
360 with Katie Woolf
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Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says police can proceed to charge youth offenders for 13 additional offences including hit and runs, assaults on frontline workers, serious harm and driving stolen cars instead of sending them to youth diversion, putting a stop to police being a taxi service
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Justice Reform Initiative Executive Director Mindy Sotiri says the evidence shows harsher penalties and imprisonment will do nothing to reduce crime, adding that some diversion models have lessened involvement with the justice system by around 60 per cent after the CLP announced diversion is no longer an option for 13 serious offences
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NT Swimming CEO Warren Dopson says the first swim team of the Australian Dolphins swim team will arrive this weekend to train in Darwin before going to Singapore for the World Championships, with locals able to join them for a swim at the Waterfront
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United Workers Union NT Secretary Erina Early says an off-duty correctional officer was stabbed on Monday lunchtime while out working his dog in a targeted attack, which follows a similar incident in Alice Springs, leaving members fearing for their safety
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The Week That Was - 4th July 2025
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Top Half Folk Festival Coordinator Louis Boyle-Bryant says more than 40 artists are set to perform at the four-day event at Mt Bundy Station near Adelaide River in August with hundreds expected to attend
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Darwin Salties player CJ McCarthy-Grogan says a three-day Wheelchair Basketball Indigenous Round named in honour of Kevin Coombs for the Men’s National League gets underway in Darwin tomorrow and he’s encouraging locals to come down and experience the crash, bash and passion on the court
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Bri Matthews says she’s doing a pub crawl, walking from the Cav Hotel to Berry Springs Tavern, stopping at venues along the way to raise awareness and funds for mental health and suicide prevention after her brother took his own life last year
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Running and Walking Club President Katie Stroud says CCTV has been installed in problem areas where women go exercising in Central Australia after a string of indecent assaults and they raised more than $5k to buy 242 personal safety alarms through their Take Back the Track event
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Territory Child Care Group Director Sarah Lloyd says the whole childcare sector is devastated after a man was charged with 70 offences allegedly involving eight victims at a childcare centre in Melbourne, explaining what kind of reforms she’d like to see, with employee screening being a key one
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Acting Chief Health Officer Paul Burgess says syphilis cases have significantly increased in the NT, double that of previous years, with an Incident Management Team partnering with Aboriginal health services to ramp up testing
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Jacana Energy CEO Rod Hayes says a 3 per cent increase in electricity prices will see the average household pay an extra $70 to $100 a year and explains that the solar feed in tariff will be doubled between 3pm and 9pm to ensure stability of the system
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Deputy Opposition Leader Dheran Young says Alice Springs residents have told him they don’t feel any safer under the CLP Government and claims the Chief Minister hasn’t been to the town since February
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Avid hunter and conservationist Bart Irwin says the CLP is acting on its commitment to expand hunting opportunities in the NT, welcoming the government’s purchase of the Silkwood property which will see Litchfield National Park expanded by 20 per cent
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Walking Off The War Within’s Dani Everleigh says an inaugural Veteran’s Conference, happening in Darwin later this month aims to connect ex-service personnel with local and national service providers and help break down barriers in accessing support
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St John Ambulance Territory Response Manager Craig Garraway says paramedics were called to eight incidents for Territory Day, with a number of kids injured and a man sustaining serious injuries to his face and eyes at Nightcliff Jetty
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Commander David Moore says police are relatively happy with the behaviour on Territory Day, with a man cautioned for trying to light up a trolley full of fireworks at Darwin Esplanade, a handbag stolen and car window smashed
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Tourism Top End General Manager Samantha Bennett welcomes a 20 per cent expansion of Litchfield National Park, saying it means more to do year-round for tourists, with 4WD tracks and birdwatching key attractions
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Chief Fire Officer Stephen Sewell and Bushfires NT Incident Controller Mark Williams say there were 180 fires during Territory Day celebrations, a home lost to a blaze in Humpty Doo and some stupidity with people letting crackers off right after crews extinguished fires
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Chief Fire Officer Stephen Sewell and Bushfires NT Incident Controller Mark Williams say gusty winds are forecast for Territory Day with extra resources and all brigades ready to respond to fires, also providing advice on how to be prepared and let off crackers safely
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Royal Life Saving NT Operations Manager Laura Withers says there’s been strong uptake in the NT Government’s free swimming lessons, which set kids up for life and outlines the key steps to prevent drownings after a toddler recently drowned in Palmerston
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Beetaloo Energy CEO Alex Underwood says the signing of a consent agreement with traditional owners to sell appraisal gas from the Beetaloo Basin is a major milestone, with gas soon to flow to the NT grid, creating thousands of jobs as production ramps up
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Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says $7.5 million to buy a 30,000 hectare parcel of land is a drop in the ocean to expand Litchfield National Park, safeguarding the Territory lifestyle for the future
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Former NT Police Officer Colleen Gwynne, who led the investigation into the disappearance of Peter Falconio, says she doubts his convicted killer, Bradley John Murdoch will ever reveal where Mr Falconio’s body is, adding that a reward of $500,000 for information is a good strategy
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Productivity Commissioner Selwyn Button says the national plan for mental health and suicide prevention isn’t fit for purpose and major reform is needed, with adequate funding and access to support key areas that need improvement
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The Week That Was - 27th June 2025
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Deakin University Professor in Global Islamic Politics Greg Barton shares his expertise on the Israel and Iran conflict, Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran and NATO members agreeing to lift Defence spending to 5 per cent of annual GDP
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Pine Creek Heritage and Tourism Association’s Secretary and Treasurer Gaye Lawrence says the tiny town is gearing up for the Gold Rush Festival and Gold Panning Championships, with hundreds expected to attend
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Motorcycling Australia Chief Executive officer, Peter Doyle explains what Territorians can expect during the MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship, which is happening at Hidden Valley in September, marking its return to Australia after 24 years
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Take Back the Track Mparntwe organiser Morgana Garland-Fernandez says 150 people took part in a walk in Central Australia yesterday, supporting women’s rights to exercise in public but six participants were inappropriately touched during the event by a group of teenage boys
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Former NT Attorney General John Elferink is calling on convicted killer Bradley John Murdoch to reveal where Peter Falconio’s body is, to give his family closure, before cancer claims his life
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Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst says police believe someone out there knows where Peter Falconio's body is and hope a reward of $500,000 will entice them to come forward and bring his family closure after 24 years
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Darwin's Under 12 basketball team from Streetballerz joined Katie Woolf in the studio to talk about their recent victory at a tournament in Melbourne and future sporting goals
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Darwin Karting Association’s President Col Masters says 117 karts are taking part in the NT titles this weekend with participants coming from right across the country
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Careflight Flight Nurse Dean Blackney explains how a man and his dog were winched to safety after becoming stranded on a vessel in the crocodile-inhabited South Alligator River
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Senior Sergeant Meecham King sheds light on the search and rescue mission for a 19-year-old man in Ngukurr, a coordinated arrest of an alleged domestic violence offender in Wulugi and the involvement of the Dog Operations Unit, which are also doing a push up challenge to raise money for Headspace in Darwin
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Take Back the Track Mparntwe organiser Morgana Garland-Fernandez says women are taking a stand in Central Australia after two daylight assaults in the last fortnight and are hosting a run to unite women and raise funds for personal safety alarms
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Australian Education Union NT Branch President Michelle Ayers says truancy officers are getting kids back to school but the challenge is getting them engaged in the classroom
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Kaye Talbot, who started coaching tenpin for people with disability in 2008 reflects on her achievements and those of competitors after recently being added to the Australian Disabilities Tenpin Roll of Honour
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AANT CEO Simon Matthias cautiously supports the NT Government’s roadworthy inspection reforms but hopes it doesn’t compromise safety or burden police in defecting cars
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Waste and Recycling Industry Association NT CEO Adam Gray welcomes plans to expand the Container Deposit Scheme to include drink containers up to three litres including spirits and wine bottles but is also calling for the NT Government to introduce a levy on landfill
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Darwin’s Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis says he’s in Canberra, meeting with a number of Ministers this week, and he remains firm that fencing along Smith Street in the CBD will be coming down this Friday despite a Council update to businesses outlining a project end date in September
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Member for Solomon Luke Gosling provides an update on the aged care facility promised for Darwin and welcomes Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, saying the Federal Government has been pushing for a de-escalation
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Health Minister Steve Edgington says changes to the way patient flows are managed at Royal Darwin Hospital has meant there hasn’t been a need to call code yellows but admits the system is still facing the same capacity issues and bed pressures
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NT Major Events Company, Executive Director Amy Luxton says more than 36,000 people attended the Darwin Supercars and almost half were from interstate and while the numbers were slightly down on last year it’s likely due to Nitro Up North being made a standalone event in August
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Talisman Sabre 2025 Exercise Director Brigadier Damian Hill says more than 30,000 Defence personnel from 19 nations are taking part in the July exercise, with over 30 ships, 200 aircraft and thousands of vehicles being utilised, also highlighting the importance of the exercise following the US strikes on Iran
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Criminal Lawyers Association of the NT President Beth Wild says the court system is overwhelmed with a 250 per cent spike in in-custody numbers in Darwin, and is calling for longer sitting days and two courts operating in the afternoons
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Deputy Chief Minister Gerard Maley says the NT Government is waiting to hear from the Prime Minister who is holding a national security meeting today after the US destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities
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Australia’s top aerobatic pilot Paul Bennet will make his NT debut at the Darwin Supercars this weekend, telling Katie Woolf it’s all about making planes do the impossible with his tricks including forward flips, going backwards and a double hammerhead
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NT Police Association President Nathan Finn says the union is still going through the detail on Police Public Safety Officers, with some members annoyed a new stream of officers has been announced amid ongoing pay negotiations
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