Hip-hop artists Hilltop Hoods will feature at this year’s Bass in the Grass outdoor concert, with the government announcing the initial 18 acts in the line-up which includes international artists.
CLP Government ran ‘misleading’ radio ads promoting Territory Coordinator: Auditor-General
The Finocchiaro CLP Government misled the public with taxpayer-funded radio ads promoting its Territory Coordinator position, the Auditor-General has found, which were carried out to promote “party political” ends and included misleading statements in breach of legislation.
CLP lifts minimum unit price for alcohol amid calls to keep the policy in place
The CLP Government has scrapped the $1.30 minimum floor price for alcohol despite calls from NT health organisations and community leaders to keep the measure in place, which they said has been effective in helping to reduce alcohol-related harms across the Territory.
CLP’s ‘half-arsed’ NT lobbyist register condemned by national integrity body
The CLP Government’s new lobbyist register will not require ministers to publicly disclose who they meet with and will exempt major lobbyists, including gas companies fracking the Beetaloo Basin and other corporate firms that donate to political parties, from needing to be on the register, which a national public integrity body says is “just not right”.
CLP announce delayed $180m to bolster support for domestic violence services
The CLP Government will invest $36 million annually to fund domestic, family, and sexual violence support services, the Minister has announced, adding the funding will go beyond the five-year election commitment to further support those affected across the Territory, as rates of domestic violence continue to soar.
Govt cuts money to environment groups after challenging decisions
The Finocchiaro Government will cut a total of $200,000 in funding per year to the Environment Centre NT and the Arid Lands Environment Centre over the group’s legal challenges to government decisions on fracking and water allocations, with the Top End group calling the government a “puppet for big business” that is “running scared from scrutiny and accountability”.
‘An alternative for voters’: Independent launches campaign for federal seat of Solomon
Independent candidate for Solomon Phil Scott launched his federal election campaign in Darwin on Monday night, flanked by more than 200 supporters, calling his nomination “an alternative for voters” who are sick of party politics as usual.
Review process for govt decisions to be removed from petroleum, planning and water legislation
Third party merit reviews will be removed from legislation covering petroleum, planning and water by the Finocchiaro Government, which has been praised by NT Farmers but criticised by the Environment Centre NT as government bowing to big business, adding the reviews are a key part of establishing transparency and accountability in government decision-making.
CLP announces it is abandoning treaty with Indigenous Territorians
The Finocchiaro Government has scrapped the proposed treaty with Indigenous Territorians saying it will focus on local government reform instead, with independent MLA and Yolŋu traditional owner Yiŋiya Guyula saying the move was “saddening” and “ignorant”, the ABC has reported.
CLP announce ‘Year of Action’ ahead of parliamentary sittings, pledge to cut back consultancy company contracts
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has declared 2025 the “Year of Action”, laying out her government’s vision for the next 11 months, including its plans for economic growth, cutting crime and repairing the budget, suggesting that while her government was still investigating what measures from the Langoulant review into government spending it would adopt, the millions spent on consultancy companies was “unacceptable”.
A dozen people involved in single vehicle rollover in Daly River region, nine in hospital including child
A single-vehicle rollover that resulted in nine individuals being hospitalised with head injuries and fractures south of Tipperary Station on Saturday night is currently under investigation, NT Police said, with a five-year-old girl suffering a serious head injury.
Minister admits ‘perceived’ conflict of interest, pledges to disclose private jet brunch as calls for action mount
CLP Education Minister Jo Hersey says she will now disclose the gift of a free luxury jet flight to a boozy brunch paid for by a wealthy Katherine businesswoman, after breaching the Disclosures Act by failing to report the gift, with the Opposition calling for the Minister to be reprimanded for flouting NT disclosure laws on multiple occasions.