A man was taken to hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed in a house in Gapuwiyak yesterday afternoon, NT Police said.
Man hit by 4WD during large street fight in Katherine
A man was taken to Katherine Hospital in a serious condition overnight after allegedly being hit by a 4WD ute which was being driven at people and ramming parked cars while a large fight caused by a feud between community groups was going on, NT Police said.
Legal action filed against Darwin Council over new civic centre
A Federal Court application has been lodged seeking to force Darwin Council to hand over documents relating to the deal it struck with developer DCOH to build the controversial 21-storey civic centre-private office tower, along with details of how it is using ratepayer money on the project.
‘The numbers here don’t have any reality’: Energy economist’s review of Middle Arm precinct business case released
The Middle Arm industrial precinct could end up costing the NT Government $5.5 billion in capital outlays and a further $140 million in annual operating expenditure for the next 50 years, which would affect its ability to fund health and education, a new report by an energy economist for the Environment Centre NT has found, while a federal Labor MP revealed her government’s $1.5 billion equity investment in the project is a long way from being finalised.
Northern Iron placed into external administration as 35 jobs in limbo
An NT mine operator which runs the Warrego mine rehabilitation project near Tennant Creek has been placed into external administration, according to ASIC records.
Council won’t say why legally-mandated public parking plan was dumped in favour of civic centre tower
Darwin Council is using money collected from a public car parking levy to help finance its joint venture with a private developer to build the new Darwin civic centre, in potential breach of the legally-mandated Car Parking Contribution Plan, that will see each public car parking space at the new development cost three times more than previously planned, and which will provide 202 public parking spaces instead of the 1800 pledged.
Minister stalls on Waterfront scandal after receiving internal ‘briefing’
Tourism Minister Marie-Clare Boothby has refused to comment on an internal “briefing” she received last week into allegations of mismanaged conflicts of interest and possible misuse of public resources at the Darwin Waterfront Corporation, after previously claiming she would “make some decisions” about the matter.
Male intruder in woman’s bedroom led to dangerous car chase: Police
A Katherine woman was jolted awake early Sunday morning to an unknown male in her bedroom while her house was being robbed by a group of three, NT Police said, which led to a stolen vehicle pursuit being abandoned after the driver allegedly swerved at a police vehicle on the opposite side of the road.
Five girls charged in connection to stolen vehicles and aggravated robbery over the weekend
Five female youths were arrested over the weekend in connection with vehicle theft and aggravated robbery incidents in Nightcliff and Yarrawonga, including one stolen car driven by three girls crashing into a fence “at slow speed”, NT Police said.
Police union calls BS on Corrections Minister’s latest claims about prisoners in watch houses
Corrections Minister Gerard Maley has angered NT Police officers after falsely claiming on radio Friday morning that there were no corrections prisoners currently at the Alice Springs watch house, with the union representing police calling for him to come clean with the public and deal with the situation so police can do their jobs effectively.
Access to Berrimah Road south to be restored next week as TBD overpass nears completion
Access to East Arm via Berrimah Road south will be restored next week after being shut since November 2023, the NT Government has claimed in a stakeholder briefing, as the long-delayed and over-budget Tiger Brennan Drive overpass project inches closer to completion.
Cost of meeting renewables target a fraction of what CLP Govt told public: Hidden report
A renewable energy report hidden by the former Labor government has revealed the cost of meeting the Territory’s 50 per cent renewable electricity targets by 2030 was roughly $280 million and would come with moderate electricity price increases, but also with lower operating costs, which contradicts the Finocchiaro CLP Government’s claims it would cost 20 times as much.