The NT Independent Newspaper. The CLP Government’s new lobbyist register will not require ministers to publicly disclose who they meet with and will exempt major lobbyists, including gas companies fracking the Beetaloo Basin and other corporate firms that donate to political parties, from needing to be on the register, which a national public integrity body says is “just not right”.

NT Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Andrew Warton has been given an unspecified amount of time over the fire season to take a ‘sabbatical’ to run Australia’s Casey Research Station in Antarctica, after only seven months in the top job, while the firefighter’s union has said the three most senior NT Fire roles have not been permanently filled 10 …

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3 days ago · Business news from across the Northern Territory: Latest highlights include Tamboran’s drilling at Shenandoah South being billed as crucial to future investments at the Beetaloo sub-basin; People First Bank permanently shuts down its NT office; and Territory Wildlife Park gets new electric trains. Also making resource news is New Frontier Minerals prioritising drilling at Harts Range.

Sep 29, 2024 · Foremost amongst some of the worst examples of this have occurred in NT land councils, and are still continuing. For example, the Commonwealth has recently frozen funding for the Anindilyakwa Land Council, after it failed to act on recommendations following a governance probe. The audit came ahead of claims the ALC misused millions of dollars in mining royalties, some of which benefited ...

Four new Territory cases of coronavirus have been recorded, with one person catching it from a family member who had been in self quarantine after coming back from overseas, the Northern Territory Department of Chief Minister has said.

Today’s national news includes Peter Dutton launching federal election campaign with a pledge to serve ‘everyday Australians’, Aussie dollar’s fall vis-à-vis to the US dollar to fuel inflation, the Australian Army receiving new Bushmaster-protected mobility vehicles worth more than a hundred million dollars, and Sydney couple charged for smuggling heroin valued at $5 million.

Jan 13, 2025 · Business news from across the Northern Territory: Latest highlights include AirAsia to resume Northern Territory operations in March, Alice Springs recording over 2,100 registered businesses in 2024, the proposed Momentus Hotels and Resorts Waterfront hotel facing uncertainty, and the Federal Government committing to boosting the availability of …

Jan 14, 2023 · Read the NT Independent's award winning coverage of Territory news from the second half of 2022, the biggest stories, many broken exclusively by the NT Independent. All the scandal, incompetence, crime, corruption and analysis.

Sep 9, 2024 · Business news from across the Northern Territory: Latest highlights include the Territory’s renewable efforts lagging behind other states and territories, and Sydney-based apparel company Okanui opening its first store in the Territory. Also making resource news is Tamboran Resources commencing drilling in Beetaloo Basin, Tartana Minerals transports huge shipments of copper sulphate to NT ...