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Northern Territory to review bail laws and police powers after stabbing death of Declan Laverty

Twenty-year-old’s death while working at Darwin liquor store prompts suite of reviews and increased police patrols

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NT government reviews bail laws and police powers after fatal stabbing of Darwin bottle shop worker Declan Laverty

The NT government has announced a suite of measures in response to the stabbing death of a young worker at a bottle shop in Darwin, including a review of bail laws and potential new police powers.

ABC News

NT government yet to outline response following fatal stabbing at Darwin bottle shop

The NT Chief Minister is expected to meet with liquor and hospitality industry representatives today to consider options for reducing alcohol-related crime, following the fatal stabbing of a young worker at a bottle shop in Darwin.

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19yo man faces court charged with murder over death of Darwin bottle shop worker Declan Laverty

Keith Kerinauia has been charged with murder, aggravated robbery and breach of bail, with prosecutors also requesting the addition of another, unrelated aggravated assault charge in court.

ABC News

Police link events before fatal bottle shop stabbing

NT police have arrested a 19-year-old man after a bottle shop attendant, who also 19, was fatally stabbed in Darwin.

AAP

Man arrested after bottle shop worker stabbed to death at Darwin's Airport Tavern

Police say the 20-year-old man was assaulted with a knife about 9pm Sunday and declared dead at the scene, while another 19-year-old man has been arrested.

ABC News

Labor's Manuel Brown says support for a Voice to Parliament in Arafura helped secure by-election win

Labor's Manuel Brown made his first public appearance in Darwin following last night's Arafura by-election victory.

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Twelve-year-old girl survives saltwater crocodile attack in creek near Darwin

Authorities say a 12-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after she was attacked by a 2.2-metre saltwater crocodile in a creek south of Darwin.

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NT coroner finds death of Indigenous woman at Royal Darwin Hospital 'unavoidable'

The Northern Territory coroner has found that staff provided "appropriate" care in the lead up to the 35-year-old woman's death from an "exceedingly rare" heart condition.

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Darwin council issues fines to rough sleepers, says it's under 'significant pressure' from backbenchers to increase fines

The Darwin council says it has issued a number of fines to people sleeping rough in public places amid "significant pressure" from a number of NT government Legislative Assembly members.

ABC News

NT WorkSafe drop industrial manslaughter charge against Darwin construction company Kalidonis NT

The charge was laid by NT WorkSafe last year after the death of a worker in a remote town when a chain allegedly recoiled into him during a towing operation.

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Titan Plant Hire and managing director plead guilty over death of worker Dwayne Beaumont on Darwin work site

The charges relate to the death of 30-year-old Dwayne Beaumont, who was killed in April 2019 after he was struck by an excavator bucket that had become dislodged from its storage.

ABC News

Karlie James is among the growing number of First Nations doctors working to tackle the health care gap

After growing up as an Aboriginal woman in the Northern Territory, Karlie James decided to become a doctor. Now, she hopes to show others they can do the same.

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Dog food flown in for animals left behind in flood-hit NT communities

Volunteers are doing their best to care for dogs stranded in remote Northern Territory communities hit by flooding, most of whom had to stay behind while their owners were evacuated to Darwin.

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School bus swept into river near Batchelor, south of Darwin, three students rescued

Northern Territory Police are investigating the circumstances that led to a school bus being swept off a flooded causeway in the Top End yesterday.

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Man's body found in Rapid Creek market car park, NT Police investigating reports of altercation

Police are treating the 40-year-old man's death as suspicious, after his body was found in a car park at Milner in Darwin's northern suburbs.

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Sanderson Middle School, Casuarina High School banned from Casuarina shopping centre following fights, vandalism

Unless accompanied by an adult, students from Sanderson Middle and Casuarina Senior College will be barred from entering for the next four weeks.

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Flooding in remote NT cuts off rail line and roads, limiting food supplies in WA's Kimberley and sparking freight concerns

Severe flooding is threatening fresh food supplies for people living in Australia's north, with rising floodwaters cutting key road and rail links over the weekend.

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ATG Downunder pulls tour and coach business out of Alice Springs

The company, which offers a range of travel services to destinations including Uluru, Kings Canyon and the MacDonnell Ranges, will relocate its assets to Darwin.

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Federal government approves ADF assistance to evacuation of flooded NT remote communities

The federal government has approved a request for ADF assistance to evacuate about 700 people from a handful of remote communities south of Darwin that have been inundated by major flooding.

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Woman dies after being hit by car on Bagot Road in Darwin suburb of Ludmilla, NT Police investigating

Police say the woman was hit on Bagot Road in Ludmilla shortly after 9pm last night, and was declared dead at the scene after she was unable to be revived.

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Late NT Parliament politician Lawrence Costa farewelled at state funeral service in Darwin

Former Arafura MLA Lawrence Costa, who died suddenly late last year at the age of 52, has been remembered as a “big man with a big heart” who tirelessly served his people for years.

ABC News

Contractor Craig Williams charged by NT Worksafe with industrial manslaughter over Bayview incident

It is the second time the Northern Territory's worker safety watchdog has charged an entity with industrial manslaughter, and follows the death of a 60-year-old worker at a Darwin construction site.

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Tiger Brennan Drive-Berrimah Road overpass project cost balloons to $165 million

The cost to grade-separate two of Darwin's key arterials has blown out by at least $100 million, with the NT government blaming a broad increase in the cost to build infrastructure.

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Air conditioning tips to boost energy efficiency and cut your power bill

What's your magic air conditioner number? Should you switch off the aircon when you pop to the shops? And does "dry mode" actually work?

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