NT WorkSafe has appointed Grant Hastie as its new executive director, effective August 25, following a national recruitment process.
Two dead in rollover north of Tennant Creek
Two people were killed in a single vehicle rollover on the Stuart Highway north of Tennant Creek on Friday, NT Police said.
‘Our members will not be threatened’: NTPA members reject government pay offer
More than 80 per cent of NT Police officers who took part in a ballot on a new pay offer have voted against the deal, which included a three per cent wage increase, the NT Police Association has said, amid threats from the government that rejecting the deal could lead to cuts to housing entitlements along with generous personal leave provisions.
Mandorah ferry terminal to open as cost blows out to $85 million
The Mandorah ferry terminal and associated works will open to the public later this month with a total build cost of $85 million, the Finocchiaro Government has said, which is $39 million more than estimated in 2017, and comes more than six years after the former Labor government declared it a priority project.
Death in custody as inmate dies in hospital
The death of a 59-year-old male corrections inmate at Royal Darwin Hospital on Sunday is being investigated as a death in custody, but the NT Independent understands it is not being treated as suspicious.
Suns want to ditch Darwin games: Report
The Gold Coast Suns are trying to get out of the $2 million a year deal it signed with the Northern Territory Government to play two matches in Darwin, a new report suggests, but the claim has been dismissed by the club’s chair who also said the team would be reviewing how many games they play in the city after 2026.
Homeless services across the Territory to see cash injection through federal grants
The NT Government will distribute $231 million in federal grants over the next four years to homelessness frontline and support services across the NT, which comes as Indigenous groups have continued their calls for the Federal Government to withhold money from the NT Government over its refusal to meet with Aboriginal groups to discuss crime solutions and failing to meet KPIs on Closing the Gap objectives.
‘This is what looking after sick children looks like’: AMA NT fires back at Chief Minister
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro’s comments in Parliament that 45 paediatricians who voiced concerns about the treatment of children in youth detention should stop “wasting” her time and go back to “looking after sick children” have been condemned by the Australian Medical Association NT.
Corrections officer whose baby’s skull was fractured not told alleged attacker was being moved to his prison: Union
A Corrections officer whose two-month-old baby was left with a fractured skull and a brain bleed after a violent home invasion was not told by his superiors that the alleged offender was being transferred to Alice Springs Prison where he works, the United Workers Union has said.
Reason Empire Energy was recommended for prosecution finally revealed
EXCLUSIVE: A fracking well drilled by Beetaloo Energy Australia that potentially connected two different aquifers, posing a risk of contamination for both, and which was forbidden under the company’s environmental management plan, was the reason the Department of Lands Planning and Environment recommended former environment minister Kate Worden prosecute the company, a response to questions on notice from Budget Estimates hearings shows.
Labor breached Act by using taxpayer resources to spread political message on social media, Auditor-General finds
Territory Labor appears not to have learned any lessons from an ICAC investigation into its misuse of public funds during the 2020 election campaign, with the Auditor-General finding the now-Opposition members used taxpayer-funded staff to produce party-political social media posts in recent months, in breach of the Public Information Act.
NT sees some economic improvement: CommSec report
The Northern Territory recorded growth in business investment and construction activity over last year, according to the latest CommSec State of the States report, with other economic indicators, such as population growth also showing modest improvements.