Chief Minister Michael Gunner needs to explain to Territorians why he repeatedly refused to release the details of a secret education agreement he signed with China until last week, the CLP Opposition says.
Gunner Government finally releases secret China agreement – and it’s not quite what the Chief Minister claimed
Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s secret China agreement is not a “sister cities” arrangement as he previously claimed, but it does obligate the Northern Territory Government to “promote closer relations” with China, newly disclosed documents reveal.
Labor Minister’s $300k shopping centre office fit out revealed
EXCLUSIVE: Territory taxpayers were charged more than $300,000 to fit out a new electorate office for a Gunner Government minister five months before the election through a contract that did not go to public tender, recently released government documents show.
Chief Minister’s taxpayer-funded $7k trip to Nhulunbuy with family revealed
Chief Minister Michael Gunner charged taxpayers more than $7,000 for a one-night trip to Nhulunbuy in the lead up to the NT general election that included costs for his wife and newborn baby, newly released government travel records show.
Calls mount for Gunner to explain why voters misled before election
The Gunner Government needs to explain to Territorians why it lied to them in the lead up to the NT general election after providing misleading financial figures in a “horrifying” breach of public trust, a long-time political observer and academic has said.
Opposition and independent MLAs forbidden from communicating with NT public servants
An independent MLA says she has been forbidden from communicating with public servants after being issued a letter from the NT’s head public servant, which she says has escalated the Gunner Government’s ongoing attempt to stifle open communication.
Tribunal finds Alistair Wyvill justified in criticising Justice Southwood’s ‘politically partisan’ Stella Maris decision
Professional misconduct allegations filed against former Labor leader Delia Lawrie’s lawyer Alistair Wyvill have been dismissed, five years after they were made, in a decision that has raised fresh questions over how the Stella Maris Inquiry and subsequent Supreme Court appeal were handled.
Gunner Government’s pre-election COVID-19 financial report ‘misleading’: Auditor General
Financial figures released by Chief Minister Michael Gunner before the election – as well as wild claims that close to 100,000 Territorians would be infected with COVID-19 at a cost of $200 million if it weren’t for him – have been found to be “misleading” by the Auditor General.
Senate passes unanimous motion calling on NT Government to lift ban on free press
The Australian Senate has publicly rebuked Chief Minister Michael Gunner, unanimously passing a motion last night calling on the NT Government to rescind its ban on the NT Independent.
Federal money for NT roads diverted to boost public servant numbers, consultants: DIPL
The Gunner Government is taking federal cash intended for private companies to build and upgrade the Territory’s roads and using it to hire more public servants, while at the same time paying more consultants for “specialist advice”, the Estimates Committee was told.
‘We don’t have a relationship with the Chief Minister as a union’: union boss
The head of the union representing public servants says the Chief Minister refuses to meet over his proposed four-year pay freeze – touted as a crucial government cost saving measure – while the head of the Education Union said he has stopped trying after being rebuffed by Michael Gunner since he came to power.
Gunner says he will produce secret China agreement, changes story on what it is
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has told Estimates hearings he will table the secret document he signed with an unknown Chinese official while on a state visit to Shenzhen, China that has not been made public, while also appearing to contradict himself over the nature of the agreement.