NT Police Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Jamie Chalker and his executive team are “devoid of integrity” and should be stood down by the Police Minister immediately, says the union representing NT firefighters.
Police media unit lied about video of Commissioner’s controversial speech to firefighting recruits, created ‘awkward situation’: FOI docs
EXCLUSIVE: Internal NT Police emails show one of Jamie Chalker’s media advisers lied to a senior fire services officer about the existence of a recording of a controversial speech the Commissioner made to fire recruits in April that resulted in calls for his resignation, the NT Independent can reveal.
Zach’s back: Constable Zach Rolfe to be reinstated by NT Police, sources confirm
Constable Zachary Rolfe, who was acquitted of the murder of Yuendumu man Kumanjayi Walker in March, will be reinstated by the NT Police in the coming days, sources have confirmed to the NT Independent.
New 10-year, $200 million taxpayer-funded deal for NT horse racing industry announced
A new 10-year government funding agreement for the Territory’s horse racing industry will see the controversial $12 million grant to the Darwin Turf Club essentially forgiven in exchange for less money being awarded to the club over the next 10 years, the Fyles Government announced last night.
Recruitment firm at centre of NSW political controversy shortlisted Jamie Chalker as police commissioner in 2019
EXCLUSIVE: A recruitment agency embroiled in a NSW parliamentary investigation into a lucrative political appointment, is the same firm that controversially shortlisted Jamie Chalker for the NT police commissioner position amid allegations of corruption, the NT Independent can reveal.
CLP nominate disgraced former speaker Kezia Purick to return as Speaker of the House
The Opposition CLP nominated disgraced former speaker Kezia Purick to resume the role of Speaker in Parliament today, two years to the day after she was forced to resign for being found to have engaged in corrupt conduct by the ICAC while in the role between 2018 and 2020.
Judge rules ICAC failed to provide procedural fairness to Turf Club board member
The ICAC did not provide procedural fairness to former Darwin Turf Club board member Damien Moriarty before publishing adverse findings that he breached the public trust over his role in the $12 million taxpayer-funded Darwin Turf Club grandstand, a Supreme Court judge has ruled, and that the ICAC acted outside of his jurisdiction in making the findings.
‘Figures so terrible you don’t want to tell us’: Minister refuses to release Corrections vacancies
Justice Minister Chansey Paech refused to publicly disclose how many Corrections jobs are currently vacant during Estimates hearings despite possessing the information, the union says, amid growing concerns around corrections officers’ safety and high attrition rates.
The Clown Town circus rolls on: Estimates hearings reveal more sad tales of dysfunction and corruption
ANALYSIS: This week’s Budget Estimates hearings have again raised some truly troubling facts about corruption in this place and how the Gunner, sorry, Fyles Government continually fails to address it, choosing instead to excuse it and in at least one instance we heard of this week, foster it.
DIPL executive changes story on internal corruption report as ICAC conducting ‘review’
Department of Infrastructure chief executive Andrew Kirkman told Estimates hearings he has no idea why the ICAC is conducting a review of policies and procedures at the Katherine DIPL office, and initially claimed no knowledge of a report his department ordered into corruption allegations at the office in 2019.
‘Everyone is optimistic’: Lawler on Territory’s financial position
Territorians love the financial position of the Northern Territory, Treasurer Eva Lawler told Budget Estimates hearings on Wednesday, and are “stopping me in the street” because everyone is “optimistic” about the government’s books.
ICAC forced to end ‘serious’ investigation after Labor Cabinet documents withheld
The NT’s anti-corruption watchdog was forced to end an investigation into “serious” allegations that Labor Government ministers were misled by an unnamed individual, after ICAC Michael Riches was unable to access Cabinet documents, the commissioner disclosed during Estimates hearings on Tuesday.