Airline Bonza has stopped all flights as it works out if it can survive as a business, the company has said, which follows the airline being promised an undisclosed amount of Territory taxpayer money in September to fly to Darwin and Alice Springs.
Urban Rampage claims ASIC breached Racial Discrimination Act by permanently suspending Centrepay
Urban Rampage says it will appeal the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s decision to permanently ban its stores from selling goods on credit using Centrepay.
Prime Minister back in Alice Springs
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Alice Springs, stating he is in town to see “the progress that is being made here” after announcing $250 million in federal cash last year during crime crisis meetings.
Man allegedly pushed off balcony in Darwin City
A 46-year-old man suffered serious injuries after he was allegedly pushed from a second-floor balcony at a Smith Street residence on Sunday afternoon, police said.
NT posted highest rate of interstate migration loss last year, 2030 population target unlikely
More people left the NT last financial year than arrived, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show, with 17,390 people departing, compared to 14,120 who moved to the jurisdiction, which led to a net loss of 3,270 persons to other states and territories, raising doubts the population target of 300,000 will be reached by 2030.
Calls for NT Government to release road deaths data as sharp increase recorded
The NT Government’s initiatives to reduce deaths on Territory roads are not working, the Automobile Association of the Northern Territory says, calling for the disclosure of data about road quality, the causes of fatal crashes and the effectiveness of police activities to better protect drivers as the death count continues to rise.
Woman stabbed in Alice Springs altercation
A 32-year-old woman is in hospital with serious injuries after she was allegedly stabbed by another woman, NT Police said, in what they are calling a domestic violence incident.
NT Fire executive silent on overtime audit, findings of internal fraud investigation
EXCLUSIVE: NT Fire and Emergency Services will not disclose the findings of an internal integrity unit investigation into the firefighter overtime system, or the results of a now-binned audit conducted by an outside contractor, which the agency said was commissioned due to fraud concerns, but which the union representing firies says was only ordered to retaliate against a member who raised overtime concerns.
All eight involved in Alice Springs car rollover that sparked public riot now arrested: Police
Eight people of various ages involved in fleeing the fatal car crash in Alice Springs last month that killed an 18-year-old and sparked civic unrest in the community have now been arrested, police said, with the last suspect picked up yesterday following the “large investigation”.
NT Government signs deal with Tamboran to buy Beetaloo gas for ‘energy security’ before final environmental approval
The Lawler Government has signed a multi-year gas supply deal with Tamboran Resources to purchase gas from its future Beetaloo Basin operations to keep the lights on in the Territory, before the government has given final environmental approval for the operation to go ahead.
Neonatal ICU back to higher level of care, but doctor’s union raises concerns
Royal Darwin Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit was returned to a “higher level of care” with less beds, three days after the NT Independent revealed it had been downgraded, but the Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation said it feared the move to restore services was a knee jerk reaction to media coverage.
Security guard stabbed, three other guards injured: Police
A security guard was stabbed and three other security guards received minor injuries while trying to kick a group out of a licenced premises, after they were involved in a fight, NT Police said.