The CLP Opposition has outlined its election platform during its Budget reply speech in Parliament Wednesday morning, billing it as a “roadmap to rebuild the Territory”, which will include more cash for first home buyers to get more new homes built.
Federal Govt mum on cash for new Darwin football stadium
The Federal Government has refused to say whether it will commit any funds toward the roughly $1 billion cost of a new Darwin city football stadium and other grounds to support a new Territory AFL team, as it has committed to Tasmania, while former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire said if there was to be a Northern Territory team, it should be “a long way down the track”.
Federal Budget 2024 pledges cost-of-living relief for Territorians
Territorians will benefit from a cost-of-living relief package announced in the Federal Government’s 2024 Budget that includes tax cuts, energy rebates, and rent assistance.
‘Not a glamorous budget’: Territory’s net debt to hit $11 billion with record spend
The Lawler Government has announced a big-spending budget three months out from the general election that puts the Territory on course to achieve a net debt of $11 billion by next year.
CLP labels Labor’s 2024 Budget ‘out of touch’ as economy ‘going backwards’
The Lawler Labor Government’s 2024 Budget is proof that Labor is bereft of any “new ideas” to address the Territory’s problems, CLP Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro says, while the Chief Minister threw it back at Ms Finocchiaro, demanding to know where she’s been hiding for the last month.
Budget 2024 lacks proper funding for expansion of mental health services and other crucial social programs
The Lawler Government’s 2024 Budget has failed to provide appropriate funding for community services that could help make the community safer, experts say, including for mental health services, youth programs, drug and alcohol support and failed to acknowledge the extent of domestic violence across the Territory.
Aspire to build new Royal Darwin Hospital ward
Darwin company Aspire has been awarded the $18.2 million contract to design and build the new ward at Royal Darwin Hospital, which the government expects to be open in the middle of next year, the Health Minister has said.
Iconic Darwin bar set to close its doors permanently
One of Darwin’s most iconic bars will close its doors permanently next month after more than two decades in its current form.
Robertson Barracks now connected to solar power
The solar power plant at Robertson Barracks has been connected and it will also provide power for public use, the federal government has said, a connection that comes at a time when the Northern Territory government has been unable to put electricity into the grid from private solar power stations.
Digital IDs to be available soon for Territorians
Territorians will soon have digital identification cards that can be stored on smartphones and other smart devices, the Lawler Government has said.
Lawler Government highlights police spending ahead of 2024 Territory Budget
The Lawler Government has pledged “an almost $90 million boost” for police operations in tomorrow’s Budget, just a year after providing only a modest boost for police despite record crime rates and pleas from the public to keep the community safe amid an ongoing “crime crisis” across the Territory.
Seventh ‘review’ in seven years for Batchelor Institute after Auditor-General again refuses to sign off on financials
The Lawler Government has announced the seventh review into the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education since 2017 – roughly 15 months after the ICAC released his review – but the government will not say if the failings of education ministers Eva Lawler, Mark Monaghan and the NT Education Department chief executive officer will be examined.