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‘Integrity crisis’: Govt’s motive for new integrity body questioned amid lack of public consultation, hasty review

‘Integrity crisis’: Govt’s motive for new integrity body questioned amid lack of public consultation, hasty review

The Finocchiaro CLP Government’s rush to merge the NT’s anti-corruption watchdog into a new ‘super’ Integrity and Ethics Commission with other statutory bodies – following a secretive review with no public consultation – has raised concerns from national integrity experts and crossbench MLAs, who are all questioning the government’s motives for restructuring its integrity systems now.

No Kon-cede: Vatskalis refuses to accept Darwin mayoral election loss

No Kon-cede: Vatskalis refuses to accept Darwin mayoral election loss

Kon Vatskalis has dug his heels in following the NT Electoral Commission declaring Peter Styles the next Lord Mayor of Darwin on Saturday, writing on social media Sunday morning that he “will not accept the result as real and/or fair” while questions remain over alleged electoral fraud involving fake how-to-vote cards delivered to polling centres by Mr Styles’s wife.

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