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Archive for October, 2021
NT set to miss 80 per cent vax target date
The Northern Territory’s plan to have 80 per cent of its eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by early November will be delayed. October 11, 2021 The Northern Territory is likely to miss its target to have 80 per cent of its eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by early November. Chief Minister Michael Gunner […]
Accused NT murderer borrowed ute and ammo
A friend of Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann has denied giving the accused murderer a shotgun, but agreed he lent him a ute with ammunition on the back seat. October 11, 2021 A man who left shotgun ammunition in a ute he lent accused murderer Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann before he allegedly shot four people dead in Darwin […]
Federal govt and NT battle over Kakadu
Parks Australia has confirmed it will fight the Northern Territory in court following allegations an Aboriginal sacred site in Kakadu was illegally disturbed. October 8, 2021 The Commonwealth has confirmed it will fight the Northern Territory government over claims it illegally disturbed an Aboriginal sacred site at a former movie set in Kakadu National Park. […]
Darwin confirmed as Qantas London hub
Qantas and the Northern Territory government have finalised a deal for a Darwin to London route, with the first flights set for take-off on November 14. October 8, 2021 Qantas flights from Darwin to London are set for take-off next month after the airline finalised its deal with the Northern Territory government. The new service […]
Accused Darwin murderer’s target testifies
The man Ben Hoffmann was searching for when he allegedly shot dead four people in Darwin says he had been in a relationship with Hoffmann’s ex-girlfriend. October 7, 2021 The man Ben Hoffmann was searching for when he allegedly gunned down four people in Darwin says he had been in a sexual relationship with the […]
Accused NT murderer feared bikie bashing
Ben Hoffmann told an acquaintance he was concerned for his safety before he allegedly murdered four people during a shooting spree across Darwin. October 7, 2021 A man accused of murdering four people during an armed rampage across Darwin believed bikies were out to get him before the killings. Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann has pleaded not […]
NT murder-accused at ex’s home with hammer
A man accused of murdering four people visited his estranged girlfriend’s home high on ice and armed with a hammer before the killings, a court has been told. October 6, 2021 In the hours before a love-sick Darwin man allegedly gunned down four people, he paid a visit to his estranged girlfriend’s home armed with […]
Hospital sent accused NT murderer home
A Darwin doctor told Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann to go home and “see how he goes” after the accused murderer asked for help before allegedly gunning down four men. October 6, 2021 A doctor examined an “agitated” man wandering in and out of a Darwin hospital asking for a poison antidote hours before he allegedly gunned […]
Hospital discharged accused NT murderer
A Darwin emergency doctor had no concerns for Ben Hoffmann’s mental health 11 hours before he allegedly murdered four people despite claims he’d been poisoned. October 5, 2021 A Darwin doctor examined an “agitated” man wandering in and out of a hospital asking for a poison antidote and found no signs of mental illness, a […]
Alleged NT shooter fearful before killings
A Darwin service station attendant says Ben Hoffmann was afraid someone was out to get him before he allegedly murdered four people with a shotgun. October 5, 2021 A man accused of murdering four people during a shooting spree across Darwin was terrified someone was out to get him before the killings, a court has […]
Alleged NT shooter high on ‘off’ drugs
The ex-girlfriend of a man on trial for murdering four people during a shooting spree across Darwin says the pair smoked dodgy drugs before the killings. October 5, 2021 A man accused of murdering four people during an armed rampage across Darwin smoked dodgy drugs before the killings, a court has been told. Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann […]
Accused NT murderer dumped before killings
Benjamin Hoffmann’s girlfriend sent him a text telling him she was in love with another man in the days before he allegedly murdered four men. October 4, 2021 A love-sick man on trial for murdering four people during a drug-fuelled shooting spree across Darwin was dumped by his girlfriend before the rampage. Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann […]
Accused NT murderer high on ‘off’ drugs
Benjamin Hoffmann’s estranged girlfriend has told his NT murder trial the pair smoked dodgy drugs with one of his alleged victims before the killings. October 4, 2021 The ex-girlfriend of a man on trial for murdering four people during a shooting spree across Darwin says the pair smoked dodgy drugs with one of his alleged […]
Accused NT murderer’s lover to take stand
Benjamin Hoffmann’s estranged girlfriend is expected to give evidence at his trial for allegedly murdering four people in Darwin as he searched for her in 2019. October 4, 2021 The former lover of a man on trial accused of murdering four people during a rampage across Darwin is among the witnesses expected to give evidence […]
Accused NT murderer talked about killing
The man accused of four murders in a Darwin shooting spree talked about killing a man he thought was “pimping” his estranged lover, a court has heard. October 1, 2021 A Darwin tradie says Benjamin Glenn Hoffmannrepeatedly told him he was going to kill a man he believed was sex-trafficking his estranged lover. The love-sick 47-year-old […]
NT murder-accused man’s girlfriend abused
A love-sick man accused of murdering four men during a shooting spree across Darwin says drug dealers were sexually exploiting his estranged girlfriend. October 1, 2021 A love-sick man accused of murdering four men as he rampaged across Darwin trying to find his estranged girlfriend says drug dealers were sexually exploiting her. Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann has pleaded […]