The owners of alcohol companies need to take some responsibility for the damage their drinks do in society, and it is time to stop alcohol advertising, especially in connection with sport, writes Gerry Wood.

One of the political parties needs to promise to expand the container deposit scheme to cover wine, spirit, juice, water and milk containers, if they win the Northern Territory election, writes Gerry Wood.

Community services organisations will take a $14 million to $23 million annual hit if the portable long service leave proposal by Public Employment Minister Uibo proceeds, writes Gerard Butler, who was chair of the reference group that led the development of NT Build.

It is unlikely the NT economy can grow at the rate required to be worth $40 billion by 2030, and given failing governance and increasing social dislocation, violence and lawlessness, it is unlikely that the Territory will be able to import the skilled labour to support the required economic development and growth to get their either, writes Dr Don Fuller.

Charles Darwin University’s attempts to establish a medical school is an unnecessary duplication, and serves to further distract management from their core business of attempting to finally establish a northern Australian university committed to Territorians and their issues and concerns, writes Dr Don Fuller.

The Royal Commission on Australian Government Administration found ministers should resign or be dismissed if they contravene standards of morality, however the Chief Minister’s failure to sack Brent Potter shows the government does not prize ethical responsibility and sets the Territory on a course to fail under such leadership, writes Dr Don Fuller.

Clown Town: Let’s wallow for another week in the misdeeds, malfeasance and asinine behaviour of our elected leaders and explore that sweet corruption-incompetence nexus that makes us all feel at home in the Great Territory Lifestyle.

An Aboriginal and recreational fishing action plan for all areas needs to be created to guide fishing in the Territory for the next 50 to 100 years, writes former Amateur Fishing Association executive officer NT Trevor Simmonds.

OPINION: After the alleged rape of another child in the Tennant Creek, there needs to be a review of the Barkly Regional Deal, which was announced after the rape of a two-year-old girl in 2018, but which has failed dismally, writes Elliot McAdam.

Psychedelic-assisted therapy regulations are counterproductive and limited by obfuscation and too much bureaucracy, with change needed for the sake of patients, writes Australian Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Practitioners chair Dr Anthony Bloch.

OPINION: Workers will have to be made permanent after two years on fixed term contracts under changes to federal law, which will hopefully benefit the NT public service, writes industrial relations consultant Lucio Matarazzo.

Letter to the editor: Arrogance, immaturity, born-to-rule ethos and vested interests bordering on corruption emanate from too many NT ALP and CLP Legislative Assembly members, it’s time to vote Greens.