Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Michael Riches appeared to reveal this morning in Estimates hearings that the ICAC employee charged with allegedly disclosing confidential information is his executive assistant Kate Johnson.
‘Indefensible and lacked common sense’: NT teacher reinstated by Fair Work after losing job over COVID vaccine
A Northern Territory teacher who was sacked over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been reinstated and awarded backpay, after the Fair Work Commission ruled in her favour, in a case that exposed the government’s failure to consider “reasonable” personal health concerns of employees.
‘Does not comply with expectation’: Indigenous employment scheme fraud case delayed three years by judge
EXCLUSIVE: A major fraud case involving the alleged rorting of taxpayer funds has been stalled in court for nearly three years due to a delay in a pre-trial decision by Justice Stephen Southwood, who is now expected to move on the matter by the end of the month, after the NT Independent raised the issue with the NT Chief Justice.
Lawler rejects independent engineer report into TIO Stadium, claims water pressure issue resolved but offers no proof
Infrastructure Minister Eva Lawler has rubbished an independent engineer’s report into safety issues at TIO Stadium, saying her “advice” from unnamed advisers is that the building is “safe” and fire hydrant water pressure issues resolved, despite the report clearly showing the building’s water pressure is substandard and could “impact life and safety” at the facility.
‘Enormous risk’: Extra fire precautions at TIO Stadium for today’s AFL game not enough, email reveals
NT Fire and Rescue Service and the government have been left scrambling to find solutions for outstanding fire and safety risks at TIO Stadium ahead of today’s AFL game, that will now include bringing in an extra water tanker and other measures, however that won’t be enough in the event of a fire, an internal email shows.
Chalker releases excerpts of speech to select media after NT Independent filed FOI application
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has bizarrely released small parts of a controversial speech he gave to firefighting recruits to select media outlets as part of a strategy to reject claims that he said firefighters “are all greedy” for claiming overtime and that he was “coming after” a senior fire officer who is also a union delegate.
‘Action is required’: AFL game at risk as firefighters raise TIO Stadium safety concerns
An NT Fire and Rescue Service health and safety officer is calling on the organisation to explain what steps it will take to “mitigate the risk” for firefighters at TIO Stadium this weekend, given the “current ongoing risk the structure poses” – a leaked internal letter has revealed – raising the prospect of the stadium being shut down ahead of this weekend’s AFL game.
Legal action against vaccine mandate dead after Fyles Government ‘covers their backsides’ with legislation: UNTB
The Fyles Government’s last-minute push to retrospectively “validate” the Chief Health Officer’s vaccine mandate in Parliament last month has killed a highly-publicised lawsuit against the NT Government, the backers of the legal action have said.
New government policy target for Aboriginal businesses already being achieved, documents show
The Fyles Government has implemented a new procurement policy that aims to achieve something it is already achieving – awarding five per cent of all government contracts to Aboriginal-owned businesses.
New taxpayer-funded Aboriginal employment scheme launched as millions still missing from previous program
The Fyles Government has announced a new taxpayer-funded scheme to encourage Aboriginal participation in the workforce, similar in scope to the former Indigenous Employment Provisional Scheme that was shut down in 2017 following widespread fraud with millions still unaccounted for.
Half of NT police regions now want no confidence vote in Chalker as union delays pulling trigger
Support for a no confidence vote in Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker continues to grow amongst the NT Police rank-and-file, with half of all police regions now confirmed as calling for a vote, while the union representing officers continues to stifle the will of its members.
‘As a new MLA, there’s no reason to be overseas’: Labor pollie Dheran Young traveling overseas while his electorate is under seige
Labor Member for Daly, Dheran Young, is currently traveling overseas while the volatile “humanitarian situation” in Wadeye worsens by the day, with his ill-timed trip also wreaking havoc on Budget Estimates planning, which has seen meetings postponed because the government cannot fulfil its commitment of three committee members.