Chief Minister Michael Gunner and his Labor government should give the $100,000 in donations received from companies owned by Brett Dixon in 2016 to charity if they are as angry about the grandstand scandal as they claim, the Opposition CLP say.
Senior public servant who worked on grandstand proposal still in role despite findings of ‘deceptive’ conduct
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has not taken any action against senior public servant Shaun Drabsch, who the ICAC found engaged in “deceptive” conduct with former Labor powerbroker Alf Leonardi to ensure the $12 million publicly-funded Darwin Turf Club grandstand project was awarded a taxpayer grant.
‘I was following instructions’: Chief Minister’s former chief of staff’s stunning claim to ICAC revealed
Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s former chief of staff Alf Leonardi was only “following instructions” while playing a key role in the Darwin Turf Club grandstand scandal, he told the ICAC, raising new questions about the Chief Minister’s involvement.
Gunner’s $12m grandstand grant that benefitted campaign donor still ‘has stench to it’: Opposition
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has still not explained to anyone’s satisfaction why his Cabinet approved $12 million for the Darwin Turf Club grandstand project that ultimately went to a major party donor without proper scrutiny, the Opposition says.
Gunner cancels meeting with federal Minister to defend government over growing grandstand scandal
Chief Minister Michael Gunner cancelled a meeting to discuss federal funding initiatives with newly sworn-in Minister for Northern Australia David Littleproud to defend his government’s approval of the $12 million grandstand grant on a local radio station.
Gosling attempts to distance himself from scandal-plagued Gunner Government ahead of federal election
Federal Labor Member for Solomon Luke Gosling was targeted by the Turf Club board as a key Labor figure to lobby for projects, the ICAC report found, with internal records showing he attended numerous Turf Club events in 2018, while chairman Brett Dixon was discussing potential “new developments” with senior party figures.
New NT ICAC starts as questions remain over head public servant’s role in appointment
The Territory’s new Independent Commissioner Against Corruption has started in the job today, as questions continue to linger over head public servant Jodie Ryan’s role on the panel that selected him while she is connected to ongoing inquiries identified by the outgoing ICAC.
Turf Club chair Brett Dixon wrote ‘script’ intended for Katie Woolf in middle of scandal: ICAC report
Darwin Turf Club chairman Brett Dixon wrote a “draft script” for popular radio presenter Katie Woolf three weeks before he was interviewed by her “that included Mr Dixon’s views and response to negative media stories” regarding the controversial $12 million grandstand project, the ICAC’s report into the scandal has revealed.
Turf Club recordings: Gunner found ‘solution’ to get $12 million grandstand money through Cabinet
EXCLUSIVE: Chief Minister Michael Gunner convinced Cabinet to approve $12 million of taxpayer money for the Darwin Turf Club by taking the decision “out of certain people’s hands”, a Turf Club board member and friend of Mr Gunner’s told the board just days after the grant was approved, recordings from the meeting reveal.
Dixon sends bizarre letter to Darwin Turf Club members through another club, claims to have taken ‘leave of absence’
A bizarre letter penned by Brett Dixon to Darwin Turf Club members sent via a mailout by the Alice Springs Turf Club has caused confusion, after claiming he is taking a “leave of absence” but apparently not resigning.
Friday flight from COVID-19 mine site explained: Here’s what we know of how the outbreak started
UPDATED: An unrestricted charter flight of 70 mine workers from the COVID-19 Tanami gold mine outbreak site carrying the highly-infectious Delta strain flew into Darwin on Friday afternoon with all passengers permitted to enter the community freely.
‘The way it unfolded was nefarious’: Senator Sam McMahon speaks out after losing preselection
Country Liberal Party figures did not approach Senator Sam McMahon about an orderly transition from the role in favour of Jacinta Price – the new CLP Senate candidate – and instead waged a politically damaging “nefarious and underhanded” campaign to discredit her in the days leading up to yesterday’s preselection contest, she told the NT Independent.