EXCLUSIVE: Territory Labor’s candidate for the upcoming Arafura by-election was charged in 2009 and later convicted in relation to killing a woman in Katherine with his car, the NT Independent can reveal.
Fyles Government underfunded domestic violence programs by $160M, internal docs show
The Fyles Government largely ignored its own interagency Domestic Violence taskforce’s recommendations on a raft of measures aimed at improving outcomes for victims of domestic violence, including funding only 11 per cent of the required expenditure for necessary programs, internal government documents show.
‘He killed my friend!’: MLA accuses Fyles Govt backbencher of changing name to escape dark past
A CLP politician has accused a Labor backbencher of killing her friend and then changing his name to avoid scrutiny of his shady past. FULL STORY HERE
Fyles Government’s knife crime strategy will not include law changes
The Fyles Government’s “knife crime reduction strategy” will not include any specific law changes, instead relying on de-escalation training for retail and hospitality workers and other measures, which the Opposition said amounted to “choosing cuddles over consequences”.
Secret Labor travel docs reveal mystery politician onboard 2020 campaign flights after two-year battle for info
EXCLUSIVE: Previously redacted government documents related to the ongoing corruption probe into the NT Labor Government’s alleged misuse of public funds during the 2020 election have finally been released by the Office of the Chief Minister, exposing a Labor politician’s name who was onboard taxpayer-funded campaign flights that the government fought to keep secret for nearly two years.
Fyles hires Gunner’s adviser on mysterious contract a year out from election
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has hired Michael Gunner’s former media adviser a year out from the 2024 NT general election through a secret contract with a newly created Victoria-based consultancy company with links to Federal Labor.
Fyles tells outright lies on national stage at press club address
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles defended her government’s continued illegal ban on the NT Independent during her National Press Club address on Tuesday by lying to the public, after appearing to be caught off-guard when asked by ABC’s Laura Tingle why her government does not allow this award-winning news outlet to attend press conferences.
National Aboriginal Art Gallery cost blowout revealed along with concept designs
The estimated cost of the proposed National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs has increased three-fold since its 2017 announcement, new figures show, while the Territory’s acknowledged contribution has also increased by almost 40 per cent since last March.
Labor to strengthen sex offence laws, now outlaws what it did to protect child sex offender
The Fyles Labor Government will today “strengthen and modernise” its sexual offence laws, it said, including forbidding good character references for child sex offenders for reduced sentences, a practice Labor engaged in last year during sentencing of its former party secretary for repeatedly raping a child.
‘Errors have been made’: ICAC investigation into Labor corruption in limbo as allegations of political influence raised
Allegations of political influence in the ICAC’s investigation into Labor’s alleged misuse of public funds during the 2020 NT election have been raised by independent MLAs, following revelations a party member with undisclosed conflicts of interest was involved, while Commissioner Michael Riches has admitted “errors have been made”.
Fuel card rorts: Speaker’s ruling on fuel card usage secretly posted two days before Christmas
Speaker Mark Monaghan’s decision to permit two of his Labor colleagues to use their taxpayer-funded fuel cards for personal interstate holidays was issued secretly on December 23 to an internal government server with no notice – five days after one MLA had already embarked on his trip – and nine days before it came into effect, new documents show.
Major corruption probe into Labor’s misuse of public funds compromised
EXCLUSIVE: The major ICAC investigation into the Territory Labor Government’s misuse of public funds for political campaigning during the 2020 election has been compromised, the NT Independent can reveal, after an ICAC staffer involved in the investigation failed to disclose two potential conflicts of interest, including that he had previously discussed a career on the fifth floor with a key witness.