The Finocchiaro Government has frozen car registration fees and will give Territorians a free driver’s licence for a year, as part of its plan to ease the cost-of-living crisis, but the costs to the Territory’s budget have not been disclosed.
CLP scrap plan to underground power lines in Darwin as ‘budget savings measure’
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has “betrayed the trust of thousands” by scrapping the plan to underground power lines across Darwin, the Opposition says, while the government said “it looks like” it has found $200 million in savings from “deferring” that project and others, but their figures do not appear to add up.
Investigation launched over high-risk training that was not valid in NT: WorkSafe
Two interstate high-risk work assessors brought to the NT to train an undisclosed number of employees at different companies were not accredited under NT law, NT WorkSafe has revealed, urging all businesses and workers to thoroughly verify the accreditation of assessors before investing in high-risk training.
CLP commits $27 million for ‘critical’ Alice Springs infrastructure upgrades
A memorandum of understanding between the CLP Government and Alice Springs Town Council will see $27 million worth of infrastructure projects flow to the town, the Chief Minister said.
Project Sea Dragon set for liquidation after failed court appeal
Failed mega prawn farm Project Sea Dragon will be forced into liquidation following a Federal Court ruling on Friday, officially ending a controversial major project that saw NT taxpayers fork out $56 million for the promise of more than a thousand jobs that never eventuated.
SeaLink ferry service to continue after $25.7m deal inked for another five years
The NT Government has signed an agreement with SeaLink to continue to run passenger ferry services between Darwin, Mandorah, and the Tiwi Islands for the next five years at a cost of $25.7 million – a cost the government did not disclose.
Tourism NT looking to capitalise on worldwide popularity of Netflix’s ‘Territory’
Tourism NT has kicked off a new advertising campaign throughout Australia, North America, and Europe, aimed at capitalising on the soaring popularity of the Netflix series Territory, which has achieved the number one spot on the streaming platform worldwide.
CLP Minister’s office fit-out tipped to cost up to $1 million
A tender to paint CLP Minister Marie-Clare Boothby’s electorate office and “move furniture” was put out to the market at a cost of between $500,000 and $1 million, government records show, which the Minister claims she shut down over the huge price tag, but the tender was active for at least a week before being removed, the NT Independent can reveal.
CLP takes credit for modest increase in monthly retail spending
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has taken credit for a 0.4 per cent increase in retail spending in the NT for the month of September, issuing a statement to suggest their August election victory “renewed confidence” in the economy and somehow led to Territorians spending more money for one month.
Urgent application to pause Tamboran Resources’ Beetaloo drilling works to be heard next week
The Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal will next week hear an urgent application to force Tamboran Resources to pause its Beetaloo Basin fracking operations until a final decision is made on an application to overturn its Shenandoah South fracking approval, the Environment Centre NT has said.
NT still the worst-performing jurisdiction despite increased economic activity: CommSec
Despite a modest rise in economic activity, CommSec’s quarterly State of the States report reveals that the Northern Territory remains firmly established as the country’s worst-performing economy, ranking the NT’s economy eighth out of eight once again.
ICAC did not interview a single person last financial year; has moved to ‘voluntary’ provision of evidence as Commissioner remains suspended
The Office of the ICAC did not interrogate a single person as part of an investigation last financial year, which the Acting Commissioner claimed was due to renovations to the office’s hearing room and a new policy introduced by suspended Commissioner Michael Riches not to force people suspected of corruption to provide evidence.