UPDATED: CLP Senator Sam McMahon’s Katherine electorate officer has cut ties with the Country Liberal Party amid turmoil and has now officially resigned her job after winning preselection as the Territory Alliance candidate for Katherine.
Inside the CLP Sam McMahon investigation: Senator sharing house with chief of staff, party raised domestic violence concerns, messages show
Senior Country Liberal Party management members are investigating the alleged assault of Senator Sam McMahon as domestic violence, and are also looking into who in the party knew about it and whether it was reported to police, internal party messages reveal.
Alleged physical altercation between NT Senator and staff under investigation
EXCLUSIVE: The CLP is investigating allegations of ‘serious misconduct and physical altercations’ involving Senator Sam McMahon and staff members in her office, including chief of staff Jason Riley, the NT Independent can reveal.
Gunner’s cowardly act to avoid scrutiny over China deals unbecoming of a Chief Minister
EDITORIAL: Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s duck and run when confronted by this newspaper yesterday shows he is unable to weather the accountability that comes with being in office.
‘A new low for democracy’: Gunner changes venue to avoid questions from the NT Independent
The Gunner Government moved a press conference at the last minute Thursday morning, after learning the NT Independent would attempt to ask questions of the Chief Minister.
Foreign deals require ‘full disclosure to the people’: Gunner called on to publicly explain China agreements
Opposition and crossbench MLAs have called on Chief Minister Michael Gunner to fully and publicly disclose the nature of his dealings with China in Parliament, following revelations of an NT Independent investigation.
‘A very positive investment for the future of our country’: Gunner on Darwin Port deal to Chinese company
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has come under scrutiny over his connections to China, as old comments resurface about the 99-year lease of the Darwin Port and his involvement with the sale.
‘Territorians should be concerned’: Michael Gunner’s secret China deal called into question
EXCLUSIVE: Chief Minister Michael Gunner secretly signed an agreement with Chinese officials while on a trade mission to China late last year that his office has refused to explain, an NT Independent investigation has revealed.
Still no date for NT borders to reopen as Chief Minister cites southern Black Lives Matter protests as cause for coronavirus concern
Black Lives Matter protests in southern capital cities are being cited by Chief Minister Michael Gunner as another reason why the NT will not be rushed to open its borders.
‘This is about the greatness’: Infrastructure Minister Eva Lawler explains lack of business case for State Square redevelopment
The Gunner Government has had difficulty explaining why it spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on the State Square redevelopment project before having a proper business case in place, with Infrastructure Minister Eva Lawler suggesting the reason was “broader than just the dollars”.
Business case never made for NT Government’s ‘critical’ $100m State Square redevelopment project
The Gunner Government has only now started work on developing a business case for its flagship State Square redevelopment project – three years after first announcing it and more than a year after commencing works – the NT Independent can reveal.
NT’s former ‘Captain Justice’ John Elferink caught up in marijuana mystery in South Australia
Former NT Attorney General and Justice Minister John Elferink has continued his crime-fighting crusade , allegedly uncovering a massive haul of cannabis during a walk in a park.