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.
Northern Territory
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.
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