Tag: Darwin 0800
Pregnant driver caught 4 times the limit
A heavily pregnant woman Darwin woman has pleaded guilty to drink driving at more than four times the legal limit, not wearing her seatbelt and driving unlicensed.[MORE]
NT Govt defensive after Barkly Hwy flood damage
The NT Government has defended the state of its roads after flooding caused the collapse of part of a major highway.[MORE]
Nightcliff footballer convicted of drink driving
A 20-year-old Nightcliff Tigers football player was convicted of drink driving in Darwin's Magistrate's Court this afternoon.[MORE]
Govt accused of losing fight against drink driving
The Northern Territory opposition says the Henderson Government is losing the fight against drink driving. [MORE]
Last year was a scorcher: BOM
The Northern Territory Bureau of Meteorology says 2008 was scorching and wet, with maximum temperatures the tenth warmest on record and rainfall above average. [MORE]
RSPCA reports increase in strays
Darwin's RSPCA says the number of stray animals they've picked up since New Years Day has increased by 40 per cent.[MORE]
Palmerston mayor praises new medical services
The Northern Territory Government's decision to double ambulance services for Palmerston and the rural area is being welcomed by the city's mayor. [MORE]
'No major damage' at acid spill site
The Northern Territory's Environment Department says it's completed tests at the site of a chemical spill on the Arnhem Highway, and is confident there'll be no long-term effects on the local environment.[MORE]
Territory 'must never win another Dirty Ashtray'
The Northern Territory Cancer Council is urging the Government to speed up a review of the Tobacco Control Act.[MORE]
'Vanguard of change' Jim Downing dies
The Federal Labor Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, has paid tribute to the late Jim Downing for his service to Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Man charged with Darwin murder
Northern Territory police have charged a 31-year-old man over the death of a man in the Darwin suburb of Nightcliff on Monday night.[MORE]
New charges laid on texting sex offender
A 60-year-old Northern Territory man has been arrested on new charges of indecently dealing with a child and sending her thousands of text messages.[MORE]
Police under fire after fatal Nightcliff stabbing
Neighbours of a Nightcliff unit where a man was stabbed to death last night say the area is notorious and police presence is limited.[MORE]
Breath test us more, say drink driving Territorians
A survey looking at community attitudes to road safety across the country has found most Northern Territory residents do not think speed is a major contributor to crashes. [MORE]
Humpty Doo clubber arrested
Northern Territory police say they've arrested a man who bashed another man in the head with a golf club on New Years Eve.[MORE]
Tigers begin late charge to finals
Nightcliff have scored a surprise win over Palmerston to finish off round 12 of the NTFL.[MORE]
Investigations in to acid spill continue
Soil tests will be done today at the site of last week's acid spill in Darwin's rural area.[MORE]
DPP considering charges against Indonesian crews
The Commonwealth Department of Public Prosecutions will decide if charges should be laid against the Indonesian crew of fishing boats caught in Australian waters off the Northern Territory coast last month.[MORE]
Stabbing death in Nightcliff
Darwin Police are investigating a death at a residence in Nightcliff last night.[MORE]
Croc keeps Darwin beachgoers on their toes
A large saltwater crocodile stopped runners and walkers in their tracks on a Darwin beach yesterday. [MORE]
Top End residents put on cane toad alert
The Lord Mayor of Darwin and Frog Watch co-ordinator Graeme Sawyer says cane toad populations across the Top End could explode if people do not remain vigilant against the pest.[MORE]
Jetstar's Darwin expansion still on the cards
Jetstar says the forecast downturn in international travel to Australia should not affect plans to develop an overseas hub in Darwin.[MORE]
Suspected drug trafficker discharged and charged
A man suspected of international drug trafficking has been discharged from the Alice Springs Hospital and charged with drug smuggling by federal police.[MORE]
Intervention 'a mark of the failure of self-government'
The former chief minister of the Northern Territory, Paul Everingham, says the federal government was wrong to split responsibility for Aboriginal affairs when it granted self-government 30 years ago.[MORE]
Violence at Discovery not acceptable, says senior officer
A senior Darwin police officer says drunken violence is a regular occurrence outside the city's biggest nightclub on the weekend.[MORE]
