Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s former communications adviser and “best mate” was knocked unconscious and suffered a head injury after being struck by a car in Darwin on Sunday night, sources confirmed to the NT Independent.
New ICAC releases public statement following ‘media speculation’
Newly appointed Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Michael Riches has issued an extraordinary public statement following allegations about the integrity of his office made by the NT News and Darwin Turf Club chairman Brett Dixon.
‘Chairman’s friend’: Police commissioner Chalker received gifts of hospitality from Brett Dixon, Turf Club
EXCLUSIVE: NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, who internal Darwin Turf Club records show was invited to racing events as the “chairman’s friend”, has confirmed police resources are being used to investigate the NT Independent based on allegations made by former chairman Brett Dixon.
Revealed: Here’s the full ‘spurious’ submission the Gunner Government doesn’t want you to see
EXCLUSIVE: The NT Independent has obtained the full Darwin Turf Club submission Chief Minister Michael Gunner relied on to convince Cabinet to approve $12 million of taxpayer money for the grandstand, less than a day after receiving the document that the ICAC called “ill-informed and spurious”.
Former Darwin Turf Club board member appointed to chair another taxpayer-funded board
EXCLUSIVE: A disgraced Darwin Turf Club board member who was forced to resign by Chief Minister Michael Gunner for “improper conduct”, has been appointed chair of another government-funded board that her company has previously had contracts with, the NT Independent can reveal.
Manison says $12m grandstand grant followed ‘normal process’ despite ICAC corruption findings, Gunner doing ‘fantastic job’
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has been dodging media interviews on local radio stations despite feeling no pressure from his caucus colleagues, his deputy says, over his handling of the $12 million Darwin Turf Club grandstand grant.
‘Dodgy $12m grandstand grant tip of the iceberg’: Gunner Govt’s millions to horse racing questioned, possible breaches of funding agreement raised
EXCLUSIVE: The Gunner Government appears to have gifted more than $3 million to the NT’s peak horse racing body in its first budget – on top of an estimated $75 million five-year funding agreement – following a pre-election donation from companies owned by Darwin Turf Club chairman Brett Dixon, 2017 budget figures show.
New ICAC boss says he will respect journalists’ sources, unless ordered by court
The new Independent Commissioner Against Corruption has issued a public statement to say he will respect the rights of journalists to protect their sources despite no such protection existing in the current ICAC Act.
‘I’m saying that donations were made’: Fyles raises knowledge of Dixon-linked donations ahead of government funding decisions
Racing Minister Natasha Fyles appears to have been aware of a $100,000 donation to the NT Labor Party made by Darwin Turf Club chairman Brett Dixon’s companies in the lead up to the 2016 NT general election, but says it had nothing to do with the undisclosed five-year funding agreement the government gave the racing industry.
Horse rorts: Dixon and Thoroughbred Racing NT board charged taxpayers $7500 per meeting, plus expenses
EXCLUSIVE: Thoroughbred Racing NT chairman Brett Dixon and deputy chair Syd Stirling charged taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars to attend the peak racing body’s board meetings – which are arranged to coincide with different racing events across the NT – including costs for accommodation, hospitality and flights, the NT Independent can reveal.
Gunner gives Drabsch free pass, says ‘deceptive’ conduct ‘happened two years ago’
Executive public servant Shaun Drabsch – who was found by the ICAC to have engaged in “deceptive” conduct involving the $12 million grandstand grant – will not be sacked by Chief Minister Michael Gunner because that conduct is two years old “when he first took up the role”, the Chief Minister says.
Minister confirms Gunner rushed grandstand grant through Cabinet, Drabsch now overseeing ICAC recommendations despite ‘deceptive’ conduct
A second Minister has confirmed Chief Minister Michael Gunner rushed the $12 million Darwin Turf Club grandstand grant through Cabinet himself and that the senior public servant who failed to warn Cabinet of the submission’s lack of details is now, remarkably, in charge of implementing the ICAC’s recommendations.