Catholic Care NT Violence Prevention Manager Narelle Gosstray says 20 Territory organisations have created domestic violence action plans, 30 days into its new campaign called the Stand, which aims to get businesses and community groups to say NO MORE to violence

The Week That Was - 5th September 2025

Power and Water’s Executive General Manager of Power Services Belinda Small says there was an issue at the Channel Island switchyard this morning, which saw 44,000 customers in Darwin, Palmerston and Katherine lose power, with crews working to restore most people by 9.30am

Haileybury Rendall Students Mahu Hatch, Elissa Unwin, Amelia Wurst and Aaliyah Thomas tell Katie Woolf they’ve been busy rehearsing for their production called The Addams Family- A New Musical, ahead of their performances at the AANT Centre next week, and share a taste of what’s in store for the audience

Assistant Minister for People, Sport and Culture Laurio Zio says 33 participants in NT Youth Parliament will put forward bills and petitions that they’ve created in Parliament House later this month, with youth homelessness, scrutiny, wellbeing in schools and the age of criminal responsibility on the agenda

Road Trains of Australia’s NT Manger Nick Vereker says rocks being thrown at trucks and livestock is happening all too often and he’s calling for urgent action before there are devastating consequences, adding that some key freight routes in the NT are atrocious and the Minister responsible should go and inspect them

Local Vet owner of Australian Pet Nutrition and the Animal Wellness Hub Dr Roz Barker has welcomed the NT’s animal welfare reforms, saying she advocated for tougher penalties for animal cruelty and changes to restraining dogs in vehicles but would like to see animals not referred to as property in the legislation

Minister for Logistics and Infrastructure Bill Yan provides an update on a major power outage impacting, Darwin, Palmerston and Katherine, and says police are working with the circuit breaker team and other local agencies in Katherine to engage with youths after 11 incidents of rocks being thrown at vehicles including trucks

NT Electoral Commissioner Kirsten Kelly says complaints about how to vote and other campaign material have been referred to NT Police to investigate as the NTEC does not have the powers to do so, adding that final results from the local government elections will be published tomorrow evening

Vicki Bridge, who has become the first Northern Territory woman to race in 7-world major marathons after recently completing the Sydney marathon despite nursing a calf injury tells Katie Woolf it’s been a quiet goal for about 9 years, with her sights now set on Cape Town

Stroke advocate Richard Crookes raises concerns about the Corella Ward at Darwin Private Hospital, where he recovered after his stroke, describing it as a “ghost-town” now and says he’s aiming to walk 30kms this month and raise $10,000 for the cause

Northern Territory Major Events Company Executive Director Aimee Luxton says almost 7,000 people have registered since Monday for Season 11 of the Million Dollar Fish competition, which begins in October, with 11 barramundi carrying million dollar tags

NT Transport Association Executive Officer Louise Bilato says she’s extremely concerned about rocks being thrown at truck drivers in Katherine and wants serious action to be taken to keep drivers safe, also highlighting the terrible state of NT Highways, with roads between Berry Springs and Katherine their top priority to get fixed

Assistant Commissioner Peter Malley says 429 people have purchased 724 canisters of OC spray since Monday, with 8 people deemed not eligible to have it due to their criminal history, adding that officers are still working to track 2 of them down

Tourism Central Australia CEO Danial Rochford says a new tourism campaign has been launched to attract visitors to the NT during the low and shoulder season, adding that the closure of the Museum of Central Australia is a big loss, but the town is buzzing with the Red CentreNats on this weekend

Opposition Leader Selena Uibo says Labor will be keeping an eye on misuse of OC spray with the trial underway and labelled suggestions by Chansey Paech that CLP members should be sprayed as “cheeky”, adding that police do it in their training

17-year-old Briseis Brittain, joins Katie Woolf in the studio with mum Marcey and Athletics NT Executive Officer Leanne Chin after being selected to represent Australia at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, sharing her excitement ahead of her international debut in the 200m and 400m events

UniSA’s Associate Professor Lesley-Anne Ey says there’s been a bit of an overreaction about social media companies collecting personal information ahead of the ban for under 16-year-olds, which she supports to protect kids from exploitation

NT Fire and Rescue Service Watch Commander Luigi Cucchiaro says crews battled a large fire in Humpty Doo for a large part of yesterday, with a fire ban extended in the Darwin and Adelaide River forecast areas for a third day in a row due to dry and windy conditions and large fuel loads

Cotality Australia’s research director, Tim Lawless says there’s not a lot of choice for people wanting to buy a house in Darwin, with low levels of stock, prices rising about 1 per cent each month and strong investment demand, deeming it as a sellers' market at the moment