Shots claim before NT woman went missing Police are continuing to search for a missing woman in central Australia amid bizarre claims she was shot at by a gun-wielding gang. AAP · Jan 15, 2023
Northern Territory retail union and Chamber of Commerce unite to demand trespass law changes to protect retail, hospitality workers As fed-up businesses suffer rising crime and antisocial behaviour, two major bodies want to see trespass laws changed to make it easier to ban abusive and violent customers. ABC News · Jan 15, 2023
Charities call for tax tweak to divert food away from landfill and into homes A simple tweak to tax rules could provide an additional 100 million meals a year for Australians struggling with rising costs, according to the nation's largest food-relief organisation. ABC News · Jan 15, 2023
Former top cop dies in SA cycling crash Former Northern Territory police commissioner and South Australian assistant commissioner Paul White has been killed in a cycling accident in Adelaide. AAP · Jan 15, 2023
Thaicom, NT win satellite slot bids as auction raises B806m A total of 806.5 million baht was raised from the country's first auction of satellite orbital slot packages on Sunday, which saw SET-listed satellite service operator Thaicom secure two out of five packages and state enterprise National Telecom (NT) obtain one. Bangkok Post · Jan 15, 2023
Federal environment department investigating allegations of unlawful Northern Territory land clearing The federal environment department is investigating allegations of unlawful land clearing in the Northern Territory, where satellite images obtained by the ABC suggest swathes of unique savanna have been flattened to make way for a cotton industry. ABC News · Jan 14, 2023
Bushfire in Adelaide Hills; PM says ‘we’ve got the balance right’ on climate policy changes – as it happened Firefighters prepared for a long night battling an out-of-control blaze near Montacute in the Adelaide Hills. This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2023
NT Police investigating death of child reported missing in East Arnhem Land NT Police say a child was found dead near a home in East Arnhem Land hours after being reported missing. ABC News · Jan 14, 2023
Former tropical cyclone Ellie now 'non-existent', but highlights issues with services and infrastructure in NT remote communities A remote community health worker says access to medical care was an ongoing issue in remote communities, especially during flooding events. ABC News · Jan 13, 2023
Renewable Energy Zone means big new transmission lines across the Hunter Grid rebuild contains some difficult choices Newcastle Herald · Jan 13, 2023
The A$30 billion Sun Cable crash is a setback but doesn't spell the end of Australia's renewable energy export dreams Sun Cable – considered to be the world’s biggest renewable energy export project – announced this week it had entered voluntary administration following “the absence of alignment” with shareholders. The Conversation · Jan 13, 2023
Probe launched into NT land clearing The federal environment department is examining potentially illegal land clearing for cotton farming in the Northern Territory. AAP · Jan 12, 2023
Doctor Philip Nitschke to lobby for progressive euthanasia laws in the Northern Territory, as others call for caution Many people are asked by parents, "please help me die". But how much freedom and protection should the Northern Territory give to those ready to go under its planned assisted dying laws? ABC News · Jan 12, 2023
Australian Transport Safety Bureau upgrades investigation into NT helicopter crash that killed Chris 'Willow' Wilson The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirms it has upgraded its investigation into the crash that killed Netflix and National Geographic show cast member, Chris 'Willow' Wilson. ABC News · Jan 12, 2023
Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2023 Rising fuel prices, depressed box office, skill shortages - London’s culture leaders on the state of the arts ‘We have to be scrappy: we have very little, but have to spin it into gold’
AAP · Jan 12, 2023 Minister talks up a new dawn for Sun Cable A collapsed renewable solar energy plan to export electricity from the NT to Singapore still has enormous potential, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says.
ABC News · Jan 12, 2023 Federal senators call for inquiry into land clearing for cotton in Northern Territory The Northern Territory government has failed to regulate a nascent cotton industry and is "turning a blind eye" to unpermitted land clearing, according to a federal senator who is calling for an urgent inquiry.
ABC News · Jan 11, 2023 Northern Territory government downplays Sun Cable's voluntary administration as list of troubled major projects grows As a breakdown between billionaire investors threatens one of the Northern Territory's brightest economic hopes, the NT government insists it and other major projects will still go ahead.
ABC News · Jan 11, 2023 Alice Springs' usually dry Todd River flowing strong thanks to rain from former tropical cyclone Ellie Heavy rains through Central Australia brought by former tropical cyclone Ellie have reinvigorated the Alice Springs community, with locals making a splash in the usually-bone dry Todd River.
Bangkok Post · Jan 10, 2023 Satellite auction set to raise B700m for NBTC Winning bids of at least 700 million baht are expected from the auction of satellite orbital slots this Sunday, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
ABC News · Jan 10, 2023 Images suggest land being cleared for cotton farming before permits granted There's global demand for cotton and big profits to be made for farmers — but the growing industry is putting one of the last tropical savannas and untouched river networks in the world under threat.
ABC News · Jan 10, 2023 The flood crisis in WA and the NT shows Australia's neglected remote road network is at breaking point. What can be done to fix it? Extreme weather events are placing unprecedented strain on Australia's vast road network, cutting off communities and impacting the flow of essential freight. What can be done to make them more resilient?
ABC News · Jan 9, 2023 Remote NT communities remain cut off by floodwaters as Timber Creek region mayor calls for new evacuation plan A number of remote communities in the Northern Territory remain isolated but have "sufficient supplies" for now, as a flood watch continues in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 9, 2023 Kimberley communities offered financial relief after ‘unprecedented’ flooding WA premier warns recovery efforts will take time after what he describes as the worst floods the state has ever seen
ABC News · Jan 8, 2023 Former tropical cyclone Ellie returns to the NT, bringing heavy rainfall to the territory's south-west South-western parts of the Northern Territory experience severe weather and access to some roads and remote communities are cut after the former cyclone returns from Western Australia.