The streets of Alice Springs that had grown quiet following a 72-hour “public disorder declaration” erupted in violence on Wednesday afternoon, as dozens of people fought in the CBD with weapons, including machetes and spears, before police were able to restore order.
The crocodile that killed a 12-year-old girl near Palumpa last week has been killed, NT Police said.
The Lawler Government is in discussions with two unspecified “potential green energy projects” to take the place of Fortescue Future Industries at the controversial Middle Arm industrial area, it has claimed, while the Federal Government has said it still intends to spent $1.5 billion on infrastructure at the site, but a final business case would have to completed before the project is formally assessed for final funding.
Two bars have been shut for the next two days during the “public disorder declaration” in Alice Springs due to “riotous conduct” by patrons, while a local business had three vehicles stolen during the first night of the latest curfew, which political leaders say is not a proper solution to the town’s underlying problems.
Fortescue has given up its spot at the proposed Middle Arm industrial development precinct, a decision which follows the February departure of former chief minister Michael Gunner from the company just five months after being named Fortescue Future Industries director of business development for Australia and New Zealand.
Prime Video has announced that award-winning global hit show Deadloch season two will be filmed in Darwin and other areas later this year, as the detectives in the show investigate how the bodies of two “Top End icons” were murdered, in what has been billed as a “sweatier, stickier investigation” than season one.
Offenders rammed the front gate of an Alice Springs business and stole three vehicles overnight, NT Police said.
Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has ordered a three-day curfew for Alice Springs following days of serious incidents in the troubled town, that saw four off-duty police officers bashed and robbed over the weekend and another officer run over by a car outside a bottle shop late last week.
Twelve people have been arrested, mostly young teens, following multiple stolen car chases across the Darwin area on Sunday morning, NT Police said, including one incident that saw the police’s dog operations unit vehicle rammed by car thieves during a pursuit.
Deputy Chief Minister Chansey Paech’s big spending on travel continued in the past financial year, racking up nearly a third of all ministerial travel across the NT himself, records show, including claiming “offical allowance” expenses under “other” costs, which has raised further questions about how the government is acquitting ministerial travel.
Four off-duty police officers were allegedly robbed and assaulted by a group of 20 youths early Sunday morning, NT Police said, while it has been reported the Police Commissioner is considering another curfew for the town following the incident.
A child was killed and 10 people were injured in a car crash near Kalkarindji that police believe involved alcohol and a large number of unrestrained passengers, NT Police said.
