Darwin Airport Resort has recently enhanced its offerings with new attractions that complement its other recent upgrades, including the large pool, water features, and luxurious villas.
Kids with fuel in Tennant Creek add to busy Sunday for fire crews in extreme conditions
NT Fire and Rescue crews had their hands full dealing with multiple fires in Tennant Creek on Sunday, including fires on the football oval allegedly started by children “with fuel”, NT Fire and Emergency Services said, amid extreme fire conditions in the region.
Acting Chief Minister changes story on Boothby disclosure matter, raising ministerial code of conduct issues
Acting Chief Minister Gerard Maley has changed his story about when he first became aware Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby was related to a hit-and-run driver who received no jail time for killing an Aboriginal man, raising further questions about why the CLP Government was not upfront with the public about the issue, while also raising a possible breach of the ministerial code of conduct.
‘Grave concerns’: CLP pulls a fast one with Waterfront hotel after changing Sacred Sites Act
The Finocchiaro CLP Government’s real reason for amending the Sacred Sites Act earlier this year has become clearer, after it moved to alter the existing Authority Certificate for the Darwin Waterfront precinct to ensure a proposed high-rise hotel project can move ahead, despite repeated objections from traditional owners.
Plan to prosecute Empire dropped in favour of ‘behaviour change encouragement letter’: Internal report
An internal government report into a fracking legislation breach by Empire Energy – now called Beetaloo Energy Australia – shows that while the NT Government first recommended prosecuting the company because a fine was considered an insufficient deterrent, it later decided to send a letter to “encourage behaviour change” instead.
GST funding shrinkage costing the Territory billions: Report
The Northern Territory is set to lose out on nearly $6 billion in GST revenue over the next four years, according to a new report from The Australia Institute, that argued that amount of money could pay for the NT Art Gallery in just over a month.
NT public servants reject proposed pay deal
More than 62 per cent of the Northern Territory’s public servants who voted on the new Enterprise Agreement have rejected the NT Government’s latest pay offer, with the union representing the workers calling on the government to get back to the bargaining table as soon as possible.
‘She’s the number one law person up here’: Maley defends Boothby as calls for resignation continue
Acting Chief Minister Gerard Maley defended Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby’s failure to publicly disclose she is related to a hit-and-run driver who killed an Indigenous man last year before publicly commenting on the case, saying she is “doing a great job” as “the number one law person up here”, adding he only learned about the connection “three or four weeks ago”, despite the lawyer representing Jake Danby working at his brother’s law firm.
Officers ended ute chase seconds before it crashed into taxi: Police
Police officers ended an estimated 40-second pursuit of a suspicious ute in Darwin city last week for “safety reasons” four to five seconds before it ran through a red light and hit a taxi, injuring passengers in the car, NT Police said.
Michael Murphy awarded deputy CEO job with Royal Flying Doctors
Disgraced former NT police commissioner Michael Murphy has been appointed deputy chief executive of the Royal Flying Doctor Service SA/NT, with the organisation praising his “principled leadership” and “strong commitment to public trust”, despite a corruption watchdog report earlier this year finding he was “incompetent” and “negligent” and created a substantial detriment to the public interest by hiring a mate as assistant commissioner.
‘I continue to act in my role as AG’: Boothby won’t resign, says she disclosed hit-and-run matter to Chief Minister before election
Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby has refused to stand down for failing to publicly disclose that the hit-and-run driver who killed an Aboriginal man and injured another and who avoided jail last week was related to her before publicly commenting on the case, stating she told Lia Finocchiaro about the matter last year – but won’t say how – while the Chief Minister has now gone on holidays and is unavailable for comment.
Major Events Company to merge with Tourism NT, but govt can’t say what savings or job cuts coming
The government corporation that markets and organises the Territory’s major events will be rolled into the broader Tourism NT body, to “market tourism and events with greater impact”, but the Tourism Minister could not say how many jobs will be cut or how much money the Finocchiaro CLP Government expects to save through the merger.