OPINION: While the COVID-19 pandemic is dominating domestic politics there are other issues at play in this weekend’s NT election. One of the thorniest issues is whether the NT government will sign a MOU to join China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative — and whether the NT could become over-reliant on China, writes CDU’s John Garrick.
In an extraordinary public statement, the NT Government has admitted TIO Stadium does not have a proper occupancy permit but says the AFL games scheduled for this weekend will go ahead anyway, raising new concerns.
Territory Alliance and Labor will head to Saturday’s polls without having their pre-election commitments costed by the NT Treasury, while the CLP have missed the initial costings deadline.
TIO Stadium is not properly certified and does not have an overall occupancy permit, according to internal government documents obtained by the NT Independent, which has raised questions over whether this weekend’s AFL matches will need to be cancelled.
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As the 2020 NT election heads into its final stretch, the focus has remained on the urban centres. But the bush has been where previous NT elections were won and lost. According to GetUp’s team on the ground, Indigenous Territorians are fed up with the major parties’ broken promises.
The future of the Northern Territory economy is central in the posturing ahead of this week’s election, with a need to get away from boom and bust cycles renewable energy and fracking are controversial elements of the overall debate. Roxanne Fitzgerald looks at the political policies and the commentary around them.
The Independent Commissioner Against Corruption is currently assessing alleged breaches of the Electoral Act in the lead up to the August 22 election that the NT Independent can reveal includes allegations the Territory Labor Party set up a taxpayer-funded email address for campaign purposes.
The NT Electoral Commission is investigating “offensive” social media posts directed at CLP Fannie Bay candidate Tracey Hayes that it says appear to have been “posted using an alias” that could attract hefty fines under the Electoral Act.
The NT Independent is providing all the parties’ policies in one handy spot for your ease of reference ahead of the August 22 NT general election. Today, we’re looking at where the parties stand on the economy and jobs.
The preference deals between the Territory's political parties and independents have produced a few head-scratchers this election, including the CLP preferencing disgraced former speaker Kezia Purick, the Greens preferencing Labor in Johnston and Daly despite Labor's...
Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s repeated politicisation of the coronavirus pandemic is the focus of a fresh complaint filed with the ABC after the public broadcaster aired a Labor political ad which is alleged to have breached its editorial policies.
