Chief Minister Michael Gunner resigned while he and his office are currently under investigation by the NT’s anti-corruption body, the ICAC and an independent MLA have confirmed.
Gunner announces shock resignation effective immediately
UPDATED: Chief Minister Michael Gunner has announced his shock resignation while delivering this morning’s budget in Parliament.
NT Budget 2022: Federal funding a lifeline for NT’s finances, budget papers reveal
UPDATED: Treasurer and Chief Minister Michael Gunner says the Territory’s finances are in a better position than previously forecast, thanks to an unanticipated increase in federal GST payments figures show, with minor cost-savings made by the government, which he claimed will result in a surplus budget by 2026 – the same year net debt is scheduled to reach more than $9.4 billion.
All-women motorbike group to cross Central Australia’s desert for charity
The All-Women Simpson Desert Crossing motorbike group will again take to the red sands of the Australian outback, challenging their mental and physical strength across four gruelling days as part of “Do It For Dolly Day” this Friday May 13.
Key budget repair measures not being implemented ahead of 2022 Budget: Auditor General
The Gunner Government has not properly implemented many key budget repair measures it claimed it has and has no effective way of measuring government savings or whether it can ever get back to a sustainable financial position, a scathing Auditor General’s report has found.
Seafarms chief executive resigns after blasting Project Sea Dragon as ‘unviable’
Seafarms Group CEO Mick McMahon has quit his post after an attempt to remove him from the board by fellow director Ian Trahar, following tensions within the company after Mr McMahon deemed the NT’s Project Sea Dragon ‘unviable’.
Changes to solar tariffs to affect 13,000 homes starting July 1: NT Budget 2022
A new renewable energy scheme put forward by the Gunner Government as part of next week’s budget will see solar customers gradually transitioned off the generous Premium Feed-In tariff, which will cost an estimated 13,000 households up to $12 million collectively.
Senior officer suspended for criticising top brass has pay reinstated, suspension remains
NT Police Sergeant Mark Casey has had his pay reinstated but remains suspended from duty for publicly criticising Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker and the executive management team, the NT Independent understands.
Darwin businesswoman Anya Lorimer misled Turf Club board over ICAC dealings, documents reveal
Former Darwin Turf Club board member Anya Lorimer told the current board she had not held discussions with the ICAC just three weeks before it was revealed earlier this year that her 2020 meeting with investigators had been secretly recorded, an internal email obtained by the NT Independent shows.
Qantas cuts one Darwin to London flight ahead of schedule
Qantas will end one of its two Darwin to London services and return it to Perth three weeks earlier than scheduled, as the routes are operating with reduced passenger numbers due in part to the Russia-Ukraine war, the company said.
Darwin fuel prices highest in the country, next to Hobart: NT Govt figures
Fuel prices in Darwin climbed steeply against the rest of the country, second only to Hobart, and experienced the lowest decrease in cost last month, new data from the Department of Treasury and Finance shows.
McArthur River Mine environment report states river in good health but risk of levee wall failure not part of review
An Independent Monitor’s report into McArthur River Mine’s environmental performance over the last year has divided opinion, with the mining company’s general manager and the government lauding findings that showed the river was in good health and that the company had minimised risks, while the Environment Centre NT called the report a “farce” with glaring holes in the risk assessment process.