Wulagi Supermarket and its director Vinay Madasu have been ordered by the Federal Court to pay more than $100,000 in fines and repayments after it underpaid a worker for 18 months of work.
Woman stabbed in the back while walking down street by unknown assailant
A 26-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a woman he did not know in the back while she walked down the street in a remote NT community on Monday afternoon, NT Police said.
CLP’s proposal to lower age for criminal intent will only increase youth offending: Productivity Commission
The CLP Government’s proposal to reduce the age of criminal responsibility will result in increased youth crime and elevated rates of Indigenous incarceration in the NT, the federal Productivity Commission has warned, while the Chief Minister has defended the move, calling critics “political commentators” bent on creating a “scare campaign”.
New ways to reduce crime in Katherine to be explored at justice symposium
Experts in law, justice, health education and social services will descend on Katherine this week to engage locals and help find solutions for the town’s crime issues, as part of a justice symposium held by Flinders University, that locals are eagerly anticipating given ongoing problems in the community.
‘There was no investigation’: Traditional owners slam latest land council review, labelling it a ‘propaganda exercise’
Anindilyakwa Land Council chief executive Mark Hewitt drove the independent reviewer employed by the federal government to investigate the land council around Groote Eylandt during the investigation, the itinerary for the trip shows, while traditional owners claim Mr Hewitt was also present while board members gave evidence to the investigator.
Paul Henderson to step down as CDU chancellor
Former chief minister and current gas lobbyist Paul Henderson will not seek a third three-year term as chancellor of Charles Darwin University, the university has announced.
Guests robbed in Alice Springs hotel rooms
A group broke into rooms in two Alice Springs hotels while guests slept and robbed them, with one alleged offender armed with a machete in one break-in, while an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old stole a camper van from a business in the town and drove it through the city, NT Police said.
CEO of Aboriginal Investments NT announces departure amid massive change to grants money
Aboriginal Investments NT began advertising for a new chief executive a week after its five-year strategic investment plan was released, which rolled the majority of $180 million in Aboriginal Benefits Accounts money to be given out as small business and community initiative grants over three years, into a new fund which appears largely focused on investment opportunities.
Death of person who ‘works with courts’ forces shut down of Darwin Local Court
The Darwin Local Court was shut down on Friday afternoon after a person died following a “medical episode”, court officials said, with the public being moved on as the body was removed from the building.
Australia Institute claims airport banned billboards about lack of gas royalties for the NT
The Darwin Airport has banned Australia Institute advertisements which point out gas companies Santos and Inpex get Australia’s gas for free, which the institute has claimed was done in part because those companies advertise with the airport.
Chief Minister pledges to save Anzac Oval in Alice causing more delays to national Aboriginal art gallery
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has suspended the demolition of Anzac Oval in Alice Springs that was to house the $154 million Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Gallery of Australia, suggesting it will still be built but the “next steps” need to be worked through.
Man injured by taxi driver after allegedly assaulting him dies in hospital
A 50-year-old man who allegedly assaulted a taxi driver in Casuarina last week and suffered head injuries after the driver allegedly fought back has died in hospital, NT Police said.