The two incoming housing ministers tasked with fixing the Northern Territory’s housing and homelessness crisis “have their work cut out for them”, says the Territory’s peak body for affordable housing and homelessness.
Gunner will hand down Budget on November 10, orders less time for Estimates scrutiny
The Gunner Government will release its much-anticipated 2020 Budget on November 10 – six months after it was due – and today announced it will reduce the amount of days the Opposition will get to scrutinise it.
Here’s what you’re paying the Chief Minister and his cabinet
Michael Gunner will take home $325,392 this year in base pay and his new cabinet ministers, who were sworn in yesterday by the Administrator, will pocket $268,448 a year, in addition to other perks and benefits, including a complimentary car, generous travel entitlements, chauffeured vehicle services and child care reimbursements.
Administrator sparks constitutional concerns after ejecting NT Independent from event
The Queen’s representative in the Northern Territory may have violated the Constitution by ejecting the NT Independent’s reporters from covering the ministerial swearing-in ceremony at Government House today, a leading constitutional law expert says.
‘A great deal of anxiety’: Gunner says no public service job cuts as NT Government departments merged
Head public servant Jodie Ryan has announced a shake-up of the NT Government’s departments, merging 15 departments into 11 mega departments, which the government claims will save $5 million a year without sacking anyone.
Manison out as Treasurer as Gunner takes role in new look cabinet
Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison has been stripped of the treasury portfolio with Chief Minister Michael Gunner announcing he will take over as Treasurer, as part of his new cabinet.
‘People are very fearful’: Lambley says Alice Springs on edge after cryptic warning about social unrest
Chief Minister Michael Gunner needs to show leadership in Alice Springs amidst ongoing racial tensions that came to a head late last week when residents were advised to avoid the town centre over “social unrest”, Territory Alliance MLA Robyn Lambley says.
‘Critical infrastructure’: Gosling latest MP to call for federal review of Darwin Port deal
Another federal Labor MP has publicly contradicted Chief Minister Michael Gunner and called for a review of the Darwin Port lease as part of sweeping new federal laws that will see state and territory arrangements with foreign countries torn up if found not to be in the national interest.
NT Election 2020 finally ends: Labor wins 14 seat majority government, CLP takes eight
Nearly four weeks after voting started, the longest and most drawn-out NT election in history finally concluded at a Winnellie warehouse late Friday night where votes had been counted and re-counted for what is expected to be the last time.
Edgington makes late comeback in Barkly with postal votes, looks set to take seat for CLP
CLP candidate for Barkly Steve Edgington is looking likely to win the tight seat in a surprise result that had the mayor of the Barkly Regional Council trailing Labor electorate staffer Sid Vashist for the better part of two weeks.
Two week postal vote window could be scrapped as Electoral Commission says a review is on the cards
NT Electoral Commissioner Iain Loganathan has said the 13-day window for postal votes to be returned after an election may be reviewed, while the Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association has said some voters on stations struggled to return postal votes within the current time frame.
NTEC resumes vote counting for close seats today
Vote counting for the four still undecided electoral seats will continue this morning, with hundreds of new votes added and potentially thousands more postal votes by the end of the week which will determine final outcomes.