcing people to run for safety and later fleeing police during a five-car chase, as multiple witnesses have claimed, an account supported by NT Independent sources.
Charles Darwin University’s vice-chancellor says he can no longer tell international students that Darwin is a safe place to study after a Bangladeshi student was savagely attacked in his bed in a violent home invasion that he may not survive.
The Federal Greens have said the Territory Government is breaking its promise to Territorians by lifting their moratorium on fracking without implementing all of the recommendations of the Pepper Inquiry, and said dealing with scope 2 and 3 domestic emissions from the project would still have to be considered by the Energy and Climate Ministerial Council.
A 23-year-old international student is in hospital in a critical condition after a violent home invasion early Wednesday morning. READ THE LATEST HERE.
The NT Government has approved Beetaloo fracking, despite its own report revealing it had not commenced emissions offset discussions with the Federal Government, offsets that could account for 22 per cent of Australia’s total emissions, while its independent oversight officer said the government had not met the Pepper Inquiry offsets recommendation and emissions remained “an unacceptable risk”.
Former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has said the AFL could not put a team in the Northern Territory because it is “in complete disarray socially at the moment”, however former chief minister Michael Gunner has said the team would be a social force in the Territory, while the taskforce behind a push for the team has missed a deadline for its final report.
The Northern Territory has ranked last overall in the country in terms of economic performance in the latest CommSec State of the States report for the 19th consecutive quarter, with retail spending way down compared to other jurisdictions. See where else the NT is struggling and where it is doing better.
UPDATED: Two people have been arrested after two Darwin city businesses were ram raided in stolen cars early Monday morning, NT Police said, marking seven reported ram raids occurred across the Territory in nine days, with calls for more to be done to protect the community.
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has been forced to issue a rare public apology to former police commissioner Jamie Chalker for confusing words she used to describe his taxpayer-funded secret payout.
The NT Independent is providing an update of resource news from across the Northern Territory. Highlights this week include Bacchus Resources clarifying that it has revised its application for an exploration licence in the Adelaide River area after being accused of “deceiving” residents of a small NT town, Lithium Plus discovering new pegmatite, and Santos stating that drilling activities at its Barossa project would be before year-end if the regulatory approval is granted, plus more.
Dr Christine Connors has been named the Northern Territory’s new Chief Health Officer, moving into the role from her position as an executive director in the Top End Regional Health Service.
UPDATED: Jamie Chalker has officially “retired” as police commissioner after reaching a confidential settlement with the Fyles Government that has not been disclosed, which comes ahead of a deadline to file evidence against the government in his legal battle.
