Territorians have been denied the right to know where their politicians travelled over the last two and a half years and how much it cost until after the election, following the government’s decision to stall the NT Independent’s Freedom of Information application into taxpayer-funded travel.
The details of a secret deal Chief Minister Michael Gunner signed while in China last year will remain secret until after the election at the earliest, following a decision by Mr Gunner’s department to block the release of public information.
NT Treasurer Nicole Manison has said government debt was projected to hit $8.2 billion by the end of this financial year but the actual figures will not be revealed until after the NT election.
Chief Minister Michael Gunner needs to explain to Territorians how a senior public servant in his department accepted a gift of travel without disclosing it from a private company that is seeking taxpayer money for a development, the Territory’s opposition parties say.
EXCLUSIVE: The Northern Territory’s second-most senior public servant Andy Cowan had a trip to Disney World paid for by a private company seeking government funds to build an interpretive centre at Jabiru which appears to not have been disclosed, the NT Independent can reveal.
NT Police will be closing the Darwin watch house and moving other resources around in an effort to prioritise protecting the borders as AFP personnel pull out of the Northern Territory on Friday, according to an internal police memo obtained by the NT Independent.
Chief Minister Michael Gunner says crime is not a big election issue for Territorians and that he’s more focused on “saving lives and jobs” from coronavirus to campaign in the lead up to the August 22 election.
A new analysis of NT Public Service executive contracts shows the Northern Territory has more “senior executive services” staff than Tasmania and the ACT combined, despite a quarter of the population.
Sydney-based political activist group, GetUp, has been conducting voter enrolment drives in remote communities across the Northern Territory, a month out from the NT election.
Territory Alliance Drysdale candidate Aiden Pigram has resigned following old Facebook posts resurfacing in which he made controversial remarks comparing Islam to Hitler and later appearing to request contact details for the local KKK branch.
Independent Member for Stuart Scott McConnell has called for the Administrator’s residence to be converted into an RSL and the position made “honorary”, following revelations of massive expenses on travel and electricity billed to taxpayers.
NT Administrator Vicki O’Halloran racked up nearly $100,000 in travel expenses in less than two years, including a massive trip to London under the pretence of celebrating an assistant receiving an award, that cost taxpayers 14 times more for her than the public servant being honoured.
