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De Pasquale quickest in tight Darwin practice field
De Pasquale quickest in tight Darwin practice field In the last chance before Saturday's first qualifying session and race, Anton De Pasquale has set the pace marker at Hidden Valley Raceway. Anton De Pasquale has set the pace ahead of Saturday's opener of the Darwin Triple Crown with a blistering lap of one minute 6.285 seconds to lead all drivers around Hidden Valley Raceway. De Pasquale pipped James Courtney by three one-hundredths of a second, improving on his earlier practice time and position in a massive boost for Shell V-Power Racing. The 27-year-old and teammate Will Davison have won five…
NT tests the waters of better drinking quality, supply
The Northern Territory government has released its first strategic plan to improve water quality and supplies across the region. A strategic plan to ensure water security and quality across the Northern Territory has been released on the back of a $13.5 million budget commitment The plan includes a focus on balancing competing and complex water demands as well as ensuring safe supplies for Aboriginal communities and growing the region's resilience to climate change. Environment Minister Lauren Moss said the government was committed to protecting and effectively managing the territory's water resources. "Delivering the actions in this plan will ensure we…
Fyles off as she accompanies son to cancer treatment
20:40 11/06/2023FylesFyles off as she accompanies son to cancer treatmentLocation: DarwinSource: AAP NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles will be back at the helm in a week after accompanying her son to his rare cancer treatment. Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has announced she is a week off to take her son to his ongoing cancer treatment.Ms Fyles' 11-year-old son Henry is receiving specialised treatment on a very rare Intramedullary Spinal Cord tumour.Her partner and two children will also make the interstate journey to accompany Henry for his treatment. They have previously travelled interstate and overseas for similar treatments.Ms Fyles…
Coalition-led committee seeks voice bodies
12:08 09/06/2023Voice ElectoralCoalition-led committee seeks voice bodiesBy: Paul OsborneLocation: CanberraSource: AAP The government faces a fresh call to set up bodies to drive the 'yes' and 'no' campaigns for an Indigenous voice and put more interference protections in place. A committee chaired by the federal opposition has urged the government to back 'yes' and 'no' campaign bodies ahead of the Indigenous voice referendum. The call was made in an inquiry report tabled in parliament on Friday. Labor senators on the committee said the government stood by its view that "non-government organisations should lead the campaigns, and that no public funding…
Third arrest over murder of Northern Territory man
06:23 08/06/2023RoweThird arrest over murder of Northern Territory manBy: Tim DorninLocation: AdelaideSource: AAP Northern Territory police have arrested a third person in connection to the murder of a man who went missing more than a year ago. A third person has been charged in relation to the murder of a Northern Territory man last seen at a local pub more than a year ago. Tony Rowe went missing in May, 2022, after he and a friend visited a licensed venue in Darwin's northern suburbs.Late last month his remains were found at a location south of the city.On Thursday, police said a…
Land councils say yes to Indigenous voice in referendum
22:30 07/06/2023Voice | AMLand councils say yes to Indigenous voice in referendumBy: Rudi MaxwellLocation: LismoreSource: AAP The NT Northern and Central Land Councils are calling on all Australians to support the voice in the upcoming referendum on the eve of the Barunga Festival. The two biggest Aboriginal land councils of the Northern Territory have passed a resolution endorsing a call to all Australians to support the First Nations voice in the upcoming referendum.Ahead of the Barunga Festival, which begins on Friday, the Northern and Central land councils held a joint meeting on Wednesday.It is expected a declaration of support for…
Call to outlaw ‘inhumane’ use of spit hoods on children
10:48 06/06/2023SpithoodsCall to outlaw 'inhumane' use of spit hoods on childrenBy: Tim DorninLocation: AdelaideSource: AAP The NT's youth commissioner has called for a ban on using spit hoods on children to be enshrined in law, describing the practice as "inhumane" in a new report. The use of spit hoods on children should be banned through legislation in the Northern Territory with the region's youth commissioner describing the devices as dangerous and dehumanising.The Children's Commissioner's office on Tuesday released a position paper on the use of spit hoods, calling for the bans currently imposed by police and corrections to be enshrined…
Pokie numbers cut amid ongoing gambling health concerns
09:16 06/06/2023PokiesPokie numbers cut amid ongoing gambling health concernsBy: Tim DorninLocation: AdelaideSource: AAP Fewer poker machines are allowed in the NT with the government again lowering the maximum in community venues over their risk to public health. The Northern Territory government has lowered the number of poker machines allowed across the region as it continues to acknowledge the significant harm caused by problem gambling.The cap on gaming machines in community venues has been reduced from 1699 to 1659, excluding machines at the NT's two casinos which are covered by separate agreements.Gaming Minister Chansey Paech said since reintroducing the cap when Labor…
Spectator safety ‘inadequate’ at Finke desert race
12:02 05/06/2023Finke | WrapSpectator safety 'inadequate' at Finke desert raceBy: Tim DorninLocation: AdelaideSource: AAP The Northern Territory coroner has ruled that spectator safety at the Finke Desert Race was inadequate before the death of a man who was hit by a car in 2021. Safety measures for spectators at the Northern Territory's Finke Desert Race in 2021 were entirely inadequate, a coroner has ruled, following the death of a man hit by a car.Nigel Harris, 60, from Canberra, died of multiple blunt force injuries after he was struck by a competing car when it veered off a dirt track about…