Northern Territory

THE NT News looks at some of the major talking points from Round 9 of the 2020-21 NTFL season with St Mary’s, Waratah and Palmerston pulling off wins, while there was a draw between Wanderers and Nightcliff.

NT Senator Malarndirri McCarthy has made a passionate plea to crossbenchers to “soften their hearts” and vote against cashless debit card legislation before the Senate today.

A MAJOR internal restructure of NT Health will be in place as early as July next year, but the Health Minister is adamant the move isn’t a “centralisation” of services that will disadvantage regional Territorians.

The implementation of land access regulations for the Petroleum Act should be the catalyst for requiring the mining sector to operate in a similar manner, the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association chief executive officer Ashley Manicaros said.

ALLEGED Darwin shooter Ben Hoffmann may no longer be able to raise the defence of mental impairment at his trial next year, where he intends to plead not guilty, due to a lack of evidence, a court has heard.

Rental markets across Australia remained a mixed bag in the year to November, with Perth and Darwin rising as the best performers in terms of rental gains in both housing and unit segments, according to CoreLogic.

A DEVELOPMENT application for a $12 million multi-storey carpark for the Alice Springs Hospital will be heard by the Territory’s development authority body today.

THE MyDarwin voucher scheme was inspired by the success of a similar scheme started out in East Arnhem Land by a local not-for-profit.

WANDERERS got their third NT News Rising Star nomination this week when hard running utility Dray Thompson added to the Eagles’ nest.

A DEVELOPMENT application for a 4G Telstra tower near Alice Springs will be heard by the Territory’s development authority body after its decision was deferred last month.