The Gunner Government continues to rush delayed infrastructure projects out the door ahead of entering caretaker mode, today announcing the contract to build the long-delayed Palmerston Fire Station has finally been awarded.
Gunner heard about Colleen Gwynne investigation but ‘didn’t know’ about it
Chief Minister Michael Gunner says he heard “something” about NT Children’s Commissioner Colleen Gwynne being investigated by the NT Police but didn’t make any inquiries to verify it before her contract was renewed for a further five years in May.
NT Economic Reconstruction Commission releases interim report
Michael Gunner’s Economic Reconstruction Commission has released its 13-page interim report, which recommended the NT Government study the potential for an energy corridor between Darwin and Alice Springs, as well as other ideas dependent on federal funding.
Behind the scenes of the Colleen Gwynne ‘abuse of office’ charge
ANALYSIS: The serious abuse of office charge laid against NT Children’s Commissioner Colleen Gwynne has exposed troubling integrity issues in the NT’s public institutions and raised some uncomfortable questions for the Gunner Government ahead of the Territory election next month, writes Christopher Walsh
Mills misleading public with $100 million spent on fracking claim: Pike
OPINION: Regardless if you are pro-, anti-, indifferent or unsure about onshore gas, you have to know that Terry Mills and Territory Alliance are actively misleading when claiming the NT Government has already spent $100 million on the onshore gas industry.
“Misconceived”: Colleen Gwynne responds to abuse of office charge brought by NT Police
Children’s Commissioner Colleen Gwynne has responded to the abuse of office charge leveled at her by the NT Police, calling it a “misconceived charge” in a media statement from her lawyer.
Halikos given $55 million to build new youth prison after objecting to original location
The Gunner Government has awarded a $55 million contract to build the new Darwin youth detention centre to Halikos Group – the company that objected to the facility being built in its original location because it infringed on free land they were given by the government.
Majority of Gunner Government’s ‘fast track’ job creating projects facing delays
The Gunner Government’s early 2019 pledge to “fast track” five construction projects valued at $126 million to create jobs and boost the economy has seen the majority of projects delayed, the NT Independent can reveal.
CLP abandoned by local businesses, donation disclosures show
The once donation-rich Country Liberal Party, fuelled with big cash from big and small NT businesses for decades, is now dependent on contributions from its own candidates to keep it afloat in the lead up to the August election, donation disclosures reveal.
‘Reckless’: Gunner Government faces criticism over Friday border opening, rate of testing
Faced with increased pressure to immediately block Victoria and NSW residents from entering the NT due to outbreaks and clusters of coronavirus in those states, Health Minister Natasha Fyles said Tuesday that the Gunner Government will sleep on it.
Andy Cowan’s Hawaiian adventure at taxpayers’ expense exposed
COW-A-BUNGA: The high-flying senior NT bureaucrat who charged taxpayers for a trip to Disney World late last year also charged Territorians $12,500 for a week-long trip to Hawaii earlier this year to attend a three-day conference, the NT Independent can reveal.
Aboriginal rights leader and Territory legend John Ah Kit dies
The Northern Territory’s first Aboriginal cabinet minister and champion of Indigenous rights John Ah Kit has died, his family said in a statement Sunday night.