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Another Labor govt investment goes under with taxpayers on the hook – but no inquiry needed, Chief Minister says

Another Labor govt investment goes under with taxpayers on the hook – but no inquiry needed, Chief Minister says

A rocket launching company the previous Labor government invested more than $5 million of public funds into has gone into liquidation, with the Chief Minister mocking Labor again for their poor investment decisions, but refusing to answer questions about whether she would now call a public inquiry into how Labor wasted millions of taxpayer money investing in doomed private business enterprises.

More CDU course failures emerge as another program under review over accreditation concerns

More CDU course failures emerge as another program under review over accreditation concerns

EXCLUSIVE: Another Charles Darwin University program has been called into question amid the recently disclosed TAFE accreditation failure, with the Bachelor of Humanitarian Aid and Development course the subject of an external review following multiple student complaints into delayed fieldwork placements, over-enrolled classes and serious staffing issues, including allegations responsible instructors were not properly qualified.

‘Confronting scene’: Fraud investigation leads to grisly discovery of dead dogs at Tennant Creek property

‘Confronting scene’: Fraud investigation leads to grisly discovery of dead dogs at Tennant Creek property

Several malnourished and dead dogs were discovered by police at a Tennant Creek property on Wednesday while attending on another matter that has led to animal cruelty charges against a 57-year-old man in a scene police described as “confronting” for officers, with the number of dead dogs on the property “incredibly concerning”.

AirAsia cancels two Darwin flight services

AirAsia cancels two Darwin flight services

AirAsia will discontinue its Darwin to Bali and Kuala Lumpur routes less than a year after launching due to operating below a 70 per cent load factor, making them economically unsustainable, the company has indicated, while the NT Government has pledged to review its taxpayer-funded air subsidy scheme in the wake of the cancelled routes.

‘I was a naive cattleman’: Connolly attempts to explain social media posts in new interview

‘I was a naive cattleman’: Connolly attempts to explain social media posts in new interview

Administrator David Connolly says he was a “naive cattleman” mixed up in the high stakes world of “agri-politics” when he made controversial social media comments disparaging Aboriginal people, women and the LGBTQI community and joked about domestic violence and date rape, which he said was “pastoral world” talk, while his former employer at Tipperary Station has provided some insight into why he left the station manager role last year.

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