There have been 500 new prisoners since the NT Government took office last August. Photo: stock Another 96 beds are about to open at the Alice Springs Correctional Centre as the Northern Territory accelerates the implementation of prisons master plan. Corrections Minister Gerard Maley says “an unprecedented rise in prisoner numbers means we have seen…
Photo: stock A Northern Territory hockey club has flown to Kuala Lumpur to take part in the Malaysian domestic season. The Territory Stingers men and women flew out of Darwin yesterday (Monday) to compete in the Malaysian Hockey League (MHL) competition. The Stingers are due to face the Singapore national team in a warm-up match…
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro and Infrastructure Minister Bill Yan at Anzac Oval in Alice Springs. Photo: NT Government The footy posts are returning to Anzac Oval in Alice Springs – but feature the singular cap ‘H’ design of rugby (both codes) posts. Territory construction company BluePrint (NT) helping to restore Anzac Oval as the town’s…
Photo: stock THE NT Government is vowing to crack down after police officers were attacked three times in as many days in a small town south-west of Darwin. NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy says the recent attacks on police at Wadeye, about 230km south-west of Darwin, is “disgraceful”. “This is the third attack on our…
Forty SA Police officers will be deployed to Alice Springs until the end of February. Photo: stock Forty South Australian police officers are to be deployed to Alice Springs at the request of the Northern Territory (NT) Government. The first eight-day interstate deployment of 10 officers started today (January 6). The deployments will run until…
The NT Government is to allow pet ownership of crocodiles with stronger regulations. Photo: stock THE NT Government is to retore the right of residents to own a crocodile as a pet and strengthen its ownership permit system. The move overturns a Labor government decision in April 2024 to ban pet ownership of the predators.…
NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro (centre) with (L to R) Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, MP for Braitling Joshua Burgoyne, MP for Namatjira Bill Yan, Acting Police Commissioner Martin Dole and Assistant Commissioner Peter Kennon during her recent visit to Alice Springs. Photo: NT Government. Alice Springs police have been given the go-ahead to use drones…
Police are cracking down on crime in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Photo: stock A three-week police crackdown in Alice Springs has yielded 77 arrests under Operation Ludlow which was launched last month. The crackdown follows assaults on seven police officers in a week and six attacks on paramedics in one night. The NT government says…
Picture: stock Darwin Port’s finances are to be investigated by the Northern Territory Government amid reports of its Chinese owner’s financial struggles. Treasurer Bill Yan says they have “been made aware” of concerns about the financial viability of the port’s operator, Landbridge Group, and notified the federal government. “The Territory Government has written to Landbridge…
Picture: stock Darwin’s golden snapper population remains overfished and the Northern Territory Government is weighing up what to do about it. A Golden Snapper Stock Assessment report that was just released reveals that the golden snapper population around Darwin is about a fifth of what it was, with mortality rates estimated to be more than…