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Archive for June, 2022
Northern Territory tourism bouncing back
Interstate tourists are heading north and staying away from home longer, with the Northern Territory recording a massive jump in visitor numbers. June 30, 2022 Holidaymakers are heading north in their droves and staying away from home longer, with the Northern Territory recording a massive jump in tourist numbers over the past year. Interstate visitor […]
Fracker delays NT cattle station road work
A gas fracking company will exploration work at a Northern Territory cattle station amid a legal battle to stop it accessing the property. June 30, 2022 Gas fracking work at a Northern Territory cattle station has stalled amid a legal battle to stop a company exploring the property. Cattle company Rallen Australia is attempting to […]
Darwin policeman not guilty of raping teen
A Northern Territory Supreme Court jury has acquitted Senior Sergeant Patrick Carson of raping a teenage exercise partner almost 20 years his junior. June 29, 2022 A jury has acquitted a Darwin policeman who had been on trial for raping a shy and awkward teenager he met through a sports group. Senior Sergeant Patrick Carson, […]
NT cop’s rape accuser ‘consented’
A teenager allegedly raped by a Northern Territory policeman almost 20 years her senior consented to sex with the officer, a court has been told. June 28, 2022 A teenager who accused a policeman of rape allegedly consented to sex with the officer, a Northern Territory court has been told. Senior Sergeant Patrick Carson, 39, […]
NT cop groomed then raped teen, court told
A Northern Territory policeman’s actions before he allegedly raped the shy teenager he was a father-figure to was almost textbook grooming, a court has heard. June 27, 2020 A Northern Territory policeman’s behaviour before he allegedly raped a shy and awkward teenager with few friends was almost textbook grooming, a court has been told. Senior Sergeant Patrick […]
NT police morale drops in charge aftermath
The Northern Territory police union says its members are suffering from low morale linked to an Indigenous teen’s death, resourcing and disciplinary actions. June 24, 2022 Northern Territory police officers are suffering from poor morale after a colleague was charged – but then acquitted – over the shooting death of an Indigenous teenager. The lingering resentment […]
NT cop’s rape accuser an ‘exaggerator’
A teenager allegedly raped by a policeman was prone to exaggeration and regularly in a crisis, her friend has told a Northern Territory court. June 24, 2022 A teenager who accused a policeman of rape was prone to exaggeration and regularly in crisis, her friend has told a Northern Territory court. Senior Sergeant Patrick Carson, […]
NT social unrest cost grows as homes hit
The cost from month’s of conflict continues to rise in a Northern Territory Indigenous community with riots damaging 125 of the 288 public housing properties. June 23, 2022 Feuding Indigenous clans have damaged almost half of a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community’s social housing as month’s of violent conflict continues. The territory government reports that 125 […]
NT drone lab to boost aerospace industry
A new drone test flight facility in Darwin will enable industry to partner with researchers to help boost Australia’s defence and aerospace industries. June 23, 2022 A new Northern Territory drone test flight and development facility will boost Australia’s defence and aerospace industries, the federal government says. The Charles Darwin University lab will enable industry to […]
NT watchdog processes failed, court finds
The Northern Territory’s corruption watchdog’s processes failed during an investigation into a multi-million government grant, a Supreme Court review has found. June 23, 2022 The Northern Territory’s corruption watchdog has been dealt a blow with the Supreme Court finding its processes failed during a high-profile investigation. Ex-Darwin Turf Club board member Damien Moriarty asked the court for a judicial […]
Man run down by ute as NT unrest spreads
Three men accused of running another man down with a ute have faced court as violent social unrest spreads from a remote Indigenous community to Darwin. June 22, 2022 Three men accused of running down another man with a stolen ute have faced court as violent social unrest in a remote Indigenous community spills onto Darwin’s […]
Second NT pastoralist fights gas fracker
The NT Supreme Court is hearing another cattle station owner’s appeal against a decision giving a gas explorer access to its Beetaloo Basin property. June 22, 2022 Another pastoralist is attempting to overturn a court order granting a gas fracking company access to a Northern Territory cattle station. Tamboran Resources subsidiary Sweetpea Petroleum previously won […]
Crossbows fired in violent NT unrest
Residents in a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community have fired crossbows at each other amid a violent feud between rival groups. June 22, 2022 Feuding residents in a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community have fired crossbows at each other as violent clashes between rival groups roll on, police say. Social media images reportedly from the […]
Three charged over violent Darwin clash
Three men allegedly involved in a violent clash between two families that led to a man being run down by a 4WD in Darwin are set to face court. June 22, 2022 Three men allegedly involved in a violent clash between two Northern Territory families which led to a man being run down by a […]
Woman’s hair pulled from head in NT attack
A woman has suffered significant hair loss after a teenage girl allegedly pulled it from her head during an attack in the Alice Springs city centre. June 20, 2022 A teenage girl has allegedly pulled a woman’s hair from her head during an attack in the Alice Springs city centre. The 16-year-old assaulted the 41-year-old […]
Gas fracker ‘havoc’ on NT cattle station
A pastoralist is trying to overturn a court order granting a gas fracking company access to a Northern Territory cattle station, saying it’s causing “havoc”. June 20, 2022 A pastoralist fighting to stop a gas fracker exploring its Northern Territory cattle station says the company is causing “havoc” and will eventually force the stock from its paddocks. […]
NT pastoralist fights gas fracker access
The Northern Territory Supreme Court is hearing a cattle station owner’s appeal against a decision giving a gas explorer access to its Beetaloo Basin property. June 20, 2022 A pastoralist is attempting to overturn a court order granting a gas fracking company access to a Northern Territory cattle station, saying it’s causing “havoc” on the property. […]
Darwin crime spike with itinerant surge
Northern Territory police have blamed a massive increase in property crime on thousands of itinerants sleeping rough in the Darwin area. June 17, 2022 A surge in the number of people sleeping rough around Darwin has led to a spike in property crime, Northern Territory police say. Commercial break-ins skyrocketed by 62 per cent in […]
Cop accused of raping teenager in Darwin
The trial for a policeman accused of raping a teenager in the NT has heard he exploited his position as a father figure to control his alleged victim. May 16, 2022 A policeman accused of raping a teenager exploited his position as a father figure to control his alleged victim, a Northern Territory court has […]
Remote NT Indigenous drug ring smashed
Northern Territory police have charged nine people for allegedly supplying a commercial quantity of cannabis to remote Indigenous communities. May 16, 2022 An outback drug syndicate has been smashed, with nine people charged for allegedly supplying cannabis to remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. The group allegedly supplied more than 21kg of the drug […]
NT man allegedly threatens boss with gun
A 50-year-old man has been charged after allegedly threatening his boss with a gun in the Northern Territory. June 16, 2022 A man who allegedly threatened his boss with a gun at the end of a work day in the Northern Territory has been charged. The 50-year-old was arrested last Thursday by police called to a business […]
Artists criticise NT festival Santos links
Almost 200 artists have written an open letter demanding the Northern Territory’s top arts festival reject oil and gas producer Santos as a major sponsor. June 16, 2022 Almost 200 artists and creative producers have penned an open letter to the Northern Territory’s top multicultural arts festival demanding it dump oil and gas producer Santos […]
NT vax law tweaked to win case, court told
The Northern Territory government’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for workers was tweaked in parliament to beat a legal challenge against it, a lawyer says. June 15, 2022 The Northern Territory government tweaked its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for workers to beat a legal challenge that was “almost certain to succeed”, a court has heard. Four people who […]
‘Unprovoked attack’ at Alice Springs servo
Northern Territory Police have arrested a 21-year-old man after he allegedly assaulted two women in an unprovoked attack at an Alice Springs service station. June 15, 2022 A man has allegedly assaulted two women during an unprovoked attack at an Alice Springs service station. The 21-year-old allegedly followed a woman, 27, to her vehicle at the […]