One man is facing an aggravated indecent assault charge after an Alice Springs woman woke up to allegedly find him in her bed on Friday night, while his co-accused has already been released on bail charged with stealing and unlawful entry.
Unreported street brawls in Palmerston, Howard Springs workers’ camp: Source
Violent street brawls have gone unreported by the NT Police as crime consumes the community. Find out the latest unreported crimes here.
Saunders International removed as lead contractor for $270m US military fuel facility
Saunders International has been removed as the lead builder for 11 jet fuel storage tanks at the $270 million US military fuel storage facility at East Arm, reportedly due to construction delays, which could affect up to 150 workers.
‘We are not the enemy’: Chief Minister and Police Minister called to step up, not down at crime rally
The organisers of the anti-crime rally in Darwin on Saturday made 18 demands to the Fyles Government for dealing with crime in the Territory, which came in the wake of yet another stabbing death in Darwin.
‘Royalty cliff’: NT prepares for drastic drop in revenue due to closure of top mines
The NT Government is mulling changes to the mining royalty system to help mitigate the massive decline in royalty payments to the government expected when major mines close over the coming years.
ARM Architecture fined nearly $1 million for attempting to rig CDU project bidding
ARM Architecture has been fined $900,000 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and its former managing director Tony Allen fined $75,000, for trying to rig a tender for a $250 million construction project at Charles Darwin University by asking competing firms not to bid.
Woman dead after city stabbing, two other stabbings in Darwin on Friday night: Police
UPDATED: One woman is dead after being stabbed outside the Doubletree Hilton Darwin Esplanade hotel on Friday night, while two people were also stabbed in the underground car park at Casuarina Square, NT Police said.
Education union calls for Federal Government to step in as NT’s school system at ‘crisis point’
The latest figures from NT Government schools show attendance has dipped below 50 per cent, indicating an educational system in crisis, the union representing teachers said, with calls on the Federal Government to step in to avoid more devastating and wider consequences.
‘It’s beyond their capability’: Fyles Govt told to get their affairs in order by federal Labor MP
Federal Labor Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour has called on Territory Families and Police Minister Kate Worden to “deal with the issue” of child abuse and out-of-control crime in Central Australia rather than calling out Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton politically for raising concerns.
NT construction activity inches up in 2022
Residential and non-residential construction in the Territory increased by 2.8 per cent to $882 million in the last quarter of 2022, the latest data from the Australia Bureau of Statistics show.
Police searching for jewel thieves who assaulted Alice Springs resident in their home
NT Police have asked for the public’s assistance to help locate two males they allege broke into an Alice Springs home on Wednesday morning, stealing “a quantity of jewellery” and assaulting one of the residents before fleeing the scene.
Public Employment Commissioner says fire truck slogan writing covered under protected action
The Commissioner for Public Employment has said Territory firefighters are allowed to write on fire trucks in non-permanent marker, an action which NT Fire chief fire officer Mark Spain said prompted him to call the police on his employees in February.