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Letter to the editor: Independence needed on housing development coverage
The NT News’ reporting on the Lloyd Creek housing development lacks independence, investigation and integrity, and shows blind obedience to a developer that is advertising with them, writes Gerry Wood.
Chief Minister’s husband received $400k in ongoing ‘higher duties allowance’ for years at Waterfront: Internal documents
EXCLUSIVE: Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro’s husband Sam Burke was given a made-up, part-time government job while general manager of the Darwin Waterfront Corporation, internal government documents show, that boosted his already substantial salary by $60,000 a year through a ‘higher duties allowance’ that continued for years after he left the department role, the NT Independent can reveal.
Property Council wants parking levies scrapped as Darwin Council moves to spend them on civic centre
Two parking levies that Darwin Council intends to use to build its new civic centre-private office tower with developer DCOH should be scrapped, the Property Council NT has said, because councils have collected and used them largely at their own discretion without transparent governance controls.
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