Yipirinya school principal Gavin Morris has been arrested and charged by the NT Police over multiple alleged aggravated assaults of students at the school on separate occasions in 2023.
Three stabbed in head with broken bottle in home
A woman who allegedly stabbed three people she knew in the head with a broken bottle in a Sadadeen home early yesterday morning has not yet been caught, NT Police said.
Pedestrian killed by road train
A woman was killed when she was hit by a road train on the Stuart Highway overnight, NT Police said.
Man’s body found at Milingimbi
The body of a man who did not return from a hunting trip at Milingimbi on Sunday has been found, NT Police said.
Ankle monitor device ‘ignited’ sending young offender to hospital
EXCLUSIVE: Crisis meetings between Territory Families and NT Police were held to discuss removing ankle monitoring devices from young offenders across the Territory, after a young person fitted with one was sent to hospital on Saturday when the device “ignited” on his leg, the NT Independent can reveal.
Man stabbed in remote community
A man was flown to Royal Darwin Hospital after being stabbed in an unnamed remote Roper Gulf community overnight, and his attackers are still on the run, NT Police said.
Police Commissioner quits Police Association after criticism of his apology to Indigenous people
NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has resigned from the union representing police in a late night statement after the association mildly criticised parts of his apology speech to Aboriginal Territorians, accusing him of failing to tell his members about the content and intent of his address in advance of his speech.
Elderly man threatened with weapons in his home twice in one night
A 70-year-old man was threatened with an “edged weapon” in his bedroom after an offender broke through the front door of his Alice Springs house with an iron bar, with that offender and another man later returning to the house and again threatening the man with an “edged weapon”, NT Police said.
Influenza cases in the NT rising during record Australian outbreak
The Northern Territory is experiencing rising influenza cases as Australia is hit by a large outbreak of the respiratory illness, with infection rates reaching their highest levels nationally since 1990, a report shows.
Berrimah Farm subdivision application submitted
A subdivision application for Berrimah Farm to expand the Northcrest residential development by more than 900 lots has been lodged.
Taxi driver allegedly assaulted at airport
A taxi driver was allegedly pushed over at Alice Springs Airport and required emergency hip surgery, while his alleged attacker is still on the run, NT Police said.
Taxpayers on the hook for Kirkman inflicting mental health injury on female employee: Judge
The female Department of Infrastructure employee who was verbally abused and threatened by chief executive Andrew Kirkman has been awarded legal costs, while the Chief Minister has ruled out any repercussions for Mr Kirkman, despite the judge now finding that he and the department knew they had no case and failed to act as model litigants.