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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 4h
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has expanded on a previous Labor government memorandum of understanding with Dutch company Vopak to "accelerate" construction of a carbon storage facility at Middle Arm that would see liquified carbon dioxide shipped into Darwin from local and overseas companies, but…
CLP re-announces Labor’s proposed Middle Arm carbon storage terminal
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has expanded on a previous Labor government memorandum of understanding with Dutch company Vopak to "accelerate" construction of a carbon storage facility at Middle Arm that would see liquified carbon dioxide shipped into Darwin from local and overseas companies, but…
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 6h
The 2026 Bassinthegrass festival has announced its line-up of more than 20 acts spanning a variety of genres including pop, R&B, indie, rock, electronic, and dance, showcasing the diversity of Australian music at its 23rd edition, which will be held May 16 at Mindil Beach.
Bassinthegrass 2026 line-up announced, tickets now on sale
The 2026 Bassinthegrass festival has announced its line-up of more than 20 acts spanning a variety of genres including pop, R&B, indie, rock, electronic, and dance, showcasing the diversity of Australian music at its 23rd edition, which will be held May 16 at Mindil Beach.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 7h
A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly running over a man in Timber Creek on Monday night, amid a massive brawl in the community that also saw two other people stabbed and taken to hospital.
Murder charge over Timber Creek mayhem
A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly running over a man in Timber Creek on Monday night, amid a massive brawl in the community that also saw two other people stabbed and taken to hospital.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 9h
The Fair Work Commission has ordered Katherine Town Council to pay workers the performance wage rises they were denied since July 2022 by chief executive officer Ingrid Stonhill, which she had claimed was necessary due to the poor financial situation of the council at the time.
Katherine Town Council ordered to back pay workers
The Fair Work Commission has ordered Katherine Town Council to pay workers the performance wage rises they were denied since July 2022 by chief executive officer Ingrid Stonhill, which she had claimed was necessary due to the poor financial situation of the council at the time.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 10h
The 213 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Thursday, November 06, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
NT Criminal Court list – with charges – Nov 06
The 213 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Thursday, November 06, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 1d
The parliamentary committee that inexplicably stalled its inquiry for months into the $320 million Acacia debacle has re-opened submissions to hear from "former employees and others with relevant knowledge" of what went wrong, as the NT Government moves to re-introduce the flawed digital patient r…
Inquiry into flawed Acacia health system re-opened as program set to roll out again
The parliamentary committee that inexplicably stalled its inquiry for months into the $320 million Acacia debacle has re-opened submissions to hear from "former employees and others with relevant knowledge" of what went wrong, as the NT Government moves to re-introduce the flawed digital patient r…
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A 30-year-old man who allegedly yelled that he was going to shoot and stab people while walking along a Leanyer street on Tuesday night has been arrested, testing positive for drugs, NT Police said.
Man who threatened to shoot and stab people in northern suburb arrested
A 30-year-old man who allegedly yelled that he was going to shoot and stab people while walking along a Leanyer street on Tuesday night has been arrested, testing positive for drugs, NT Police said.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 1d
Pauline Hanson's One Nation is setting up shop in the Northern Territory to contest the next federal election and the next Territory election, with the goal to "break the major party duopoly" in the NT, a One Nation senator said.
One Nation coming to Northern Territory
Pauline Hanson's One Nation is setting up shop in the Northern Territory to contest the next federal election and the next Territory election, with the goal to "break the major party duopoly" in the NT, a One Nation senator said.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 1d
The 256 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Wednesday, November 05, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
NT Criminal Court list – with charges – Nov 05
The 256 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Wednesday, November 05, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 2d
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says her government has a duty to "act responsibly with taxpayers money" and "can't continue to throw good money after bad" while referencing a major Darwin project that she said was "fantastic" in theory, but had massively blown its budget under the previous governm…
‘Can’t throw good money after bad’: Chief Minister responds to ‘fantastic’ overbudget Labor project being axed
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says her government has a duty to "act responsibly with taxpayers money" and "can't continue to throw good money after bad" while referencing a major Darwin project that she said was "fantastic" in theory, but had massively blown its budget under the previous governm…
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 2d
Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Regional Hospital are currently under a code yellow, which the government said is due to an increase in aged care patients requiring ongoing acute care, with the code yellow ordered amid political bickering over the proposed new $60 million aged care facility.
Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals in another Code Yellow due to bed shortages as politics ramps up
Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Regional Hospital are currently under a code yellow, which the government said is due to an increase in aged care patients requiring ongoing acute care, with the code yellow ordered amid political bickering over the proposed new $60 million aged care facility.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 2d
A man was found dead in a storm drain along the Stuart Highway at Berrimah this morning, NT Police said.
Man found dead in storm drain
A man was found dead in a storm drain along the Stuart Highway at Berrimah this morning, NT Police said.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 2d
A man has been killed after being hit by a car during a fight at Timber Creek overnight, while two other people were flown to Royal Darwin Hospital in serious conditions with stab wounds, NT Police said.
Man killed by car, two others stabbed in remote community fight
A man has been killed after being hit by a car during a fight at Timber Creek overnight, while two other people were flown to Royal Darwin Hospital in serious conditions with stab wounds, NT Police said.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 2d
The 262 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Tuesday, November 04, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
NT Criminal Court list – with charges – Nov 04
The 262 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Tuesday, November 04, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 3d
The Department of Business says it is looking for "an appropriate course of action" to deal with the Darwin Basketball Association's ongoing governance and financial failures, while the association incorrectly told members that media were forbidden under its constitution to attend its recent annua…
Basketball Association financial woes continue as chair resigns ahead of delayed AGM
The Department of Business says it is looking for "an appropriate course of action" to deal with the Darwin Basketball Association's ongoing governance and financial failures, while the association incorrectly told members that media were forbidden under its constitution to attend its recent annua…
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 3d
Racing and Wagering Commission chair Alastair Shields says he and the other commissioners will no longer accept personal gifts from the $50 billion online gambling industry they regulate, but can continue to own racehorses because of oversight provided by another committee that he happens to be de…
Shields implements ‘voluntary’ agreement to stop accepting gifts from racing industry, raises more conflicts
Racing and Wagering Commission chair Alastair Shields says he and the other commissioners will no longer accept personal gifts from the $50 billion online gambling industry they regulate, but can continue to own racehorses because of oversight provided by another committee that he happens to be de…
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 3d
An 11-year-old boy was killed on a mango farm at Darwin River district yesterday when the quad bike he was riding on with a man crashed into a tree, NT Police said.
11-year-old boy killed in quad bike crash
An 11-year-old boy was killed on a mango farm at Darwin River district yesterday when the quad bike he was riding on with a man crashed into a tree, NT Police said.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 3d
The 215 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Monday, November 03, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
NT Criminal Court list – with charges – Nov 03
The 215 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Monday, November 03, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 5d
The government department in charge of the Darwin Ship Lift facility ignored advice from the Auditor General to order a cost-benefit analysis into the now $820 million project, stating it would do that when the project is complete, a new report has found, but nobody has been held accountable for t…
Govt proceeding with $820m Ship Lift after report finds serious issues with transparency and decision-making
The government department in charge of the Darwin Ship Lift facility ignored advice from the Auditor General to order a cost-benefit analysis into the now $820 million project, stating it would do that when the project is complete, a new report has found, but nobody has been held accountable for t…
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 6d
The Northern Territory's Chief Health Officer says he is now working with the Environment Protection Authority to assess Inpex's historical under-reporting of toxic emissions from its Ichthys LNG facility in Darwin, while an "independent investigator" has also been tasked to verify all of the gas …
Chief Health Officer called in over Inpex’s toxic emissions under-reporting matter
The Northern Territory's Chief Health Officer says he is now working with the Environment Protection Authority to assess Inpex's historical under-reporting of toxic emissions from its Ichthys LNG facility in Darwin, while an "independent investigator" has also been tasked to verify all of the gas …
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 6d
A woman has been charged for allegedly assaulting a paramedic who was treating her in Alice Springs yesterday afternoon, NT Police said.
Woman charged over paramedic assault
A woman has been charged for allegedly assaulting a paramedic who was treating her in Alice Springs yesterday afternoon, NT Police said.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 6d
The 129 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Friday, October 31, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
NT Criminal Court list – with charges – Oct 31
The 129 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Friday, October 31, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 7d
The Fair Work Commission has dismissed an application by Katherine Town Council chief executive officer Ingrid Stonhill for an order to stop workplace bullying, after finding there was no ongoing risk following the departure in August's municipal election of the councillor she had accused.
FWC dismisses council CEO’s bullying complaint, stating the ‘democratic process has intervened’
The Fair Work Commission has dismissed an application by Katherine Town Council chief executive officer Ingrid Stonhill for an order to stop workplace bullying, after finding there was no ongoing risk following the departure in August's municipal election of the councillor she had accused.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 7d
A 26-year-old man was assaulted during a Tennant Creek home invasion after he confronted two male youths, one armed with an "edged weapon", who broke into his house and stole his car, NT Police said.
Tennant Creek home invasion leads to tyre spikes but stolen vehicle and suspects still at large
A 26-year-old man was assaulted during a Tennant Creek home invasion after he confronted two male youths, one armed with an "edged weapon", who broke into his house and stole his car, NT Police said.
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NT Independent (unofficial) @ntindependent.bsky.social · 7d
The 225 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Thursday, October 30, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
NT Criminal Court list – with charges – Oct 30
The 225 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Thursday, October 30, 2025. This list includes all the charges.
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