Tag: NT
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]
Man jailed for storing 28kgs of cannabis
A 54-year-old man who was storing cannabis for a friend has been sentenced to six year's jail in the Northern Territory Supreme Court.[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]
Barkly Highway may be cut for three weeks
Queensland Police say the Barkly Highway between Mount Isa and the Northern Territory will be closed for at least three weeks after rain washed away a large section of the road.[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]
Cattle up trees, roads swept away in NT flooding
A property manager from the Northern Territory's Barkly region says eight times more rain has fallen in one downpour than fell in the whole of last year. [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]
Henderson ponders fast-tracking election promises
The Northern Territory Government is re-evaluating election promises and says more infrastructure commitments may be achieved early despite the global financial crisis. [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]
Second trafficking charge laid in Alice
A 45-year-old Australian woman who collapsed on an international flight last week has been charged with drug trafficking.[MORE]
NT's Red Centre turns green
The desert region around Uluru in the Northern Territory is covered in a carpet of green.[MORE]
Indigenous health at risk from rising temperatures: researchers
Researchers are warning climate change will have a bigger impact on Indigenous people than it will on non-Aboriginal Australians.[MORE]
Tigers begin late charge to finals
Nightcliff have scored a surprise win over Palmerston to finish off round 12 of the NTFL.[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]
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]
