A woman was assaulted and robbed while parking her car at her home in Marrara on Monday night, NT Police said.
Two men charged over IGA grog break-in
Two men have been charged over an aggravated burglary of an Alice Springs business over the weekend, NT Police said.
NT WorkSafe orders Litchfield Council to improve safety after person falls into skip bin
NT WorkSafe is investigating after a member of the public was injured after falling in a skip bin while unloading rubbish at the Howard Springs tip, with Litchfield Council ordered to make safety changes, it has been reported.
Girls charged for alleged aggravated robbery of service station
A 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl have been charged over an aggravated robbery of a Parap service station last week, NT Police said.
Daly River resident says police had to rescue family after house set on fire, police media confused about incident
A Daly River resident said police had to rescue six people from a house that was set on fire, including a seven-month-old baby, by the Jovi Boys gang and associates during a riot in the community, an assertion that was not originally accepted by NT Police media but later confirmed, while Police Minister Brent Potter said police had prioritised a protest at Lee Point rather than attending the community riots.
Man charged over fuel theft in Tennant Creek, car theft in NSW
A man was arrested in Alice Springs for allegedly stealing a car in NSW and stealing fuel in Tennant Creek, NT Police said.
Fire destroys three offices at Rio Tinto’s Gove mine
A fire that started in an electrical workshop at Rio Tinto’s Gove bauxite mine site destroyed three offices before it was contained on Thursday, while an investigation into how the blaze started has been launched.
Darwin to host Motocross World Championship round
The Lawler Government has signed a deal to host the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme’s Motocross World Championship at Hidden Valley from next year, with taxpayers to foot the $1.6 million bill to build a new track, while the total cost to Territorians to host the event was not disclosed.
Missing student found after frigid night lost in West MacDonnell ranges: Police
A 13-year-old boy who became separated from his classmates during a school camping trip near Ellery Creek Big Hole in the West MacDonnell ranges was found safe and well after a night spent in plunging temperatures, NT Police said.
CEL Australia to develop $100 million Darwin Convention Centre hotel
A Singapore-based hotel and resort company has been chosen to develop and operate the proposed $100 million Darwin Convention Centre hotel, that has been billed as an “upscale” four-star facility with 236 rooms that will include at least one pool and a couple of restaurants.
Liquor inspectors doing bottle shop checks with police in Alice Springs
Licensing Inspectors are being used side-by-side with police officers to monitor people buying alcohol in bottle shops in Alice Springs, after the removal of some police axillary liquor inspectors from the town, an NT Police press release with no spokesperson’s name on it has retrospectively announced.
CLP releases its crime policy that includes bootcamps, women’s prisons
The Country Liberal Party has pledged to establish a comprehensive set of initiatives as part of its crime action plan that will reform corrections in the NT if it wins the election, including boot camps for youth and compulsory community service.