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Calls for Chief Minister to resign after criticising previous govt for failing to disclose interests

by | Jul 21, 2025 | News, NT Politics, Subscriber | 9 comments

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro must explain why she breached the Disclosure of Interests Act by keep
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9 Comments

  1. Resignation Speechs of Note:

    Former Darwin boy and NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell: “..and as someone who believes in accountability, in responsibility, I accept the consequences of my action!”

    Micheal Gunner:”I can no longer keep looking Territorians in the eye and say ‘I can keep giving 100 per cent every day’, and if I can’t do that I shouldn’t be in the chair.”

    Natasha Fyles: “It is clear that I failed to meet the standards that I set for myself and I’m not going to make any excuse for that.”

    Lia F: “Yeah nah! Look over there! Am not leaving…….”

  2. Loving that Sunshine Band, KC:

    “LiaR, we love you so,
    we want you to know
    that we’re going to miss your lies
    the minute you walk out that door.

    So please don’t go,
    don’t go, don’t go away.
    Please don’t go
    don’t go, we’re begging you to stay.”

    Rules For Thee, Not For Me

    If only Selena Stays Silent has given even half of the energy she’s using now to have a go at Little LiaR, to the questions of DWC cronyism and corruption or removing a top career NT public servant from the ICAC then we might start to try to take her petty protestations seriously.

    Or any of a number of other important issues currently dogging the NT.

    But no, the playground spat continues:

    “That’s not fair Miss, her Party made one of my Party resign before for the same thing. She should resign Miss, that’s not fair. Miss, I’m begging you….” **cries and stamps her feet**

    It doesn’t actually matter who the puppet out front of the CLP Chaotic Littleminded Party is. If she goes they’ll simply trot out another useful idiot to spew out the same rubbish as before.

    The pathetic policies are what you should really be attacking, not the messenger.

    Hypocrisy only matters if the person exhibiting it actually cares about subscribing to the same set of values as the ones shouting about it. Sadly.

    However, there would be laughs galore if LiaR resigned in disgrace and Clockwork Orange Attorney Generally Terrible was promoted.

    How funny would that be!

    We have to remember, integrity and decency have long ago left the building here in NT Politics.

    We leave you with this from the NT Independent in 2021:

    ‘Allegations of a drug-fuelled sex romp involving Labor Party members continued to dog the Gunner Government during a heated Parliamentary sitting on Tuesday.

    Ms Finocchiaro demanded he deny the allegations if they are untrue.

    “You have an obligation not to mislead Territorians or this Parliament,” Ms Finocchiaro said.

    “If the leader of the Opposition has … evidence, she should bring it forward,” Michael Gunner said on ABC Radio.

    “In fact, if she has evidence of any criminal activity, don’t call a press conference, call the police – and she’ll have my full support.”

    Ms Finocchiaro reiterated that Mr Gunner needed to address the alleged scandal to clear the air and restore the integrity of Parliament.’

    We believe you should call the Police on her Selena, don’t stay Silent on this one too. Then call ASIC.

    Show us that you really care about the law, transparency, integrity, ethics in government, honesty, following the rules, consequences if you break them, y’know all that stuff you too claim to love and cherish.

    A final thought:

    Locking up 10 year old kids while refusing to prosecute lying Police officers…… gorging on your husband’s fat salaries and benefits gifts from long time mate and NT Government solicitor Alastair Shields From The Public while you yourself breach Acts and ASIC rules with impunity.

    **clapping emoji**

    Is anyone still wondering why LiaR appointed long time NT public servant and also NT Government solicitor Greg Shamahan to control ICAC?

  3. Time to rescind the old-fashioned 2006 DWC ACT as the 2015-25 DWC Management & Board members have used it as a money laundering NTG Committee for self-interest. Meanwhile Toga Wharf 1 & 2 owners are extorted , ignored & lied too.

    In 2006 ALP committed to move Waterfront crown land back under the Town of Darwin municipality once residents moved into the tourist precinct, what a surprise they lied.

    On 28/8/2006 NTG ALP CM Claire Martin, Lands Minister Kon Vatskalis & cohort past a sloppily written Bill, which CLP CM Adam Giles, Dave Tollner & goons amended on 27/4/2015 and removed rigorous and necessary guidelines.

    GOV CORP – City of Darwin Council (CoD) + Darwin Waterfront Corporation (DWC) work closely together as a corporation for profit without community consultation, Waterfront feels like a luxurious gulag, CCP Playbook methods where Sam Burke, Alastair Shields, Andrew Kirkman & NTG mates have been the Gestapo..

  4. Good morning all,

    Well if there hasn’t been a better opportunity too, in some ways, restore a semblance of respect and faith in the CLP, then l have not heard it- have you!
    Arsehole this disgraceful human and you never know, a great flushing opportunity across the whole NT political arena, may just expose itself!
    A more cunning Liar no one has been witness to than Territorians!
    The weak CLP Ministers should have had enough balls and respect for , not only Territorians , but for their party and stood up to pull the chain of all that is waste.
    Keep great
    Daz

  5. IF TERRITORIANS CONTINUE TO FOSTER CURRENT GOVERNANCE AGAIN AND AGAIN . . . . THEN IMMEDIATELY DELETE TRANSPARENCY / ACCOUNTABILITY! FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US ALSO . . . GUILTY. OR . . . WE SIMPLY ENJOY SELF FLAGELLATION. HOW MUCH DOES A FLIGHT OUT COST THESE DAYS?

  6. “High standards are expected from people holding high office, as they should be,” A mantra most pollies spout from time to time but don’t believe or act on.

  7. Conspicuous by his absence, Professor Boofby, hiding in his Cranky Little Pulpit, desperately trying to spin a way for LiaR’s new lies to somehow be all Labor’s fault.

    Or for this to be Chris Walsh’s fault. Or anyone else’s fault…..pleeeasse it must be someone else’s fault!!!

    We hear, in a few weeks time, that a new NT Political Party will be formally announced through a membership and fundraising drive.

    This latest disgrace from the many, many which have followed these CLP Callous Littleminded People cannot be tolerated any longer, with political inaction.

    Not to mention the ALP Awful Lousy Petty group, who join forces with those Littleminds when it suits them – this short list is from the last 12 months only, the NT ALP are an Apathetic Lamentable Party too, responsible for an $8 BILLION budget deficit lets not forget.

    $8 BILLION….let that sink in for a minute:

    -supporting the appointment of Greg Shamahan in nullifying ICAC (so none of this current fiasco can be reported anywhere maybe?),
    -not calling for consequences for Andrew Kirkman,
    -hamstringing the DWC Public Accounts Committee hearing by their silence and inaction,
    -not being more vocal for consequences for the lying, racist Police officers,
    -not pushing vigorously for investigations into the DPP Office’s nepotism and charging decisions,
    -continuing to allow Alastair Shields From The Public to skip from Board to Board, consequence free, financially bloated at our expense,
    -Etc

    This whole outrageous deliberately manufactured shitshow and the TICKS who feed off it……your time is formally coming to an end.

    The Game is about to Change.

    Change For Better.

  8. Things will only ‘change for the better’ when contributors to these comments stop with their name-calling and immature comments aimed at current players in the NT hierarchy. If you’re serious about positive change, GROW UP!!!

    • @Phil Walcott: Assuming you’re talking about our comments (apologies if you’re not):

      If all you have to complain about are some negative labels we ascribe to all of the NT’s dangerous and negligent political imposters, completely warranted in our humble opinion, then you’re part of the problem “in the NT hierarchy”.

      A bit too narrowly focussed, you may be. Not read any of our previous detailed comments, we think you have.

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