Basketball Australia will not comment on the findings of its national integrity unit’s investigation into questionable proposed income streams at the now-defunct Darwin Basketball Association, while former DBA chair Gary Shipway has not responded to questions, with his employer, News Corp, stating his role overseeing the financially collapsed association is unrelated to his current role as deputy editor of the NT News.
DBA members voted to dissolve the association at a special general meeting in December, following a recommendation from Basketball Australia. The decision came after three consecutive years of the association’s auditors questioning its financial solvency, which also followed Basketball Australia commissioning KPMG in November 2024 to conduct a financial audit of both the DBA and Basketball NT.
It seems NT News Editor Ms Plane is a liar, manipulator and local Darwin presstitute following in the steps of 2016-21 NT News Editor Matt Williams who had a close relationship with NTG advisors as did Mr Shipway. What is clear is Gary Shipway needs to be throughly investigated, not protected. Good article by investigative Journalist David Wood.
Isn’t someone mentioned in this article’s alleged squeeze,with zero political experience,allegedly working on the fifth floor?
Is this fair and is it not discriminatory?
Shouldn’t all the nt news journos squeezes be working for 6 figure roles on the fifth floor as per Lia’s Lets Buy Everyone Off Policy?
ASIC should confirm whether or not it has or will investigate any beaches of its regulations by DBA, BNT or Darwin Salties. NTG should disclose all relevant grant applications, recommendations, approvals and acquittals. Basketball Australia should release its report.
Time to write the next edition of Crocs in the Cabinet, or too soon? Sounds like there is a lot more to this “salty” story…looking forward to the updates, popcorn on hand. Thank you for your journalism, NT Independent!