Rental affordability is continuing to worsen across the Northern Territory, a new report by the NT Council of Social Service has found, with the body warning the rising cost of living in the NT is “concerning”.
CLP MLA wins prestigious political leadership course scholarship
CLP backbencher Tanzil Rahman has been selected to attend the McKinnon Institute’s Advanced Political Leadership program that aims to enhance and develop “high quality political leadership”, particularly for MLAs who are “potential ministers in the short to medium term”.
Alice Springs supermarket death being treated as ‘death in custody’ by NT Police
UPDATED: A 24-year-old Aboriginal man who was restrained by NT Police at the Coles supermarket in Alice Springs on Tuesday following an alleged altercation with a security guard has died, NT Police said, with the death now being investigated as a death in custody.
CLP change Auditor-General’s duties without informing Auditor-General
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has moved to alter the duties of the NT’s fiscal watchdog, but failed to consult with him about the changes, raising questions over what else the government intends to alter involving the Auditor-General’s powers and responsibilities, while failing to address critical risks to the office’s independence and funding shortfalls raised earlier this year.
Man charged for allegedly driving onto footpath to try and hit woman
A man who allegedly drove a car onto curb in the Alice Springs CBD in an attempt to hit a woman, and who almost hit other pedestrians on a footpath before he crashed, has been charged, NT Police said.
Chinese ambassador criticises plan to revert Darwin Port ownership to Australia
China has criticised the Federal Government’s plan to return the Darwin Port to Australia ownership, stressing that Chinese company Landbridge, which is currently managing the strategically important northern port, should not suffer the consequences of this decision.
Local council sacked by Minister three months out from election
Members of the Coomalie Community Government Council have been officially sacked by the Local Government Minister over “serious and sustained deficiencies in the council’s governance and operations”.
CLP scraps ‘underfunded’ new Darwin Art Gallery building
The CLP Government has scrapped the currently in-progress State Square Art Gallery project in the Darwin CBD, suggesting a massive cost blowout, and will now put the future use of the site and “state-of-the-art” building to a public expression of interest process in hopes someone might want to do something with it.
‘An unsigned briefing carries no weight’: Minister did not see legal advice to prosecute Empire Energy
Environment Minister Joshua Burgoyne said he has not been provided a legal briefing that recommended prosecution against Empire Energy and has not asked to see it, while his department has since decided the company did nothing wrong in relation to one of the alleged offences, but will not provide any details of what it is the company was involved in.
Tradies stop remote community carjacking
Tradies in Wadeye stopped a group of animal management clinic staff having their vehicle carjacked by youths armed with weapons, including wooden planks and machetes, NT Police said.
‘We have a prison system like Asia’: Corrections sources speak about the dangers of Holtze prison overcrowding
A Holtze prison corrections officer who lost an eye after having a crutch thrown at him was working alone at the time he was attacked by a prisoner who had not been properly classified for his threat risk, part of a wider problem of overcrowding and understaffing, prison insiders have said, but the Corrections Department insists prisoners are being properly classified.
Woman in critical condition after assault
A woman is in a critical condition in Royal Darwin Hospital after allegedly being attacked in a Palmerston home by a man she knew, NT Police said.