A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged over an alleged indecent and aggravated assault on a woman on the Darwin Esplande, NT Police said
Northern Land Council’s fraud controls fail to meet federal standards, national audit finds
The Northern Land Council is undermined by a flawed system of fraud control measures that contravene mandatory Commonwealth rules, including not having a method to record fraud, an Australian National Audit Office report has found, while also identifying the method of choosing council representatives had not been reviewed for seven years despite repeated pledges.
Boys arrested in Alice Springs for allegedly breaking into a nursing home
A 14-year old boy and two 16-year old boys have been arrested for allegedly breaking into, and trying to steal money from, a nursing home in Alice Springs in the early hour of Tuesday, NT Police said.
NT Electoral Commission seeks legal advice over Barkly Regional Council by-election nomination
The NT Electoral Commission is seeking legal advice over a Barkly Regional Council by-election candidate nomination that was sent to an incorrect email by the council and was not received by the agency by the close of nominations, the commissioner Iain Loganathan said.
Police union accuse Jamie Chalker of double standards over alleged resignation dispute
A fast-tracked mediation using top lawyers, overseen by an interstate judge, that the reportedly former police commissioner Jamie Chalker has called for to resolve his unexplained dispute with the Fyles Government, is a double standard not afforded to regular police the Northern Territory Police Association has said.
Chief Minister claims no damage done to Howard Springs workers’ camp by flood evacuees
The former Howard Springs workers’ camp has not been damaged by flood evacuees, Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has said, which seemingly contradicts a government statement that there had been some damage to the “infrastructure and facilities” – as well as sources confirming damage – while police would not officially provide details of the nature and extent of potential crime happening at the centre.
Zach Rolfe officially sacked by NT Police
Constable Zach Rolfe has been formally dismissed by the NT Police executive, a spokeswoman has confirmed, which comes amid vast leadership turmoil in the police.
Mongols members arrested in covert police operation; guns, cash and drugs seized
Forty Mongols motorcycle gang members and associates have been arrested – including the national president, Darwin president, vice president and sergeant-at-arms – as part of a massive undercover operation spanning the last 18 months, with further arrests expected, NT Police said.
‘A terrible mistake’: Domestic violence, alcohol emergencies cut in half since the return of alcohol bans, stats show
Alcohol-related presentations at Alice Springs Hospital have plummeted in the eight weeks since liquor bans were reinstated in the region, according to new data – a troubling fact that an independent MLA says shows the Fyles Government made a “terrible mistake” by letting the bans lapse that caused “untold harm” to Aboriginal women and children.
Government struggling with record inmate numbers and overcrowded NT prisons
NT Police have been forced to provide custody facilities at the Peter McAulay Centre and multiple watch houses to NT Corrections to help house the record number of prisoners in the NT’s justice system, after prisons in both Darwin and Alice Springs surpassed capacity this week, a situation the police said was a “short term solution” but that corrections says will not end soon.
68-year-old man from Katherine region charged with child abuse material offences
The NT Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team arrested a 68-year-old man yesterday after executing a search warrant at the man’s residence in an undisclosed community within the Katherine Region, NT Police said.
Fyles Govt feared the public would attack during anti-crime rally, email reveals
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has refused to say if she hid from protesters behind locked doors during the anti-crime rally at Parliament House on Saturday, after an internal parliamentary email showed the government feared the public would attack electorate offices, with politicians told to lock their doors and not hesitate to use “duress buttons” while the rally was held.