Public servants have voted to accept the Finocchiaro CLP Government’s latest pay offer, ending drawn out negotiations over the 2025-2029 enterprise bargaining agreement.
Matt Wright sentenced for attempting to pervert the course of justice
Celebrity croc wrangler Matt Wright has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for attempting to pervert the course of justice, but his sentence will be suspended after serving five months, while he was also issued with a fine.
Police bust 3D-printed gun operation in Nhulunbuy
Several 3D-printed firearms and silencers, as well as 3D-printed ammunition and magazines, were seized during a joint police raid at a Nhulunbuy property this week as part of a wider investigation cracking down on privately manufactured firearms, police said.
Govt discards open tender process to hand St John Ambulance patient transport contract
St John Ambulance NT will be given the non-emergency patient transport contract by the Finocchiaro Government without it going to tender, the ambulance operator has said, which follows its June claim it was in direct negotiation with the government over the emergency road transport contract despite revelations that the Major Crime Squad investigated the death of one of its patients and an alleged cover-up by management earlier this year.
Tennant Creek termite mound mud brick home nearing completion
A home being constructed from locally sourced termite mound mud bricks and using other sustainable designed principles developed by Warumungu community members is nearing completion in Tennant Creek, with the project aiming to serve as a model for future government-funded housing.
Members vote to dissolve financially ruined Darwin Basketball Association
Darwin Basketball Association members have voted for the association to be dissolved, and for Basketball NT to take over running the Darwin basketball competitions, Basketball Australia has said, which follows an independent report showing its proposed income streams could breach the sport’s National Integrity Framework while it was also being investigated by the peak body’s integrity unit.
CLP approve new deal to buy Beetaloo Energy ‘test’ gas
Four days after threatening rolling power blackouts for Top End residents over the holidays, Mining and Energy Minister Gerard Maley held a press conference inside Parliament House on Tuesday to announce his government will “save the Territory” by approving an application from Beetaloo Energy (formerly Empire Energy) to sell “appraisal” gas back to the government.
NT Police’s SerPro system was millions over budget and years late due to ‘governance weaknesses’: Auditor-General
The NT Police’s new IT operations system took more than seven years to complete, had costs blowouts of at least $15 million to an estimated $60 million and did not “fully deliver expected benefits”, a new Auditor-General’s report has found.
Alleged meth head busted with homemade shotgun, balaclava in car
A 33-year-old male driver under the alleged influence of meth was arrested in Bakewell by the NT Police’s Fugitive Taskforce on Monday afternoon, with police allegedly finding a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, balaclava and gloves in the man’s car.
Former Litchfield mayor facing serious assault charges
Former Litchfield mayor Doug Barden was bailed on Monday after spending the weekend in the Palmerston watch house following the NT Police laying 10 charges against him, including aggravated assault, ‘choking, strangling or suffocation’ and numerous firearms offences.
NT leads the nation … in being nice to Uber drivers
Northern Territory Uber riders are Australia’s most courteous passengers, according to the company’s annual “naughty or nice” list for 2025, which assesses and ranks rider ratings in every state.
WorkSafe investigating deaths of three DCDD employees
The deaths of three Department of Corporate and Digital Development employees, including the suicide of Shaun Joyce that all occurred within a 12-month period, are currently under investigation by the Territory’s workplace regulator because of the alleged “psychosocial hazards” that may have contributed to the deaths, NT WorkSafe said.