Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has unveiled her new Cabinet, that will see Nicole Manison stripped of the police portfolio and Eva Lawler named Treasurer.
‘A descent into barbarism’: Fyles Labor Government passes torture payout cap on prison assaults
The Fyles Government has passed a cap on damages for false imprisonment and assault for anyone incarcerated in a Northern Territory prison, with only one MLA voicing opposition, calling the measures a “disgrace” and “a greenlight to abusive behaviour against children and adults” in NT prisons.
‘Our united and stable team’: Ah Kit joins Fyles Government Cabinet
Speaker Ngaree Ah Kit has been selected by the Labor caucus as the newest Cabinet minister in the Fyles Government.
Labor candidate caught using NT Government resources to campaign in remote communities
Labor candidate for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour has been photographed unloading a marked NT Government vehicle with Labor campaign material in a remote community, raising questions about the Labor Party’s use of public resources for campaigning during the federal election in remote areas.
NT Government moves to retrospectively ‘validate’ CHO’s vaccine mandate orders
The NT Government has rushed extraordinary amendments through Parliament Thursday night to retrospectively “validate” the Chief Health Officer’s vaccine mandate directions, raising suspicions the government had not properly enacted the orders the first time, which one legal expert said has “demolished the rule of law in the NT” and would most likely draw the attention of the Federal Government.
‘I am not resigning’: Chalker says he is still Police Commissioner
NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has issued a remarkable public statement, informing Territorians he is still the Commissioner of Police and the CEO of Fire and Emergency Services.
Gosling failed to disclose gifts from Darwin Turf Club, VIP tickets following $12m grandstand grant
Current Labor Member for Solomon Luke Gosling did not disclose thousands of dollars worth of hospitality he received from the Darwin Turf Club following the Gunner government’s controversial $12 million grandstand grant in 2019, including VIP tickets to the Darwin Cup Carnival for him and his brother, the NT Independent can reveal.
NT’s top public servant resigns suddenly, following former chief minister
The NT’s head public servant Jodie Ryan has resigned from her position effective Monday, as the fallout from former chief minister Michael Gunner’s shock resignation last week continues.
Nicole Manison to remain Deputy Chief Minister: Fyles
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has named Nicole Manison as her deputy, keeping her in the role she has held since Michael Gunner’s Labor government was first elected in 2016, in a move seen as mending dividing factions in the party.
Police catch escapee after embarrassing stuff-up at Alice Springs watch house
A man who escaped from the Alice Springs watch house last week has been apprehended, the NT Police media unit says, but information about the escape was not publicly distributed by police in a media statement when it occurred.
Liberal Democrats candidate for Solomon says her ‘values are the opposite’ of Senator Sam McMahon’s
EXCLUSIVE: Liberal Democrats candidate for Solomon Kylie Bonanni told senior Country Liberal Party figures in a letter last month that her “values are the complete opposite” of Senator Sam McMahon’s and that she is only running with her in the federal election to “pay the bills”.
‘I’m Territory tough’: Natasha Fyles new Chief Minister
UPDATED: Natasha Fyles has been selected by her Labor parliamentary colleagues as the new Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, telling Territorians that she will “put my own mark” on the leadership after nearly six years of rule by Michael Gunner.