NT government set to allow private prison guards, interstate officers to staff prisons, amid corrections crisis
The Northern Territory government is set to introduce legislation next week to enable Corrections to source prison guards from private companies and interstate, as inmate numbers reach a new record.
AFL’s Indigenous player numbers decline examined: What’s happened, how to fix it?
AFL football boss Laura Kane says she is confident the league’s strong intervention will quickly resolve the dramatic decline ...
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NT Police arrest 33-year-old Kris Cooper after escape from Darwin city watch house
A Territory man stuck in a crowded watch house cell managed to break out, leading police on a 24-hour manhunt through Darwin ... and unsafe for long-term prisoners. The latest NT Ombudsman ...
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Dan Hodgins wins NT Champion of the Year at Motorsports NT Awards
Don't miss out on the headlines from Northern Territory. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Central Australian Drag Racing Association president was also named the NT Driver of the ...
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South Australian cops return home leaving Alice Springs with a month long 10 cop shortfall
The cops from South Australia were sent at the request of NT Police commissioner Michael Murphy, with 10 officers coming to Alice Springs over four eight-day rotations. Northern Territory Police ...
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$109 Darwin to Gold Coast new Jetstar direct flights announced
The news follows a flood of NT government and aviation industry announcements that includes a new Airnorth air service from Alice Springs to Cairns and new AirAsia service from Darwin to Denpasar.
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Virgin Australia reveals nearly 15,000 extra passenger seats to and from Darwin
Virgin Australia will deliver an average of nearly 8,000 passenger seats to and from Darwin and more than 11,000 inbound passenger seats to and from the Northern Territory every week. It comes at ...
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Property Council vacancy rates released: Darwin CBD’s glimmer of light
Property Council Northern Territory executive director Ruth Palmer says the organisation’s market report for January 2025 reveals encouraging signs for Darwin’s CBD office market. She said the ...
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Irishman Stephen Frances Roche on remand accused of driving Hussein Chamas to NT
Don't miss out on the headlines from Northern Territory. Followed categories will be added to My News. Irish national Stephen Frances Roche, 46, was expected to front Darwin Local Court on Tuesday ...
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NT police charge two men after alleged 'firearms incident' in Darwin's northern suburbs
Northern Territory police have charged two men with a number of offences following an alleged "firearms incident" in Darwin on Monday. A third person arrested with the pair, a 22-year-old woman ...
Man charged with child sexual assault in remote NT community
A 19-year-old man is charged with the alleged sexual assault of a child under the age of 10 in a remote Northern Territory ...
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$21.6m owed to public servants after decade-long holiday payment error
An error in public holiday pay has forced the NT government to stump up almost $22m owed to public servants. Find out who is affected. A total of 4293 current and ...