In less than 24 hours, the Lord Mayor of Darwin has reversed his tightly-held stance of support for a new RSL clubhouse on The Esplanade. Darwin City Council last night deferred a vote that could have seen the Darwin RSL given the green light to forge ahead with...
Darwin City Council has backed a contentious decision that could see the RSL given the green light to forge ahead with plans to develop prime harbour-side land, saying it’s “in parallel to what the RSL had asked for”.
People buying takeaway alcohol in greater Darwin will have to continue to prove they live or are staying in the area after the Director of Liquor Licensing extended emergency powers and said they will extended again.
Getting tourism back is what the Gunner Government is about and the new Tourism Minister Natasha Fyles has more than just her mad CPR skills to revive it. Tourists planning their trips in the Build up around moving from one air-conditioned spot to the next, is the cutting edge of tourism marketing in the NT. Read all about it.
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Local independent media organisations like the NT Independent are becoming increasingly endangered in the current climate of corporate and government-run media outlets dominating the market. But we think local journalistic autonomy is needed now more than ever –...
Charles Darwin University Professor Simon Maddocks has resigned from his position as vice-chancellor saying he wants to move closer to his wife and grandchildren, a decision which will end a tumultuous period of administration at the Territory’s only university.
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A 39-year-old woman and a 7-year-old girl have died in separate crashes near Alice Springs and Maningrida on Sunday, NT police have said.
The NT Independent is providing you with a light-hearted look at the candidates for the August 22 NT general election. Today’s profile is independent candidate for Namatjira, Tony Willis.
There’ll definitely be clowns. Biggest mob of them. Plus preference voting tightrope walking too. Maybe even a fat, bearded lady singing. But we’ll have to wait and see on the knife throwers and lion tamers. The NT Independent blog is live now: the greatest show on Earth about the nowhere-near-the-greatest show on Earth. Get away from the buljit.
The NT Independent is providing you with a light-hearted look at the candidates for the August 22 NT general election. Today’s profile is independent candidate for Drysdale, Raj Samson Rajwin.
