The Health Department is allowing a health practitioner under investigation by NT Police for alleged multiple rapes to return to work, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has said, raising safety concerns for staff.
Ammunition missing after government armoury heist in Katherine
NT Police are investigating a break-in at a government armoury in Katherine, where a quantity of ammunition was allegedly stolen from the facility located in an industrial area in Katherine East.
‘Essence of racism’: Police told not to help woman scared of being killed by partner, ex-IRT cop’s statement shows
A woman in a remote community who feared for her life after her partner hit her vehicle with a bullet from a high-powered rifle was not helped by police for 14 hours because the Immediate Response Team had been disbanded after the shooting death of Kumanajayi Walker, while senior police thought local officers would “aggravate the situation”, the former officer in charge of the unit said in a previously suppressed statement to the Coroner.
CLP to withdraw youth diversion for most young offenders
The Finocchiaro CLP Government will crack down on young offenders by scrapping eligibility for youth diversion for 13 additional offences – including break-ins – that it claims will “ensure serious young offenders face real consequences”, but which has been labelled by critics as another ineffective move that won’t reduce or prevent crime and will not end the cycle of reoffending.
Second off-duty Corrections officer attacked in two weeks
An off-duty Corrections officer who was walking his dog was slashed with a knife in Palmerston on Monday, the offender allegedly telling him he knew what he did for a job, which is the second time in a fortnight that a Corrections officer has been attacked with an edged weapon while in public, the United Workers Union said.
Gunlom Falls opens for the first time since 2019
Gunlom Falls in Kakadu National Park has reopened. The iconic attraction was closed in 2019 after Parks Australia built a walkway near a sacred site for which it was fined $200,000 last year.
Hyperbaric chamber operator demands unpaid entitlements
The former operator of Royal Darwin Hospital’s hyperbaric chamber has sent a letter to the NT government seeking $53,000 in entitlements he says were not paid by Hyperbaric Health, the previous contractor, a company run by the husband of the current operator.
Man charged over four alleged attacks on partner
A man has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault and breaching a domestic violence order for alleged attacks in May and late June on his female partner, with the most recent assault leaving the woman in a critical condition, NT Police said.
Mines Department says Empire Energy gas well met regulations
The Mines and Energy Department said Empire Energy’s gas well that was the subject of a legal briefing to the environment minister recommending prosecution or potential prosecution for breaches was built in compliance with regulations but the department won’t say exactly what was alleged to have occurred or how the situation went from legal advice to a minister to a finding that regulations were not breached.
Govt. spends $7.5m buying land to expand Litchfield National Park
The Finocchiaro Government has spent $7.5 million buying 30,000-hectares to expand Litchfield National Park by 20 per cent, which will include a hunting reserve of an unspecified size, but the Chief Minister has said there has been no planning about how much it will cost the taxpayer to develop or manage the area.
Police ‘unintentionally’ struck DV suspect with unmarked car before tasering him
A 30-year-old domestic violence suspect in Alice Springs was “unintentionally” hit by an unmarked police car Wednesday night after allegedly assaulting a woman and bystander, while later being tasered after escaping custody at the hospital where he was being assessed, NT Police said.
Mines Department decided Empire Energy did not breach Petroleum Act with well site issue
A government briefing recommending potential prosecution against Empire Energy for breaching the company’s environmental management plan concerning a gas well in the Beetaloo Basin was suddenly dropped, the Environment Department’s chief executive has said, after an unnamed person in the Mining and Energy Department decided there was no breach of the Petroleum Act.