Territory Labor has claimed victory in the Arafura by-election, after its candidate Manuel Brown secured 66 per cent of the primary vote within hours of counting commencing, marking the third straight by-election loss for the Opposition Country Liberal Party.
St John Ambulance NT will take no action against a senior paramedic accused of drinking on the job after hiring a mysterious investigator with links to a law firm the company has long retained, while dismissing concerns by whistleblowers that the investigation sought to expose their identities.
A 12-year-old girl has been discharged from hospital with minor injuries after surviving an attack by a 2.2 metre saltwater crocodile in a creek in the rural area on Thursday afternoon, government officials said.
An adult and two youths were arrested early this morning after bashing a woman in the street before stealing her purse and car and leading police on a hunt through bushland, NT Police said.
Pro-euthanasia advocates have criticised the Fyles Government for being “weak and cowardly” after indicating it will not move on the issue of voluntary assisted dying until at least after the next NT general election.
NT Corrections officers will be voting on a new enterprise agreement after reaching an in-principle agreement with the government, the United Workers Union has said.
The NT Government has awarded a tender to build new houses in the remote community of Pigeon Hole, where residents were recently evacuated due to flooding, and comes amid criticism by the local mayor for not having moved the community away from the river.
UPDATED: A man who allegedly stole a vehicle with a young child in the back seat in Alice Springs on Wednesday night has been arrested and will face a string of charges including drink driving and child abduction, NT Police said.
Territory Plant Hire and its director Jason Madalena have been convicted and fined a total of $1.14 million in the Darwin Local Court over the death of Dwayne Beaumont in 2019, NT Work Safe said.
Darwin Council has faced pressure from Labor MLAs to crack down on people sleeping rough in Darwin, brought about in part by the Fyles Government’s own remote alcohol bans, leading council to issue fines of more than $160 to people sleeping in public areas, which homeless advocates and council itself say will not solve the crime problem.
NT Police have charged two females for allegedly robbing a woman on Smith Street who had withdrawn a “large sum of cash” from an ATM on Monday night.
The peak body representing the Territory’s seniors has again asked the Territory Government to increase its annual $500 Seniors Recognition Scheme in light of aged pensioners being hit harder than ever by the skyrocketing cost of living.
