Federal Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy will not approve the Anindilyakwa Land Council’s budget for this financial year, until the council has demonstrated to the National Indigenous Australians Agency that it can prioritise and implement the recommendations of an “independent” review which was ordered after a damning government audit early last year.
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has backed away from holding a parliamentary inquiry into what she called a “crisis in police”, despite calling for one seven times while in opposition, and criticising the previous Labor government’s “deliberately constrained” and “behind-closed-doors review” of police.
Motorists in Palmerston will now enjoy free parking as council began removing parking meters this week due to the upcoming shutdown of Telstra’s 3G network, which will render the current parking meters obsolete.
CLP Leader Lia Finocchiaro was sworn in as the Territory’s 14th Chief Minister at a ceremony at Government House Wednesday morning, where she and her deputy Gerard Maley gave themselves every portfolio on an interim basis to “continue with the business of government” until the full Cabinet is sworn in next week, she said.
ANALYSIS: The election carnage was devastatingly brutal and somehow beautiful in its fury and righteousness. Most of the Labor bastards who thought they owned the Territory were put in their place by Territorians.
The Mining the Territory conference, Northern Australia’s premier Mining Industry symposium, will gather delegates from all facets of the resources, energy, and environmental sectors to network and conduct business. In addition to supporting stakeholder engagement and regional development, the symposium will highlight ways to better manage the ecological impact of mining and onshore gas operations.
The Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee will conduct public consultations in Katherine and Darwin next month for its 20024 review report.
Chief Minister-elect Lia Finocchiaro has pledged not to move the Police Commissioner or the Territory’s head public servant in order to ensure her “journey of change” includes the men currently occupying the crucial roles.
Today’s national news includes law enforcement raising concerns over granting visas to Hamas supporters, Australia entering into an MOU with Singapore on civil defence cooperation, CLP winning big with a massive swing against Labor, Deputy Opposition leader Susan Ley accusing Minister Chalmers of not being a good treasurer, and extreme wind, hail, and storms to hit parts of southeast Australia.
Darwin-based construction firm Kalidonis NT has been convicted in the Darwin Local Court on two counts of breaching health and safety obligations over the death of Paul Leach, it has been reported.
Many employees across Australia now have the legal right to to stop responding to emails and calls after hours, after a change to the Fair Work Act, the Fair Work Ombudsman has said.
The Country Liberal Party has defeated Territory Labor in an election landslide that has seen Lia Finocchiaro elected the first female CLP Chief Minister in the Territory’s history.
