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More pressure on Woolies over NT grog shop
Health and community organisation have called on Reconciliation Australia to dump Woolworths over a controversial Dan Murphy’s megastore in Darwin. February 23, 2021 More than 30 health and community organisation have called on Reconciliation Australia to distance itself from Woolworths over a controversial Dan Murphy’s megastore in Darwin. A letter sent to Reconciliation Australia chief […]
MP’s text messages handed to NT watchdog
Texts allegedly linked to a Northern Territory MP who was dumped by Labor for lying about a relationship have been referred to the corruption watchdog. February 22, 2021 Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has referred text messages linked to a former member of his parliamentary team to the corruption watchdog. Member for Blain Mark […]
NT vaccine rollout kicks off in Darwin
A quarantine worker at Howard Springs has been among the first Northern Territorians to receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot. February 22, 2021 A health specialist working with quarantining travellers has been among the first Northern Territorians to roll up her sleeve for the COVID-19 vaccine. Occupational therapist Erica Bleakley said receiving the Pfizer jab at Royal […]
Northern Territory town on flood watch
The Northern Territory town of Katherine remains on alert after heavy rain pushed a local river to its highest level in four years. February 21, 2021 Residents in the Northern Territory town of Katherine are on alert after heavy rain pushed a local river to its highest level in four years. More than 250mm of […]
COVID vaccines land in Northern Territory
The Northern Territory’s initial coronavirus vaccination jabs are expected to be administered on Monday after the first batch of doses arrived in Darwin. February 21, 2021 The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in the Northern Territory, with initial jabs expected within 24 hours. Two boxes of about 1000 doses of Pfizer vaccine landed at […]
NT woman breaks man’s leg with woomera
A Northern Territory woman has allegedly broken her partner’s leg with a traditional spear thrower during a heated argument in Darwin. February 21, 2021 A Northern Territory woman has allegedly fled her home after breaking her partner’s leg with a traditional spear thrower during a heated argument. Police were called to a Palmerston home – 20km […]
Fine after NT worker electrocuted
A Northern Territory electrical firm and its director have been fined after an unsupervised apprentice was electrocuted on the job. February 19, 2021 A Northern Territory company director has been fined after an unsupervised apprentice electrician was electrocuted on the job. The 34-year-old fourth-year apprentice died while working with another apprentice on the roof of the […]
Darwin WWII bombing attack remembered
One of the last surviving WWII Darwin bombing veterans remembers the day war came to Australia’s backyard on the wings of 188 Japanese planes a lifetime ago. February 19, 2021 Mervyn Ey was a 20-year-old Australian Army private stationed in Darwin when bombs rained down on him and his mates 79 years ago. Now 99, […]
Parole board sounds warning on NT jails
Drug use, failing rehabilitation and staff resistance to change have pushed Northern Territory jails to a tipping point, the head of the parole board says. February 18, 2021 The Northern Territory’s overcrowded jails are at a “critical tipping point” with widespread drug use, failing rehabilitation programs and staff resistant to reform, the head of the […]