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Editorial: Chief Minister’s flawed handling of the Murphy scandal erodes the public’s trust

Editorial: Chief Minister’s flawed handling of the Murphy scandal erodes the public’s trust

EDITORIAL: What’s clear from this whole sordid scandal is that nobody in a position of power in the Northern Territory wanted to do anything about Murphy’s improper conduct when it was presented to them by an interstate retired judge in the ICAC’s report last month, which points to the overall integrity deficit that continues to infect the Northern Territory’s elected party officials and public institutions.

Territory Coordinator Bill passed in late night parliamentary session

Territory Coordinator Bill passed in late night parliamentary session

The Territory now has a ‘Coordinator’, following a late-night session of Parliament that saw the CLP Government use its numbers to pass the controversial legalisation that will create a new government position with the powers to circumvent existing public safeguards, that Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said would “redefine the way business is done in the Northern Territory”.

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