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Archive for May, 2022
Violent brawl in remote Top End community
Civil unrest has returned to a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community after a violent brawl involving hundreds of armed people broke out. May 17, 2022 A brawl involving hundreds of armed people has erupted in a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community as a violent feud between rival clans rolls on. About 300 people were involved […]
NT’s new chief to tackle social issues
New chief minister Natasha Fyles plans to tackle growing social issues in the Northern Territory, including alcohol abuse and property crime. May 16, 2022 The Northern Territory’s new chief minister Natasha Fyles has hit the ground running in her first week in office with a promise to tackle social issues and their causes. Alcohol abuse, […]
NT’s new chief minister shocked to get job
Natasha Fyles has been chosen by Labor colleagues as the Northern Territory’s new chief minister, replacing Michael Gunner after his surprise resignation. May 14, 2022 The Northern Territory’s new chief minister Natasha Fyles says she is shocked to be selected for the top job, but is ready to hit the ground running. The former health […]
New chief minister to hit ‘ground running’
Natasha Fyles is the Northern Territory’s new chief minister following Michael Gunner’s surprise resignation, becoming the second woman to lead the NT. May 13, 2022 A former school teacher is the Northern Territory’s new chief minister following Michael Gunner’s surprise resignation. Former health minister Natasha Fyles, 43, was elected by Labor’s 14-member caucus on Friday following […]
Natasha Fyles new NT chief minister
Natasha Fyles is the Northern Territory’s new chief minister following Michael Gunner’s surprise resignation, becoming the second woman to lead the NT. May 13, 2022 A former school teacher and mother of two boys will be the Northern Territory’s next chief minister following Michael Gunner’s surprise resignation. Former health minister Natasha Fyles, 43, was selected by […]
New NT chief minister to be revealed
The Northern Territory is expected to learn who its new chief minister will be following Michael Gunner’s surprise resignation on Tuesday. May 13, 2022 The Northern Territory is expected to learn who its next chief minister will be following Michael Gunner’s surprise resignation from the top job. The 46-year-old stood down moments after handing down […]
NT chief minister reveal could take weeks
The Northern Territory may have to wait weeks for a new chief minister if Labor’s left and right factions fail to agree on a replacement for Michael Gunner. May 13, 2022 The Northern Territory could face weeks of leadership uncertainty following Michael Gunner’s shock resignation as chief minister. The 46-year-old stood down moments after handing […]
NT chief minister vote could take weeks
The Northern Territory may have to wait weeks for a new chief minister if Labor’s left and right factions fail to agree on a replacement for Michael Gunner. May 12, 2022 The Northern Territory could face weeks of leadership uncertainty following Michael Gunner’s shock resignation as chief minister. The 46-year-old stood down moments after handing […]
Gunner departs to praise, but has critics
There’s been mixed reaction to Michael Gunner’s decision to resign as Northern Territory chief minister for personal reasons. May 10, 2022 Business groups, Labor colleagues and a powerful Indigenous land council have praised outgoing Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner, but others have criticised his environmental record. The first Top End-born NT leader resigned on […]
Gunner steps down as NT chief minister
Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has resigned, saying he knew it was time to go when he held his new baby son in his arms. May 10, 2022 Michael Gunner has resigned as chief minister moments after handing down the Northern Territory budget, saying his head and heart are no longer in the job. […]
NT budget recovering quicker than expected
The Northern Territory economy is recovering quickly but the government will remain deep in the red for the foreseeable future despite reining in spending. May 10, 2022 The Northern Territory’s economic recovery is happening quicker than expected but the budget remains deep in the red, despite the government reining in spending. The 2022/23 budget released […]
NT’s budget likely to reveal more debt
The Northern Territory budget is expected to reveal net debt has ballooned to more than $10 billion despite expenditure restraint. May 10, 2022 The Northern Territory is likely to have slipped further into the red, as Chief Minister Michael Gunner prepares to deliver his third budget as treasurer. The Top End’s last budget revealed a […]
NT budget remote Indigenous housing boost
The Northern Territory Labor government will earmark $690 million in Tuesday’s budget to ease overcrowding in remote Indigenous communities. May 9, 2022 The Northern Territory government plans to spend $690 million on remote housing in a bid to combat chronic overcrowding in Indigenous communities. The 2022/23 budget promise will provide more than 260 new homes […]
Kumanjayi’s community wants Rolfe retrial
The Walpiri community in the Northern Territory wants the policeman who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager retried for murder after a jury acquitted him. May 9, 2022 The community of a slain Indigenous teenager has called for retrial after the Northern Territory policeman who fatally shot him was acquitted of murder. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, denied […]
‘Humanitarian’ concerns amid NT unrest
A “humanitarian situation” has developed in the Northern Territory after fearful residents fled a violent feud in a remote Indigenous community. May 5, 2022 Some displaced residents may not return to their homes in a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community over fears for their safety amid a violent feud between rival clans. One man is […]
Alice Springs prison guards walk off job
About 60 corrections officers have walked off the job in Alice Springs over the Northern Territory government’s public sector pay freeze, a union says. May 5, 2022 Dozens of Alice Springs prison guards have walked off the job over the Northern Territory government’s public sector pay freeze. The protected 12-hour strike on Thursday is also […]
‘Tense times’ as 500 flee NT social unrest
Some displaced Aboriginal residents may not return to their homes in a remote Northern Territory community over fears for their safety amid violent unrest. May 5, 2022 Some displaced residents may not return to their homes in a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community over fears for their safety amid a violent feud between rival clans. One man […]
Concern as up to 500 flee NT violence
Concerns have been raised about the welfare of about 500 displaced people amid a violent Indigenous clan feud in a remote Northern Territory community. May 4, 2022 Concerns have been raised about the Northern Territory’s response to a violent feud between rival clans in a remote Indigenous community. One man has died after reportedly being […]
Qantas cancels a Darwin-London service
Qantas has cancelled one of its direct flights from Darwin to London after the war in the Ukraine restricted the number of passengers onboard the flights. May 4, 2022 Qantas will stop using Darwin as a hub for one of its London services after the war in the Ukraine restricted the number of passengers the […]
ALP MP portrait removed from NT parliament
A portrait of ex-Labor senator and NT opposition leader Bob Collins, who was asked of child sex offences, has been removed from display in the NT Parliament. May 4, 2022 A portrait of former Labor senator Bob Collins has been removed from display in the Northern Territory Parliament more than a decade after the first […]
Concern as hundreds flee NT violence
Senator Malarndirri McCarthy has raised concerns about the welfare of hundreds of displaced people amid a violent feud in a remote Northern Territory community. May 4, 2022 A federal senator has raised concerns about the Northern Territory’s response to a violent feud between rival clans in a remote Indigenous community. One man has died after […]
Plan for Alice Springs town camps overhaul
The Northern Territory government has pledged to build 54 new homes for Indigenous residents in the Alice Springs town camps. May 3, 2022 Dozens of new homes are to be built in the Alice Springs town camps for Indigenous residents. The Northern Territory government says the construction will include 54 new homes, along with the […]
NT police shot man with spear four times
Northern Territory police allegedly shot an Aboriginal man four times when officers fired six rounds at him as he tried to throw a spear at officers in March. May 3, 2022 Northern Territory police have been accused of acting “inhumanely” when officers allegedly shot an Indigenous man armed with a spear four times. Senior police have […]
COVID outbreak on luxury cruise boat in NT
A luxury cruise boat with 74 guests and 38 crew has offloaded COVID-19-infected passengers in Darwin after a voyage in the Kimberley region. May 3, 2022 A luxury cruise boat has offloaded COVID-19-infected passengers in Darwin after an outbreak during a voyage in the Kimberley region. The 93-metre long Coral Geographer anchored in Darwin Harbour […]