Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling fronted court Friday afternoon to have his bail conditions for the alleged assault of Administrator David Connolly varied, which his lawyer used to call the prosecution’s case “incredibly weak”, stating there is no CCTV footage and no independent witnesses to the two alleged assaults that reportedly occurred 30 minutes apart at the Thai festival on July 18.
Chief Minister and Police Minister Lia Finocchiaro’s office said Thursday she was not briefed about the sensational arrest of Labor MP Luke Gosling over the alleged assault of Administrator David Connolly, but has refused to refer the police investigation to an independent agency to mitigate the perception of political interference.
UPDATED: NT Police have arrested and now charged Federal Member for Solomon Luke Gosling in relation to the alleged assault of NT Administrator David Connolly.
Embattled Labor MLA Manuel Brown will remain in Labor’s shadow cabinet despite repeatedly lying to the public and Leader Selena Uibo about his indiscretions, while it appears Labor’s caucus has failed to take any disciplinary action against him contradicting Ms Uibo’s claims it would determine punishment for Mr Brown. Ms Uibo is also facing questions over why her team did not appear at any public events with the PM last week.
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has denied allegations he physically assaulted NT Administrator David Connolly at a public event over the weekend, while police confirmed on Tuesday they are investigating the incident.
Opposition Labor Leader Selena Uibo secretly met with former Labor deputy chief minister and current Tamboran Resources vice-president Nicole Manison at the company’s Beetaloo Sub-basin operations south of Daly Waters in late May for discussions that Ms Uibo will not disclose, while claiming she drove the more than 600km round-trip outside of her electorate for the meeting and did not accept flights or other gifts from the company.
A disgraced former NT politician who was appointed to the body that sets MLAs’ pay and benefits by the CLP after corruption findings were made against her says she doesn’t know why remote politicians are given $450 a night to stay at their own homes in Darwin despite personally recommending the entitlement late last year.
Territory Labor Leader Selena Uibo needs to show leadership and end the long-running Manuel Brown scandal by taking decisive action and being “upfront and honest” with Territorians, federal Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour has said, adding the ongoing scandal is “not good for the Australian Labor Party” or the Northern Territory.
Embattled Labor MLA Manuel Brown has been sacked as the Opposition whip by Leader Selena Uibo for telling one of his many lies, but he remains in caucus and on a parliamentary committee that pays him an extra $18,000 on top of his $180,000 salary, while also collecting a questionable $450 a day to be in Darwin, which comes as calls mount for his outright resignation from Parliament.
He lied about a fatal 2009 crash that killed a woman, he kept his recent speeding tickets and licence suspension from the public, he is claiming a questionable tax-free $450-a-day in travel allowance to be in Darwin and he permitted two children aged 12 and 14 to operate his car in possible contravention of the law, but Labor MLA Manuel Brown said Monday he is “sorry” and intends to serve out his full term as the Labor Member for Arafura.
Labor Opposition Leader Selena Uibo has not committed to taking any action against Labor MLA Manuel Brown over his repeated speeding offences while admitting she is not confident he won’t do it again and has refused to answer whether the member for Arafura’s 14-year-old son drove his private vehicle.
EXCLUSIVE: Labor MLA Manuel Brown was caught speeding again by police earlier this year, the NT Independent can reveal, after his licence was suspended for three months last October for multiple speeding violations, which comes as questions remain unanswered about Mr Brown allegedly allowing his 14-year-old child to illegally drive a vehicle while his licence was suspended.
