Territory Alliance has helped make up Member for Araluen Robyn Lambley’s mind on whether to leave the party by booting her out, but she has hit back announcing she will resign as their only elected representative.
Gunner Government to scrap scrutiny body after being sworn in for second term
One of the Gunner Government’s first orders of business after being sworn in for its second term today will be to scrap the scrutiny body that provided oversight of its proposed laws, which critics say will reduce government transparency.
‘Negligent or incompetent’: Darwin engineer found guilty of professional misconduct by building board
A structural engineer who approved non-compliant concrete for residential multi-storey buildings in Darwin and Palmerston raising serious safety concerns, has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Building Practitioners Board.
Federal Territory pollies’ travel expenses continued through pandemic, disclosures show
CLP Senator Sam McMahon was the biggest traveller of all NT federal politicians through the coronavirus pandemic, pocketing more than $17,000 in travel allowance in just three months for mostly NT-related travel, newly released expense figures show.
NT Police Commissioner gets political, calls out Prime Minister
NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has ramped up his political attack on the federal Coalition Government, suggesting Prime Minister Scott Morrison is ignorant of the challenges facing Indigenous people across the Northern Territory.
Remote policing: NTPA says long-term changes needed to get cops out bush
Long-neglected remote police stations, decrepit housing and the lack of development opportunities are the real reasons the NT Police executive can’t fill crucial remote policing positions, the NT Police Association says.
‘No vision for the future’: Opposition slams Gunner over increased consultancy contracts
The Gunner Government has shown it has no vision for the future of the Northern Territory by relying on external consultancy contracts to help run the public service and develop programs, the Opposition says.
‘Wonder why we have a huge debt’: Private consultancy contracts balloon as NT public service grows
The Gunner Government has billed Territory taxpayers $121 million over the last three years to outsource general government responsibilities and internal decision-making to private consultancy firms, an NT Independent analysis has revealed.
NT Government seeks to retroactively certify TIO Stadium … again
The NT Government has quietly awarded a contract to retroactively certify TIO Stadium – just weeks after allowing thousands of footy fans into the uncertified facility – and more than a decade after first becoming aware the building had non-compliance issues.
New head of COVID-19 response team quietly appointed as licences for airport screening officers dropped
The Territory’s head of nursing and midwifery has been appointed to run the NT Government’s COVID-19 hazard management response team through an internal hiring process that was not made public and came shortly before the requirement for airport screening officers to be licenced was dropped, the NT Independent can reveal.
‘Should never have been sold’: Anthony Albanese calls for review of Darwin Port lease
Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese says the lease of the Darwin Port to Chinese interests needs to be reviewed under proposed federal laws that aim to crack down on state and territory deals signed with China that fail to protect Australia’s national interests.
Labor files complaint over postal votes after setting up government email account to solicit postal votes
Territory Labor have filed a complaint with the NT Electoral Commission over postal votes allegedly being cast after the election night cutoff in a twist of election irony, after Labor itself was the subject of a complaint for setting up a taxpayer-funded email account to solicit postal votes.