NT COGSO President Ruth Mirams acknowledges progress made to improve school attendance across the NT but says the numbers are still disappointing and she’s called for more support in the classroom for when disengaged kids return to school

Acting Sergeant Rebekah Styles says a three-day high-visibility operation in Katherine last week saw 16 youths arrested and charged with 40 offences, including for an alleged car theft and joy ride to Tennant Creek

Sentinel Property Group CEO Warren Ebert says they’ve started charging parking fees at the Casuarina CasCom car park to stop workers from occupying spots all day, leaving business customers without parking, which has left government workers forking out $60 a day due to the lack of alternative options

Palmerston Mayor Athina Pascoe-Bell says the Council withdrew from LGANT in 2021 over operational and governance concerns but has now decided to rejoin, adding that she’s running for president given her track record on delivering strategic outcomes

AMA NT President Dr John Zorbas says it’s alarming to hear that large amount of benzene, which is known to cause leukemia, has been released from Ichthys Darwin LNG facility, adding that the Acacia system is set to be rolled out at RDH next month and a lot of doctors still have concerns

Opposition Leader Selena Uibo says she was not aware the amount of a cancer-causing pollutant released from Ichthys Darwin LNG facility had been under reported over the last seven years adding she supports an investigation into the emissions discrepancy

Australia’s youngest pilot, 15-year-old Jennifer Hunt, Mum Kylie, Dad Geoff tell Katie Woolf about Jennifer’s solo flight circumnavigating Australia in an amphibious plane with puppy Bella alongside her for the record-breaking journey

Transport Workers Union NT Branch Secretary Sam McIntosh says 85 per cent of bus drivers have indicated in a new survey they intend to leave their jobs within 12 months if a better enterprise agreement isn’t struck with employer CDC and haven’t ruled out further escalations in industrial action

Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour says she has written to the Prime Minister and Cabinet asking for the funding committed to an art gallery in Alice Springs to be repurposed to deliver a project that will benefit the town, adding that she is continuing to push for an Urgent Care Clinic in Katherine

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says the latest crime statistics show a 7.4 per cent reduction in the number of victims Territory wide, attributing it to the CLP’s law reforms and changes across police, corrections and child protection

Waratah's Premier League Men’s Coach Rick Nolan says Collingwood Premiership player and Brownlow Medalist, Dane Swan will be donning the red and white to play for the side this weekend at Gardens Oval, deeming it a must-win game

NT Emergency Services Katherine and Central Region Operations Officer Dave Travers says four males allegedly broke into their building, causing significant damage last weekend, hampering volunteers’ ability to respond to emergencies and it wasn’t the only time they’ve been targeted in recent months

NT Health Director of Immunisation Policy and Strategy, Heather Parker says more than 15,000 young Territorians have now taken up the offer of free meningococcal B vaccines, adding that there has been a recent case in Central Australia which was quickly detected by a school nurse

ASU Assistant Secretary Ella Waters claims the CLP’s changes to anti-discrimination laws strip away protections including for hate speech, putting already marginalised people at risk of harm and discrimination, adding that the bar has also been raised for legal recourse

The Week That Was - 17th October 2025

NT Sports Academy Para Pathways Manager Jodie Zanini says about 90 Darwin kids took part in the inaugural Mini Paralympics yesterday, which aimed to create awareness about the para pathways available, while giving participants the chance to try seated volleyball, athletics, badminton and walking netball

Katherine’s Ant Pugh outlines his achievements at the Australian Strongman national finals saying he has secured a spot in the Strongman Games overseas next year and has come a long way after only starting out three years ago in the sport following a knee injury while playing rugby

NT Hockey CEO Jason Butcher says recent meetings in Kuala Lumpur have accelerated plans for its Hockey One submission which would see a 50/50 partnership with Malaysia, which he described as very compelling after the NT was excluded from the national league

Envirobank Managing Director Narelle Anderson says an expansion of the container deposit scheme to include wine, spirit and milk bottles up to 3 litres will help reduce landfill, protect the environment and put cash back in the pockets of Territorians

NTCOSS CEO Sally Sievers says Territorians on low and fixed incomes are bearing the brunt of the rising costs of living, with a lack of housing stock a key issue in the NT and is calling on the Commonwealth to increase income support and for the NT Government to expand its concessions and put solar on social housing