Charles Darwin University has opened a new office in India to attract more students from southern Asia to study in the Territory and Sydney, the vice-chancellor has said.
‘Life’s too short’: Paul McCue to resign as head of police union
NT Police Association president Paul McCue has announced he will be standing down from the role, saying the “time is right” for him to leave, but comes while the union is in the middle of negotiating a new pay deal with the government for officers.
Teen charged over alleged theft of ute from Crocodylus Park, which was later crashed into a tree
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with trespassing, aggravated theft of a motor vehicle, and unlicensed driving, after allegedly jumping over a Crocodylus Park boundary fence and stealing a ute before crashing it into a tree, NT Police have said.
Darwin builder charged with industrial manslaughter over worker’s death
Darwin builder Craig Williams has been charged with industrial manslaughter over the death of a worker in Bayview, NT Work Safe have said.
Climate Change Minister says federal government has no plans for Beetaloo carbon offsets
Territory Business Minister Paul Kirby has said he has “written commitments” from the federal government pledging carbon offsets for fracking the Beetaloo basin, but also claimed that the gas companies would completely pay for the offsets themselves, in response to federal Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen saying he had no plans to be involved with creating offsets or offset infrastructure.
Children’s Commissioner Colleen Gwynne to face trial for alleged abuse of public office
A planned six-week Supreme Court trial is expected to kick off as early as Wednesday that will examine whether NT Children’s Commissioner Colleen Gwynne abused her office by inappropriately hiring a friend to a plum job as her second in charge.
Territorians face electricity hikes to fund Power and Water’s planned $1 billion upgrade of its obsolete facilities
Territory households and businesses will be slugged with higher electricity costs once Power and Water’s $987-million five-year plan to upgrade its power and water system is approved by the Australian Energy Regulator.
Man who allegedly assaulted public safety officer struck by car while fleeing scene
A 39-year-old man who allegedly threatened and assaulted a public safety officer in Palmerston was hit by a car while attempting to flee the scene, NT Police said.
Qantas to reduce Alice Springs flights amid ‘negative media attention’: Tourism boss
Qantas flights in and out of Alice Springs will be cut by 30,000 seats between March and October, Tourism Central Australia CEO Danial Rochford said, urging the NT Government to help bail out tourism operators in the embattled region following negative national media attention about the ongoing crime crisis in the town.
Chalker lawyer claims Zach Rolfe ‘perverting the course of justice’, pledges that ‘consequence will follow’ for op-ed: Inquest
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker’s lawyer has told the Coroner that Constable Zach Rolfe’s recent opinion piece was an attempt to “intimidate” police brass who will be testifying at the inquest this week, that he had “perverted the course of justice” by writing it and that “a robust consequence will follow” for publicly referring to the commissioner as a “clown”.
Barkly Regional Council CEO on ‘extended leave’, external interim CEO brought in
Barkly Regional Council has announced it has appointed an “interim” chief executive officer with Emma Bradbury being described as being on “extended leave”, a move which comes after multiple sources last week told the NT Independent she has been sacked.
‘Skippy’ the $180 million spy drone to fly out of Tindal in NT
Australia’s first $180 million MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone, dubbed Skippy, will soon be flying out of RAAF base Tindal in the Territory to do real-time intelligence gathering over the Pacific amid increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.