A man has been charged for hitting another man in the neck with a bottle in a bar in Darwin on Friday night, NT Police said.
CDU-Menzies medical school gets funding, but existing med school’s future location uncertain
The Federal Government has promised Charles Darwin University $24.6 million over four years to establish a medical school in partnership the Menzies School of Health Research from 2026, dependent on the development of a medical school curriculum and accreditation by the Australian Medical Council, but there was no explanation of what will happen to the existing medical school based at CDU.
Govt releases plan for NT AFL team, $1b in spending on stadiums
The Lawler Government has proposed spending close to $1 billion in today’s dollars on building a new Darwin City football stadium along with upgrades to other regional grounds to support a new Territory AFL team, which a taskforce believes could begin playing in seven to 10 years, while disgraced former AFL boss and casino director Andrew Demetriou has joined the taskforce to help win an AFL licence for the team.
Peppimenarti clan launch court action against government ministers, Police Commissioner for failure to police
Peppimenarti community founder and Wilson family matriarch Regina Pilawuk Wilson has lodged Federal Court action on behalf of herself and members of the extended Wilson family against the Lawler Labor Government, three ministers, and the NT Police Commissioner for alleged breaches of the Racial Discrimination Act by failing to provide policing in their community comparable to the level provided to non-Indigenous NT residents.
Five remote NT airstrips get funding for upgrades
Five remote airfields across the NT have been chosen as recipients of a share of the Federal Government’s $13.4 million program to improve the safety and accessibility of airstrips across remote Australia.
Defence infrastructure spending to flow to NT, feds say
The Territory stands to be key a beneficiary of a pledged Federal Government spend of between $14 billion and $18 billion across Northern Australia over the next decade to upgrade defence bases, with the government pledging that the NT will see “the lion’s share” of that money.
CLP pledge changes to payroll tax for small businesses if elected
The CLP has pledged to raise the tax-free threshold for payroll tax small businesses pay if elected in August, that will see Territory employers with payrolls below $2.5 million not pay any payroll tax at all, in an effort it says to “get the economy moving forward”.
Works beginning on long-delayed ship lift, Lawler rejects mobile facility proposal
A new $48 million contract to supply the long-delayed Darwin ship lift project with a lift operating system has been awarded that will get the project moving, the Chief Minister said, while rejecting a proposal for a mobile ship lift to bridge the gap for industry following massive delays to the major project.
Six arrests over stolen vehicles, police still trying to catch other car thieves
Five male teens as young as 13-years old and a woman have been arrested over break-ins and the theft of three vehicles in Darwin overnight, while an unspecified number of offenders who stole at least three other vehicles are still on the run, NT Police said.
NT housing crisis set to intensify amid calls for more government action
Australia’s housing crisis is set to worsen, particularly in the NT, warns a new report that outlines rising international student numbers, natural population increases, and overseas migration in some states as leading factors.
‘Not a silver bullet’: Pepper spray permits for bottle shop security guards now available, offensive behaviour fines set to increase
Applications for bottle shop security guards to apply to carry OC spray while on duty are now open, the Lawler Government has announced, while unruly pub-goers could face an increased fine of $880 – almost five times the present penalty – if they refuse to leave a licensed venue, as part of a long-delayed effort to “reduce crime and anti-social behaviour” in bottle shops and pubs.
Contract to recommission Manton Dam awarded, new water treatment plant included
A $134 million design and construction contract to recommission the Manton Dam as been awarded by the Lawler Government more than a year after it was put to market, that it says will see a new water treatment plant and pumping station built, while maintaining the dam’s current use as a recreational facility.