A woman has a serious eye injury after a brick was thrown through a side window of a vehicle she was a passenger in that was driving near the entrance to the Bagot community in Ludmilla, NT Police said.
Chief Minister will not say if she influenced Attorney-General on Legal Aid boss pick
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro will not say if she recommended the Attorney-General directly appoint Catherine Voumard as director of Legal Aid NT, a decision that undermined the recommendations of an independent panel struck to hire for the role, which Ms Voumard was not interviewed for.
New Youth Hub to be constructed at Leanyer Waterpark precinct
The CLP government has revealed the new Northern Suburbs Youth Hub will be located at the Leanyer Waterpark Recreation Precinct, rather than at the previous site of the old Casuarina Fire Station on Rowling St, which had been selected by the former Labor government two years ago.
Darwin man shoots himself in foot, leading police to alleged illegal firearms operation
A Darwin man is in hospital after shooting himself in the foot with a firearm he made, leading police to seize other ‘privately manufactured’ weapons and explosive detonation devices from his Moil home over the weekend.
NT Government announces $16m annual funding for new mental health unit at RDH
The Finocchiaro Government has announced annual funding of $16 million to support ongoing operations of the new mental health unit currently under construction at Royal Darwin Hospital, as part of next week’s Budget.
Corrections officer in hospital after prison assault
A Corrections officer is in Royal Darwin Hospital after being assaulted in Holtze prison on Tuesday.
‘It does not provide confidence’: Legal Aid NT insider on Minister appointing director
Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby has publicly announced she directly appointed Catherine Voumard as the new director of Legal Aid NT despite an independent selection panel not interviewing her for the role and recommending someone with management experience, while a high-level source in the organisation said the unilateral decision has upset the board and showed a lack of knowledge on the part of the Minister.
Government announces Corrections Budget with more than $100m for infrastructure
The Finocchiaro Government has announced $455 million in operational spending for the Corrections Department in next week’s Budget, plus $117 million in spending on infrastructure, but it remains unclear where new funds are coming from, with the United Workers Union welcoming the extra money, but questioning how it would be spent.
Slow population growth tempers Darwin’s strong property market with prices at 2015 levels: Report
Slow population growth and the lack of skilled labor are key factors contributing to toned-down property market growth, despite the Darwin property market posting the strongest performance among all capitals for April, new data shows.
Man arrested after allegedly pointing rifle at people, making threats to kill
A 51-year-old man was arrested and is facing several charges after he allegedly pointed a rifle at people in a camping area at Gunn Point and threatened to kill them, NT Police said, which led to a raid of his home and eight other firearms being seized.
Attorney-General rejects ‘meritorious’ candidate as Legal Aid boss, instead appoints person who was not interviewed
Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby appointed a person who was not interviewed to be the new director of the beleaguered Legal Aid NT, rejecting the candidate who was recommended by an independent selection panel who had significant managerial experience inside the organisation, an internal report shows, but the Minister has refused to explain her intervention.
CLP release ‘law and order’ budget preview amid ongoing tensions with NT Police Association
The Northern Territory Police Association has called the Finocchiaro Government’s law and order budget preview an insult to officers who “continue to feel abandoned and undervalued” by a government with “warped priorities”, and which did not provide a figure for how much it will spend on police next year as part of its crime reduction plan.