Two women were taken to hospital with head injuries following a “large disturbance” in Tennant Creek Sunday afternoon, that involved some members of the crowd armed with “various weapons”, NT Police said, with investigations continuing and no arrests made yet.
Former deputy Palmerston CEO appointed head of Agriculture and Fisheries
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has appointed the former deputy chief executive of the City of Palmerston as the new CEO of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, amid assurances her former boss, head public servant Luccio Circarelli, was not involved in the hiring process.
‘It diminishes confidence’: NT EPA chair’s undisclosed perceived conflict of interest with gas lobbyist firm raised
An MLA, a national integrity body and the Environment Centre are calling for action to be taken against the head of the NT Environment Protection Authority after it was revealed on Friday that he did not disclose a perceived conflict of interest he had by working for a lobbyist firm that did work for the co-owner of the Darwin Liquified Natural Gas plant, the gas plant he made key decisions about after it was found to be leaking methane.
Mayoral how-to-vote card scandal intensifies as Styles fires legal letter at Amye Un
Newly-elected Darwin Lord Mayor Peter Styles has sent defeated candidate Amye Un a cease and desist legal letter, attempting to publicly silence her on questionable legal grounds over her allegation he and his election team were involved in the production and distribution of fraudulent how-to-vote cards during the mayoral election, which is currently under investigation by the NT Police.
SunCable shifts focus to powering data centres with AAPowerLink project
SunCable has shifted its focus to supplying renewable energy to Australian data centres through its Australia-Asia Power Link solar and battery initiative, which the company said was in response to the growing demand for renewable solutions for energy-intensive data centres and will occur before exporting the power overseas.
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price dumped from Liberal frontbench after week of turmoil
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been sacked from the Liberal frontbench after refusing to publicly support Sussan Ley’s leadership amid an ongoing dispute over comments she made last week about the Albanese Government prioritising migrants from India because they support Labor.
Chief Minister off to Japan while cost and length of trip not disclosed
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro is on her way to Japan today to discuss the Territory’s “strategic and economic partnerships with Japan”, which it appears will focus on gas and mining with private companies, while details of who in the Japanese Government she is meeting with to directly discuss increasing the presence of Japanese forces in the NT was not disclosed.
13-year-old boy arrested over stolen car
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after two vehicles were stolen in Alice Springs overnight, the NT Police said.
Tennant Creek man arrested after alleged assault across from police station
A 49-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly striking another man in the head with an unspecified blunt object, directly across from the Tennant Creek Police Station, NT Police said.
‘Integrity crisis’: Govt’s motive for new integrity body questioned amid lack of public consultation, hasty review
The Finocchiaro CLP Government’s rush to merge the NT’s anti-corruption watchdog into a new ‘super’ Integrity and Ethics Commission with other statutory bodies – following a secretive review with no public consultation – has raised concerns from national integrity experts and crossbench MLAs, who are all questioning the government’s motives for restructuring its integrity systems now.
St John Ambulance downgraded urgency of response to child who later died: Union
The ambulance that was sent to treat a 10-year-old child who ended up dying in an Alice Springs home last month was downgraded from a priority one response to a less urgent one by St John Ambulance NT, the union representing paramedics has said, but the ambulance service rejected that the call was downgraded and said the response was appropriate.
CLP to tear out Cavenagh Street shade structure vines, will not replace them
The Finocchiaro CLP Government says it will permanently tear out the vines at the Cavanagh Street shade structure, but will not replace them, stating the structure will remain with new lights installed to create a “modern, ambient streetscape”, while not providing any costs for the new project.