Independent MLA Robyn Lambley was forced to withdraw a comment in Parliament about convicted child rapist and former Labor secretary Kent Rowe, after Labor Speaker Mark Monaghan ruled the comment “offensive” despite Ms Lambley sharing proven facts.
ICAC investigation unit woeful on meeting KPIs, no public corruption findings in more than a year: Report
Anti-corruption commissioner Michael Riches has admitted he spent the first 12 months in the role navel-gazing, with crucial ICAC investigation KPIs failing to be met by substantial margins, according to the office’s annual report.
CLP’s fuel price bill not debated after party games
The CLP’s self-celebrated fuel price disclosure bill that would force petrol companies to disclose their profits was not debated in Parliament Wednesday after the party attempted to manipulate general business orders and had it explode in their face.
Labor MLA accuses NT Police top brass of spying on members
Labor MLA Mark Turner has used parliamentary privilege to suggest the NT Police executive is secretly recording police officers and staff at stations and in their patrol cars, adding that if proven “the attrition rates would further climb”.
Gunner hired to lead Andrew Forrest’s renewable energy company’s northern office, in spite of ‘shocking’ climate legacy
Former chief minister Michael Gunner will lead billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s renewable energy company’s northern office, in spite of what the Environment Centre NT called Mr Gunner’s “legacy of climate-wrecking projects” across the Northern Territory during his tenure as leader.
Senior NT public service executives to undertake ethics training
The most senior executives in the NT public service will be attending an “executive ethics program” that has been billed as teaching the “capacity for moral courage” organised through the Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet at taxpayer expense.
Minimum alcohol floor price impact on harm ‘difficult’ to assess: Report
A report into the Fyles Government’s minimum alcohol floor price could not definitively determine its sole effectiveness on minimising alcohol-related harm in the NT, citing “incomplete or missing data” at times, but the government has nevertheless claimed it a huge success and vowed to keep the policy in place.
Fyles scraps public service pay freeze in surprise announcement
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has scrapped the government’s public service wage freeze policy, offering public servants a “compounding pay rise” of two per cent, claiming the “economic situation has changed significantly”.
Calls grow for federal inquiry into NT Police, Chalker to leave
An independent MLA and a Labor MLA have called on the Federal Government to order a public inquiry into the ongoing “crisis” in the NT Police force and for Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker to vacate the role, while the Opposition CLP continue to refuse to publicly criticise the Commissioner for ongoing failures.
CLP elect new party executive two years out from 2024 NT general election
The Country Liberal Party has selected a new party executive, choosing a former political adviser as president at its annual conference in Alice Springs over the weekend, with approval by a former chief minister, sources said.
Man shot dead with crossbow at Peppimenarti
UPDATED: NT Police have deployed the Territory Response Group to the remote community of Peppimenarti following a man being shot and killed with a crossbow amid rising tensions in the community.
Calls for Chalker, DPP to explain tainted evidence at Rolfe murder trial
The NT Police Commissioner and the Crown prosecutor in the Zach Rolfe murder trial need to explain to the public why it appears they misled the Supreme Court by using evidence that was manipulated by investigators and relied on a witness that had earlier been found to be “pressured” to participate, a national legal expert says.