UPDATED: Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with breach of bail in relation to the ongoing allegations he assaulted Administrator David Connolly, NT Police said, with Mr Gosling’s office saying he intends to defend the new charge.
Chief Minister says no to removing VAD doctor gag clause, 12-month prognosis timeframe
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has shot back at members of her own party, vowing not to support proposed reforms to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill that would see the doctor “gag clause” and the 12-month terminal prognosis conditions removed, while guaranteeing her legislation will pass this week in Parliament.
Meldrum blocked public release of info into his flawed probe of Kube building defects
NT director of building control Mark Meldrum personally blocked the public release of government documents sought through a Freedom of Information application that likely would have exposed why his flawed investigation of structural defects at the Kube Apartments building was taking two-and-a-half years, documents obtained by the NT Independent reveal, which created a blatant conflict of interest that two government departments have refused to explain.
NT director of building control referred for investigation over failure to act on apartment defects
EXCLUSIVE: The Northern Territory’s director of building control Mark Meldrum failed in his duty to properly enforce the NT’s building laws, a new complaint obtained by the NT Independent has alleged, while never-before-seen documents appear to show Mr Meldrum ignored evidence of wrongdoing by the builder of a flawed Darwin CBD apartment complex and shut down an investigation he took two-and-a-half years to finalise before the facts could be reviewed by the regulatory body.
CLP announce new private, for-profit prison that will cost taxpayers more than $1 billion
UPDATED: The Finocchiaro CLP Government will build a new 1,200-bed private prison at Holtze that is estimated to cost taxpayers more than $1 billion and will be operated by a private company for profit, with critics labelling the move “reckless” and “a failure of crime prevention and community safety”.
DPP refers Gosling charges to Commonwealth DPP after raising ‘perceived conflict of interest’
EXCLUSIVE: Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Pat Williams identified a “perceived conflict of interest” that has led him to refer the Administrator assault case against Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling to an outside jurisdiction for oversight, while questions remain over the NT Police appearing to be currently running both the investigation and prosecution against the Federal Member of Parliament with no independent direction.
Gosling banned from Government House while more details of alleged Administrator assault revealed
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling fronted court Friday afternoon to have his bail conditions for the alleged assault of Administrator David Connolly varied, which his lawyer used to call the prosecution’s case “incredibly weak”, stating there is no CCTV footage and no independent witnesses to the two alleged assaults that reportedly occurred 30 minutes apart at the Thai festival on July 18.
Police Commissioner, Minister refuse to refer Gosling assault matter for independent oversight
Chief Minister and Police Minister Lia Finocchiaro’s office said Thursday she was not briefed about the sensational arrest of Labor MP Luke Gosling over the alleged assault of Administrator David Connolly, but has refused to refer the police investigation to an independent agency to mitigate the perception of political interference.
Gosling arrested and charged over alleged assault of Administrator
UPDATED: NT Police have arrested and now charged Federal Member for Solomon Luke Gosling in relation to the alleged assault of NT Administrator David Connolly.
No discipline for Manuel Brown in Labor reshuffle as Uibo takes month-long holiday
Embattled Labor MLA Manuel Brown will remain in Labor’s shadow cabinet despite repeatedly lying to the public and Leader Selena Uibo about his indiscretions, while it appears Labor’s caucus has failed to take any disciplinary action against him contradicting Ms Uibo’s claims it would determine punishment for Mr Brown. Ms Uibo is also facing questions over why her team did not appear at any public events with the PM last week.
More CDU students in new training bungle as Minister calls for further heads to roll
An estimated 100 Charles Darwin University students in the electrotechnology program have not been properly trained, Education and Training Minister Jo Hersey revealed in Parliament Thursday afternoon, which follows CDU’s TAFE carpentry training scandal earlier this year that saw hundreds forced to redo their qualifications.
Luke Gosling denies assaulting Administrator at event
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has denied allegations he physically assaulted NT Administrator David Connolly at a public event over the weekend, while police confirmed on Tuesday they are investigating the incident.