May I have a word about raising an ‘incident’ in the case of a broken TV The National Trust dealt with our holiday complaint but it wasn’t quite as dramatic as the rep made it sound The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022
Adviser to contest former NT chief's seat Northern Territory Labor has announced its candidate for a by-election triggered by the resignation of former chief minister Michael Gunner. AAP · Jul 30, 2022
Uluru statement campaigners welcome Albanese’s referendum commitment Campaign director Dean Parkin says the prime minister flagging set referendum question brings ‘level of clarity’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2022
Anthony Albanese reveals ‘simple and clear’ wording of referendum question on Indigenous voice Prime minister uses Garma festival speech to suggest Australians should be asked a simple yes or no question on enshrining a voice in the constitution The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2022
Land clearing proposal by NT EPA could increase greenhouse gas emissions, environmentalists warn Destruction of Northern Australia's tropical savannas – considered one of the last untouched regions in the world – is increasing at a rapid rate and new draft guidelines aimed at minimising greenhouse gas emissions from land clearing are "taking us in the opposite direction", environmentalists say. ABC News · Jul 28, 2022
New figures show problem of family and domestic violence growing in Northern Territory The latest crime figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics paint a sobering picture for the Northern Territory, with the number of family and domestic violence victims growing for the third year in a row. ABC News · Jul 28, 2022
Man avoids jail after a fatal hit and run in Darwin’s northern suburbs Darwin man Joshua Maxwell is given a 12-month jail sentence, suspended immediately, on the condition he enter home detention, after he pleads guilty to a fatal hit and run incident last year. ABC News · Jul 28, 2022
August for NT by-election in Gunner seat A by-election caused by the resignation of former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner will be held on August 20. AAP · Jul 28, 2022
Opposition wants return of NT booze rule The Northern Territory opposition has called for a return of the rule banning the public consumption of alcohol within two kilometres of licensed premises. AAP · Jul 28, 2022
Darwin cops the biggest fuel, vegetable increases of any capital city, squeezing Top End household budgets Households across the nation are being hit by soaring fuel and fresh food prices, but residents in one capital city are bearing the brunt more than anywhere else. ABC News · Jul 27, 2022
Indigenous voice at heart of Garma The push to get an Indigenous voice in federal parliament is expected to be a key theme at this weekend's Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land. AAP · Jul 27, 2022
Labor MP slams lapse of NT alcohol ban The new Labor MP for Lingiari in the Northern Territory has criticised the former government for allowing community alcohol restricting laws to lapse. AAP · Jul 27, 2022
NT's booze law causing alleged crime wave A Northern Territory politician says central Australia has been hit by a crime wave after an Intervention-era booze ban ended in remote Aboriginal communities. AAP · Jul 27, 2022
Northern Territory police arrest teenager after daylight 'riot' in Darwin CBD supermarket At least one person has been arrested after a 'riot' at a Darwin supermarket, with authorities connecting the incident to recent violence in a remote community. ABC News · Jul 27, 2022
ABC News · Jul 26, 2022 Royal Darwin Hospital reopens dedicated COVID-19 wards amid wave of new infections fuelled by BA.4 and BA.5 The Northern Territory's biggest hospital has reactivated measures last taken in January amid increasing COVID-19 hospitalisations, as healthcare workers themselves contract the virus.
ABC News · Jul 26, 2022 First dedicated aged care home in the Northern Territory town of Nhulunbuy is nearly finished Countless remote Australians have to travel hundreds of kilometres from home to access aged care. For one town in the far north, that will soon change.
ABC News · Jul 26, 2022 Northern Territory government facing calls to pause new post-intervention alcohol laws Pressure is growing on the Northern Territory government to change its alcohol policy, as frontline services report spikes in alcohol-related incidents following the end of alcohol bans.
Benzinga · Jul 26, 2022 Walmart Issues Profit Warning, But These 6 Analysts Remain Optimistic On The Retail Giant Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) reduced its guidance for the current quarter and full year, citing rising prices for food and fuel. Here are the reactions of six top analysts. RBC Capital Markets On Walmart
ABC News · Jul 26, 2022 NT coroner's inquest into hanging death at Darwin Holtze prison facing significant delay, court told The family of 31-year-old prisoner Bernard Hector, who died at Darwin's prison last year, are disappointed his inquest may not happen until next year.
ABC News · Jul 26, 2022 COVID hospitalisations in Australia pass January peak to hit new record States and territories across Australia are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of people in hospital with COVID, but intensive care admissions are falling.
AAP · Jul 26, 2022 NT defends Indigenous opt-in booze ban The Northern Territory chief minister has defended her government's new opt-in alcohol ban for many remote Aboriginal communities.
The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022 Record 85.7% of Greens preferenced Labor at federal election; electoral reform proposals Under compulsory preferential voting, all formal votes must eventually preference one of the major parties over the other. The electoral commission has released preference flow information for all minor parties, This means we can tell, for example, how many Greens voters preferred Labor and how many the Coalition.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2022 The historic photo that celebrates a moment of unity and pride in Indigenous Australian representation Indigenous parliamentarians from diverse First Nations hope they can work together across party lines to bring meaningful change
ABC News · Jul 25, 2022 Federal parliament is back with a new government, new agenda, and a whole lot of new faces. What can we expect? Parliament House is buzzing as first-time politicians get to grips with its labyrinthine corridors and complex procedures. Here's what to expect as the 47th Parliament of Australia sits for the first time.
The Conversation · Jul 25, 2022 Climate bill makes clear 43% target is 'minimum commitment' The public would be kept up to date on progress towards meeting Australia’s 43% emissions reduction target with an annual ministerial statement and oversight by the Climate Change Authority, under the government’s climate legislation to be introduced on Wednesday.