Chief Minister Michael Gunner has told Parliament he was forced to charge taxpayers for security upgrades at his home because he is the victim of a “stalking-type scenario”, not because of “a normal crime situation”.
Complaint lodged against Willing Distillery and Bar run by senior public servants
Two senior public servants involved in a new gin distillery and bar – including the deputy boss of the Department of Infrastructure – appear to have breached their liquor licence by failing to obtain the necessary building permits and safety approvals, according to public records and a formal complaint filed with the NT Government.
No investigation into Smalpage’s social media gaffe, no disciplinary action: Chalker
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has ruled out any disciplinary action against Deputy Commissioner Murray Smalpage after Mr Smalpage accidentally live-streamed himself making controversial comments to social media, stating that if the “people in the world were much kinder to one another, we would be in a far better place”.
Deputy Police Commissioner must stand aside NTPA says, while Commissioner stays silent
Deputy Police Commissioner Murray Smalpage needs to stand aside while an independent investigation into comments he made that were accidentally live-streamed across social media is completed, the union representing the NT’s police officers says.
Deputy police commissioner apologises for ‘murder’ comment, calls for resignation mount
Deputy Police Commissioner Murray Smalpage has issued an apology after “inadvertently” recording himself suggesting that a group of police officers should be called a “murder” and posting it to Facebook, as calls for his sacking grow internally.
Gunner Government’s COVID-19 stimulus spending program raised concerns: Auditor General
The Gunner Government’s suite of COVID-19 stimulus programs introduced last year that cost Territory taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars saw ineligible businesses approved for funding, conflicts of interest, no way to determine if objectives were met and money set aside for senior public servant Shaun Drabsch to award at his discretion, an Auditor General’s report has found.
Labor wins Daly by-election in historic NT political victory
The Gunner Labor Government has made history in the Northern Territory as the first sitting government to pick up a seat from an opposition party in the Daly by-election last night.
‘The public will be up in arms’: New $200M hotel proposed for Little Mindil
A massive $200 million hotel development proposed for the Little Mindil site is expected to reignite a fierce battle over public access to the area that was sold to SkyCity Group by the Henderson Labor government in 2008.
Aboriginal prisoner hanged himself while in custody at Darwin’s Holtze prison: Corrections sources
The 31-year-old male prisoner who was found dead in his cell at Darwin’s Holtze prison on Monday is believed to have hanged himself with a bed sheet off his bunk, sources have told the NT Independent.
‘Abuse of power to the next level’: Opposition, independents call on Gunner to make up lost sitting days
Chief Minister Michael Gunner is engaging in anti-democratic conduct by refusing to reinstate three days of parliamentary sittings that were cancelled during last month’s snap COVID-19 lockdown, the CLP Opposition and independent MLAs say, warning that Territorians are not getting their voices heard in their House.
Mayor claimed RSL’s Esplanade proposal was under ICAC probe: Sources
EXCLUSIVE: Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis allegedly stopped council from voting on the controversial RSL Esplanade development proposal last October by claiming in a secret meeting of aldermen that it was under investigation by the ICAC – not because it was on a sacred Indigenous site as originally claimed – the NT Independent can reveal.
Dixon turfed: Darwin Turf Club members elect new board after grandstand scandal
Darwin Turf Club chairman Brett Dixon has been removed from the role by the club’s membership in a resounding vote last night that saw him place last in a field of 18 vying for positions on the board following months of scandal.