A massive $200 million hotel development proposed for the Little Mindil site is expected to reignite a fierce battle over public access to the area that was sold to SkyCity Group by the Henderson Labor government in 2008.

Territory businesses that have been impacted by recent COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns can access money through a new $12.5 million assistance package announced by the Federal and Territory governments.

Brett Dixon’s fight to remain on the Darwin Turf Club board will have consequences for members of all clubs and boards across the Northern Territory, as Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s office insisted yesterday that the Associations Act will be amended to give the government the power to terminate directors at its discretion.

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”.

Darwin Turf Club chairman Brett Dixon has issued another statement to members Monday evening, claiming that he is the victim of a “witch hunt” and is now compelled to tell “the real story”, while also claiming to have filed a Supreme Court action to have the ICAC’s “corrupt conduct” findings against him quashed.

The Northern Territory’s economy has ranked last in the nation for the eleventh consecutive quarter in the CommSec State of the States report, causing Chief Minister Michael Gunner to label it a “garbage report” despite some recent positive signs.

Territorians looking to switch to electric vehicles could have their car registration and stamp duty fees reduced, as part of the NT Government’s newly released five-year Electric Vehicle Strategy and Implementation Plan, but details such as costings have not been released.

Two long-serving NT public servants with no real-world business experience have been permanently appointed to lead the Territory’s future economic hopes, the Gunner Government has announced.

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.

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.