The Country Liberal Party has defeated Territory Labor in an election landslide that has seen Lia Finocchiaro elected the first female CLP Chief Minister in the Territory’s history.
Alleged ‘Catfish Cop’ sacked, but still no charges
The 52-year-old police officer who was sacked Friday afternoon for alleged “serious breaches” of discipline is Detective Senior Sergeant Wayne Newell, the NT Independent can confirm.
‘Hendo’s Law’: Both Labor and CLP pledge lobbyist register if elected
The Northern Territory will finally get a lobbyist register, regardless of who wins Saturday’s election, with both major parties committing to establishing a register, which appears inspired by former chief minister Paul Henderson’s secret dealings with major gas players and his lobbying of the Labor government.
‘Panic mode’: Labor criticised for late campaign text message dump
Territory Labor is facing public backlash for a late election mass text message campaign in which certain voters were targeted with unsolicited anti-CLP messages, with political insiders calling the tactic a sign Labor is in trouble and fearing for its political future days out from the election.
Alleged ‘Catfish Cop’ who oversaw Rolfe murder investigation to face charges on unrelated matter
EXCLUSIVE: A senior NT Police detective who was the subject of an interstate investigation for allegedly perverting the course of justice in the Zach Rolfe murder investigation has been suspended over unrelated allegations he impersonated a female officer in an online dating app, where he allegedly exchanged sexually explicit photos with an unknown male who later attempted to meet the female officer in person.
Labor blocks corruption investigation into Deputy Chief Minister Chansey Paech
EXCLUSIVE: A corruption investigation into Deputy Chief Minister Chansey Paech’s previous shares in a liquor wholesale company has been blocked by the Labor Government, which refused to release portions of Cabinet records that would show if Mr Paech declared a conflict of interest during Cabinet discussions about the NT Government’s role in federal grog bans in remote communities being lifted, the NT Independent can reveal.
Bowden’s strange adventure to beach bar during caretaker period questioned
Labor Hospitality Minister Joel Bowden claims a trip to inspect a pub at Dundee Beach last week with lobbyists was part of his “official duties”, while taking a break from a “meeting” on site to inspect the boat ramp there for an upcoming party election pledge, and claiming his chief of staff paid for the fuel herself to drive the three-hour return trip to pick him up.
‘They must be worried’: CLP unleash attack ads against independent candidates in close electorates
The Country Liberal Party has distributed an unprecedented attack ad against independent candidates running at the general election, in which it suggested independents could do nothing to improve the Territory, which was quickly dismissed by independents as the actions of a tired, old party fearing for their jobs and pushing the status quo.
NT Greens not proud of preferencing Labor, say voters should make their own decision
The NT Greens appear to be walking back their decision as a party to preference Labor ahead of the CLP on their how-to-vote cards, acknowledging it is hard to tell the two major parties apart, now instructing their voters to make up their own minds over who they preference at the polling booth.
Labor power couple who backed paedophile endorse Shlok Sharma in Wanguri
Labor’s Wanguri candidate Shlok Sharma has released a list of endorsements from high-profile Labor powerbrokers, including a couple who wrote a character reference letter for a convicted paedophile two years ago, a gas lobbyist with a secret client list and a fifth floor staffer who helped run Labor’s 2020 election campaign that misused taxpayer money.
REVEALED: Natasha Fyles’s taxpayer-funded US itinerary included Vegas strip, Trump hotel in Hawaii
EXCLUSIVE: Former chief minister Natasha Fyles charged taxpayers to book a “Julius deluxe” room at Caesar’s Palace on the Las Vegas strip as part of her controversial US trip last September, as well as two nights at the Trump Waikiki resort in Hawaii, but she later cancelled the stays after the NT Independent first disclosed them and as public outrage grew, records obtained through Freedom of Information laws show.
Ankle monitor device ‘ignited’ sending young offender to hospital
EXCLUSIVE: Crisis meetings between Territory Families and NT Police were held to discuss removing ankle monitoring devices from young offenders across the Territory, after a young person fitted with one was sent to hospital on Saturday when the device “ignited” on his leg, the NT Independent can reveal.