The Finocchiaro CLP Government will extend alcohol prohibitions in outstations, Aboriginal communities and town camps beyond their January expiry date that were first introduced as an emergency measure by the Fyles Labor government after the controversial decision to allow alcohol back into communities in 2022.
EXCLUSIVE: Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has refused to explain why she misled Estimates hearings about what action the NT Police executive leadership team has taken to address the serious integrity failures identified in the Justice Alan Blow report into senior police promotion and recruitment processes.
A man was threatened with weapons while sleeping in a tent at an Alice Springs caravan park early Tuesday morning, NT Police said.
The Finnochiaro Government has released a “climate resilience plan” aiming to position the Territory as a major global player in carbon capture and storage, with Environment Minister Josh Burgoyne stating the plan builds on efforts to promote the NT’s role in the power transition and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, despite the government scrapping its renewable energy target and emissions reduction pledge.
A woman has been charged with arson and ram-raiding offences over a fire at a storage units building in Pinelands, NT Police said.
A former Northern Territory deputy chief executive has taken the government to court, alleging she was unfairly sacked after allegedly speaking disrespectfully about Education Minister Jo Hersey, and claiming a later “loss of confidence” reason for her dismissal was a pretext, issued one minute after an earlier misconduct-based termination was withdrawn and just two days after she asserted her natural justice rights.
Inpex’s legal move to stop strike action at its Darwin facility after unions rejected the company’s latest pay hike proposal, arguing any work stoppage would damage the nation’s economy, has been rejected by the Fair Work Commission, with the union stating protected industrial action will continue until the dispute is resolved.
The director of the NT Police college authorised nearly $400,000 for the supply and delivery of four BMW 330is from Melbourne despite Subarus used as official police vehicles, newly released police expenditure records show, while the NT Police executive team also spent nearly $10,000 at local shop ‘Stickers and Stuff’ on “promotional merchandise” for its anti-racism program in a year that saw its budget blow-out by more than $14 million.
A man has been charged with intending to cause serious harm in Alice Springs after allegedly hitting his partner with a vehicle on the Stuart Highway, NT Police said.
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested and charged following a drug and weapons raid in Gray, where police allege part of her supply operation involved youths stealing cat food from a supermarket in exchange for marijuana, with officers later seizing drugs, cash and a range of weapons including batons, tasers, knives and samurai swords.
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested over the stabbing death of a man in Tennant Creek, NT Police said, a death which came amid an ongoing feud between families from outlying communities that police say has already led to violent clashes and the seizure of a large number of weapons this week.
City of Darwin staff did not provide enough detail about staffing costs and contracted service provider expenses to councillors to justify the recent 5.5 per cent rates increase for 2026-27, a lone councillor has said while calling for better transparency on operational expenditure at council.
