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Archive for December 15th, 2022
Complaint to ASX over Santos remarks
Environmentalists have complained to the Australian stock exchange and corporate watchdog about gas producer Santos and its comments about an NT gas project. December 15, 2022 Environmentalists have complained about gas producer Santos to the corporate watchdog and the Australian stock exchange. Environment Centre Northern Territory says the company, Australia’s second-largest independent gas producer, may have […]
Darwin Festival rejects activist funding
Fossil Free Arts NT says the Darwin Festival rejected an ethical funding offer but the event’s board said it had concerns for its independence. December 15, 2022 A group of environmental activists, artists, philanthropists and traditional owners say the Darwin Festival has rejected an ethical funding offer that would replace a gas company’s long-running support. But the […]
NT cop loses inquest fight to stay silent
NT policeman Zach Rolfe can be forced to answer questions at an inquest about the night he shot Indigenous teen Kumanjayi Walker dead, the Supreme Court says. December 15, 2022 A Northern Territory police officer can be forced to answer a coroner’s questions about the night he shot an Indigenous teenager dead. Constable Zachary Rolfe […]
Weapons used in booze-fuelled NT brawls
Northern Territory police say dozens of people armed with edged weapons have been involved in violent alcohol-fuelled fighting at multiple locations. December 15, 2022 More than 100 people armed with weapons have been involved in violent alcohol-fuelled fighting at multiple locations across the Northern Territory. Police were called to an incident at a remote Tiwi […]
Charges over kava trafficking to remote NT
Northern Territory police have charged a father and son for allegedly trafficking the illegal alcohol substitute kava to a remote Indigenous community. December 15, 2022 A father and son have been charged with allegedly trafficking the illegal alcohol substitute kava to a remote Indigenous community in the Northern Territory. Officers intercepted 19kg of the drug, which […]