Pregnant refugee stand-off ends
TWO pregnant Iranian refugees have been taken into an NT detention centre two and a half days after arriving and refusing to get off the bus.
Northern Territory
Palmer was warned about Anderson: Giles
IN a difficult week for Clive Palmer’s leadership, the PUP’s two remaining NT members are planning to leave, calling the party’s chaos a national disgrace.
Darwin not the next big mining hub: expert
GETTING indigenous people on board is the only way to manage proper long-term development of northern regions dealing with FIFO industry, an academic says.
NT premiums may rise after TIO sale
DESPITE the NT government’s indications to the contrary, there has been no promise made by Allianz that premiums won’t rise following the TIO sale.
Book details Darwin since Cyclone Tracy
A NEW book details the key role businesses played in sustaining Darwin in the wake Cyclone Tracy and how they helped rebuild the city.
NT govt to push for insurer selloff
THE sale of Australia’s last government-owned insurer TIO is expected to decided at a Northern Territory government cabinet meeting.
Govts must cut mining regulation: Rinehart
MAGNATE Gina Rinehart has taken aim at government over-regulation of mining during a business luncheon in Darwin.
NT police uncover largest drug lab
POLICE have uncovered the largest drug lab seen in the Northern Territory.
“Complete madness” to sell TIO: senator
LEGISLATION the NT government is relying on for a 15% bonus for the sale of TIO is not likely to pass, Labor Senator Sam Dastyari says.
Aust Ebola centre open within three weeks
THE Australian-run Ebola treatment facility in Sierra Leone will see its first patients within three weeks.
Bank closes protest group’s account
THE Commonwealth Bank has allegedly closed the account of a group protesting the sale of the Territory Insurance Office.
NT govt to sell off insurer
THE NT government is about to announce the sale of Australia’s last government-owner insurer and it’s expected to help fund the territory’s flood mitigation.
Cyclone Tracy commemorations begin
AS the 40th anniversary nears of Cyclone Tracy which devastated Darwin in 1974, numerous commemorations are beginning.
Feral cat trackers key to saving skink
AN endangered skink in the central Australian desert could be saved by indigenous feral cat trackers.
Land rights fighter dies
KWEMENTYAYE Stuart’s time in prison gave him the passion to stand up for Aboriginal rights as chair of the Central Land Council.
NT mandatory rehab saves lives: Elferink
NT Attorney-General makes no apologies for the territory’s controversial mandatory alcohol rehabilitation scheme, saying it saves lives.
Cattle farmers urged to tap foreign market
STRENGTHENING relationships with Asian countries will create export opportunities for Australian cattle farmers, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says.
Hit-and-run suspect charged in NT
A MAN accused of knocking over a nine-year-old boy, who later died, before driving away has been charged in the Northern Territory.
Cattle exporters must offer Indonesia more
THE pressure’s on Australian cattle farmers, with new laws allowing Indonesia to introduce more competition into its market.
Hilux driver call as NT hit-run boy dies
DARWIN police are intensifying their search for the driver of a vehicle allegedly involved in the fatal hit-and-run of a nine-year-old boy.
Two found dead in NT home
NORTHERN Territory police are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman who were found in a house on Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Family ‘so proud’ of slain son Joshua
DARWIN’S largest church was filled to capacity as more than 700 mourners bade farewell to Joshua Hardy.
German tourist found dead at Kakadu
THE body of a 31-year-old German man has been found in the back of a campervan at Jim Jim Falls in Kakadu National Park.
Manslaughter charge for balloon owner
THE owner of a hot air ballooning company has been charged with manslaughter after a tourist was killed in Alice Springs last year.
NT PUP seeks Qld-like Senate inquiry
NORTHERN Territory PUP leader Alison Anderson says she wants a Senate inquiry to be conducted into political donations.
NT funeral for MH17 victims
WAYNE and Theresa Baker, who were among the 298 people killed when MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July, have been remembered at a funeral in Darwin.
Key Ranger leak recommendation ignored
A RECOMMENDATION that the regulation of the Ranger uranium mine at Kakadu be comprehensively reviewed will not be acted on by government.
NT chief accused of not declaring 4WD gift
THE NT opposition says Adam Giles did not declare a car gifted to him during the 2012 election campaign as a political donations row continues.
NT political donation inquiry rescinded
THE NT government has been accused of hiding from public scrutiny and supporting corruption after rescinding a motion to look at political donations.
Man who flew with meth in undies arrested
A MAN who transported 55.6 grams of methamphetamine in his underpants from Sydney to Darwin has been arrested.
Teen charged after knife assault on police
A TEENAGE boy who allegedly armed himself with a knife and assaulted a police officer in Darwin has been charged.
Whitlam first PM for indigenous Australia
INDIGENOUS leaders have paid tribute to Gough Whitlam, who has been described as Australia’s first prime minister for indigenous Australians.
NT Labor retains Casuarina
THE Labor Party has held on to the seat of Casuarina in Saturday’s by-election.
NT to launch sex offender register
THE Northern Territory will launch the first public sex offender register in Australia with a law named in honour of murdered teenager Daniel Morcombe.
SA teenager dies in car crash on NT border
A TEENAGER has died and four others flown to hospital after a car crash on the South Australian and Northern Territory border.
NT child abuse under-reported
THE Children Commissioner says child abuse has been under-reported in the Northern Territory because the administrative process was unclear.
Mammals declining in Kakadu National Park
A CONFERENCE held in Alice Springs this week will hear that Australia’s mammal populations are continuing to shrink, with serious consequences.
Spike in numbers of NT children in care
THE number of Northern Territory child protection investigations rose by 29 per cent during 2013-14 financial year, an inquiry was told.
NT cop accused of failing on abuse claim
A FORMER Northern Territory police officer has been accused of failing to properly investigate claims of sex abuse at the Retta Dixon home in Darwin.
Prosecutor inept on Henderson: inquiry
A FORMER detective with the NT sex crimes unit told an inquiry a prosecutor did not pursue “all avenues” of the alleged crimes of a carer at Retta Dixon Home.
Carers knew of abuse in home: inquiry
CARERS at a home for Aboriginal children knew and did nothing for years as their colleague sexually abused their charges, an inquiry has heard.
Girls face charges in NT drag racing theft
NT Police say a 14-year-old and two 15-year-old girls stole several vehicles over three days to drag race.
Domestic violence in the spotlight in NT
THE NT government has committed $18 million to fight domestic violence and break down its culture of silence.
NT by-election set for October 18
VOTERS in the NT seat of Casuarina will go to the polls for a by-election on October 18.
Ex-indigenous group CEO faces fraud trial
THE former head of an Aboriginal organisation that supports victims of domestic violence and sexual assault will stand trial on fraud charges.
NT govt defends prison after roof incident
THREE juvenile inmates escaped from their cells and climbed onto the roof of their facility at the new Darwin prison.
NT power outage temporary, gas flows again
A COMMUNICATIONS error between the Blacktip platform and mainland operations disrupted gas supplies, causing Top End residents to fear a prolonged outage.
Labor slams NT govt over inducements
JUST two days after securing a vital number from the defection of a PUP member, the NT government has announced new funding for his electorate.
Indigenous groups to meet over nuke dump
ABORIGINAL traditional owners interested in gleaning more detail about locating a national nuclear waste dump on their lands will meet this week.
Man arrested in Qld over NT death
NT police are applying for the extradition of a man from north Queensland in relation to the death of a man who died after an assault in Darwin last month.
NT denies roads offer for returned MLA
THE Aboriginal bush bloc in the NT parliament has fractured further as a PUP MLA returns to the CLP and Alison Anderson attacks the chief minister.
Pakistani runaway sailor found
A PAKISTANI sailor who went AWOL during joint navy exercises in Darwin has been found hiding in a shed and is now with immigration authorities.
New $500m NT prison opens in Darwin
A NEW 1000-bed prison has opened in Darwin and will aim to give inmates self-respect by getting them to work, the NT government says.
Judicial review for NT follows bribe claim
THE NT government wants to make sure the procedure for appointing judges is transparent following claims a magistrate sought donations for the CLP.
Former NT deputy wants backing or will go
THE former deputy leader of the NT expects his Country Liberal Party colleagues will disendorse him, calling them “a nest of vipers”.
Questions hang over Maley resignation
THE reason remains unclear for NT magistrate Peter Maley’s resignation amid controversy about his links to the CLP and a looming political donations inquiry.
New treatment tackle skin sores
TREATING children for skin sores used to be very painful, but NT researchers have found a way to do it without the tears.
Tollner return as NT deputy not ruled out
THE CLP will elect a new NT deputy chief minister on Monday but chief minister Adam Giles has not ruled out the return of his recently resigned deputy.
NT abuse hearing to be held in September
PEOPLE who were abused as children at a home run by an evangelical organisation in the NT will give evidence at a hearing in Darwin next month.
NT govt still without deputy
THE NT government’s ruling Country Liberal Party (CLP) is still without a deputy chief minister following Dave Tollner’s resignation last week.
NT to have political donations inquiry
IN a bid not to end up like NSW, the NT will have an inquiry into 20 years of political donations, despite the government’s initial opposition to it.
NT treasurer’s homophobic rant unpunished
THE NT’s chief minister says he has a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, but will not fire his deputy for homophobically attacking a gay staffer.
Constitution must protect against racism
ALL citizens should be protected from racial discrimination, a federal committee on constitutional recognition for indigenous people has heard.
Renewed calls for NT magistrate inquiry
THE Labor opposition has called on the NT government to launch an inquiry into CLP-linked magistrate Peter Maley.
Croc cull a long-term possibility: NT govt
A CROCODILE cull, safari hunting and a renewed safety campaign are all being considered by the NT government after the territory’s third fatal attack this year.
Fisherman taken by croc in NT
A 57-YEAR-OLD fisherman is believed to have been killed by a crocodile in front of his wife on the Adelaide River in the Northern Territory.
Township lease on the way for Gunbalanya
ANOTHER NT indigenous community is on its way to signing a 99-year township lease which the government says will open the doors for economic advancement.
NT police seize cannabis, cash in raid
POLICE have seized more than $500,000 worth of cannabis as they dismantled a hydroponic operation being run out of a Darwin home.
Guard pleads guilty to crime ring charges
A FORMER prison guard has pleaded guilty to all 12 charges she faced relating to a crime ring that operated out of Darwin jail.
Federal minister to visit NT’s Muckaty
IAN Macfarlane will meet with traditional owners at the NT’s Muckaty Station two months after dropping a push to locate a nuclear waste dump on their land.
Doctors urged to spot rheumatic fever
INDIGENOUS people are at increased risk of contracting acute rheumatic fever, which is preventable but leads to deadly heart disease if undetected.
Controversial portraits win 2014 NATSIAA
A SERIES of tough, striking portraits of young men as walking targets has received the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award.
Alcohol orders invalid: NT Supreme Court
A NT Supreme Court ruling may have thrown into question hundreds of alcohol protection orders issued by police to drinkers.
NT to get first private power station
GENERAL Electric hopes to begin building the NT’s first private power station by the end of the year but lower power bills aren’t a sure thing.
Air ‘milk run’ plan for regional NT towns
THE government is seeking expressions of interest for commercial airline operators in a bid to link Katherine and Tennant Creek to the airline network.
NT croc shot in search for missing man
POLICE say it’s still uncertain if a two-metre crocodile – shot dead on Melville Island – had killed a man missing since Friday night.
Vote a change to ‘whitefella rule book’
FORMER deputy prime minister John Anderson has told the Garma festival he is confident a referendum will back constitutional recognition for indigenous people.
Elders call for community authority
INDIGENOUS communities need authority over their traditional lands, not land councils, according to elders at the Garna Festival.
NT indigenous bauxite exploration approved
THE Northern Land Council has given its OK for an indigenous mining company to begin bauxite exploration in northeastern Arnhem Land.
NT skies to host Pitch Black
ABOUT 2300 personnel from seven countries will join together in the NT for three weeks of Australia’s largest air force exercise, Pitch Black.
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