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YiSSA closes as short-stay residents prepare to be bussed to Batchelor
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
Residents at Darwin's biggest short-stay accommodation facility say they feel "like cattle being chased from a station" as the Northern Territory government prepares to bus them 100km to Batchelor.
Why Darwin could become 'a major interconnection point' for global data
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
As data centres and fibre-optic cable networks proliferate, planning documents show two international subsea cables could soon dock in the Darwin suburb of Fannie Bay.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #DataCentres #MultinationalCorporations #Technology #InformationTechnologyIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JosephHathawayWilson
Darwin council considering permanent pre-cyclone clean-up move to May
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
The City of Darwin could soon vote to permanently move its annual pre-cyclone clean-up to May after the 2026 clean-up was postponed until after the wet season.
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #Cyclones #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #LocalGovernment #JosephHathawayWilson
Aboriginal community still damaged, without services months after floods
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
Months after record flooding, the remote Aboriginal community of Nauiyu / Daly River remains significantly damaged and without services. Locals say some are still without power and little has been done to prepare for the next wet season.
Breaking: Voluntary assisted dying legal nation-wide after laws pass NT parliament
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
Voluntary assisted dying laws have passed the Northern Territory Parliament tonight, in a move that will legalise the practice across Australia.
#StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #Euthanasia #HealthPolicy #NTCLP #DeathandDying #JosephHathawayWilson
NT government pursues Fair Work action over firefighters, corrections dispute
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
The NT government files two applications with the Fair Work Commission over a year-long bargaining dispute with the union representing firefighters and correctional officers, with experts calling it a "risky move".
#Unions #StateandTerritoryGovernment #WagesandBenefits #Work #JosephHathawayWilson
CLP fielding slew of amendments to VAD bill from its own backbenchers
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
Last month, the NT government all but guaranteed laws to introduce voluntary assisted dying would pass in parliament, but a week out from a conscience vote, several CLP backbenchers have proposed amendments to the bill.
#Euthanasia #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #HealthPolicy #DeathandDying #JosephHathawayWilson
Experts warn H5N1 bird flu spread to the Northern Territory 'inevitable'
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
The Northern Territory is one of the last places in Australia still free of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, but experts say it's only a matter of time before it arrives. Now they're enlisting the help of local birdwatchers and conservationists to help slow its spread.
Labor MP Luke Gosling set to be prosecuted for assault by Commonwealth DPP
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions is set to take over the case against Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling, to avoid a perceived conflict of interest within the Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions.
Darwin live music scene keen for change as touring acts snub the Top End
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
Music lovers in Darwin are missing out on visits from interstate and overseas touring artists, while local bands and venue managers say more needs to be done to support the local scene.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/top-end-missing-out-as-live-music-tours-snub-darwin/106966524
Breaking: Luke Gosling banned from approaching NT Government House
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been banned from approaching Government House in Darwin after facing court for the first time since being charged with assaulting Northern Territory Administrator David Connolly.
Luke Gosling facing growing calls to stand down after assault charges
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
Labor's political opponents have lined up to call for the prime minister to force Solomon MP Luke Gosling to stand aside from his special envoy role after he was charged with assaulting the NT administrator.
A large part of a major Sydney train line is closing for a year. Here's what you need to know
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
From Monday, a large stretch of the popular T3 train line will be closed for 12 months to make way for the Sydney Metro. Here's what is changing, and how you will be impacted.
#Trains #PublicTransport #StateandTerritoryGovernment #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #JosephHathawayWilson
Driver of stolen car in fiery Sydney Harbour Bridge crash escapes jail time
By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
Twenty-one-year-old Christopher Walker has been spared jail time after stealing a car and crashing it into traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge while on drugs.
#Police #CourtsandTrials #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #JosephHathawayWilson