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Ex-traffic top cop avoids conviction for telling son to leave crash following positive breath test

A former “distinguished” senior traffic officer has been heavily fined but escaped conviction after instructing his son, who recorded a positive breath test, to drive away from a crash scene, enabling him to evade a drug test despite suspicions he was under the influence of drugs.

Infant found dead in parked Palmerston vehicle under investigation

NT Police are investigating the death of an infant allegedly found inside a parked vehicle in a Palmerston driveway on Friday afternoon.

New private firm run by former top NT public servants raises ‘troubling concerns’

A private consultancy company started by one of the Territory’s most senior public servants has recently employed another senior bureaucrat, with both heavily involved in establishing the NT Government’s private investment attraction and gas regulation policies over the past five years, raising questions about the potential for confidential government information to be used for private gain.

Murder charge laid over suspicious Barkly Highway death

A 33-year-old man has now been charged with murder in connection to the suspicious highway death of a 27-year-old Queensland woman, who he claimed had “stopped breathing” after their vehicle struck a kangaroo, which the NT Police said they have found no evidence to substantiate.

Male arrested in connection to bedroom assault of child

Sex crimes detectives have arrested and charged a 20-year-old male with gross indecency of a child under 14, in connection to a sexual assault that occurred in Anula early Saturday morning when a girl was allegedly assaulted while sleeping in her bed.

King Charles sends message to Territorians and donation following recent flood events

King Charles III has sent a message to Territorians following recent floods across the NT, saying the “devastating havoc the wet season has caused” is the result of climate change, while the NT Administrator’s Office said his Majesty also included a “personal donation” of an undisclosed value to help with flood recovery efforts.

National police medal awarded to officer who shared topless photo of distressed woman

A police officer who was not criminally investigated for sharing a photo of a half-naked, distressed Aboriginal woman with colleagues in a social media chat group was later recommended for a National Police Service Medal by former commissioner Michael Murphy for his “ethical and diligent service”.

NT Criminal Court list – with charges – Apr 10

The 138 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Friday, April 10, 2026. This list includes all the charges.

High drug driving results recorded during NT Police’s Easter road safety blitz

Twenty per cent of motorists specifically tested for drugs at checkpoints as part of last weekend’s Easter road safety campaign were found to be under the influence, NT Police said, in an alarming result of a small sample size.

Police still investigating ‘suspicious death’ involving woman and kangaroo at Avon Downs in Barkly region

UPDATED: The death of a woman who reportedly stopped breathing after the vehicle she was in “allegedly” struck a kangaroo near the Barkly Homestead Sunday morning is being treated as suspicious, NT Police said, with more information provided on Wednesday as police continue to call for the public’s help.