ANALYSIS: The recent demotion of Assistant Commissioner Janelle Tonkin suggests superficially a willingness to enforce discipline, although what she is alleged to have done remains a mystery – whatever the cause of Tonkin’s fall, this rare act of accountability stands in stark contrast to so many others in recent years who have acted with impunity.
A hyperscale AI data centre proposed for the Barkly would require a gas-fired power station larger than the one powering the Darwin-Katherine grid, as well as a new gas pipeline and vast groundwater extraction, despite being promoted as a renewable-powered project, writes Justin Tutty.
The relocation of a Stuart Park bus stop has left older people and those with mobility issues without shelter, seating or adequate accessibility, writes Craig Hubbard.
Darwin residents are increasingly concerned about emissions from the city’s LNG plants, particularly benzene and other toxic gases, as regulators approve expanded “hot venting” while community groups push for independent air monitoring and experts warn of serious health risks even at low levels of exposure, academics Melissa Haswell and Kerrie Mengersen write.
Australia is a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which guarantees the right to hold opinions without interference, raising questions about the ABC’s rejection of multiple attempts by writer Sall Grover to publish a response on women’s rights, writes Gerry Wood.
Should income from invested wealth be taxed at a lower rate than income from labour asks Bob Beadman.
EDITORIAL: There is indeed a report into Labor’s devastating 2024 election result in a desk somewhere that Labor Leader Selena Uibo does not want to reflect on, a report that clearly makes her uncomfortable and would explain why Labor’s past problems continue to repeat. On Friday, she went back on a pledge to release it, indicating it will never be seen, which follows a disastrous week of scandal for the party.
OPINION: One of the most disturbing themes from Estimates hearings is what we learned about accountability, writes independent MLA Justine Davis. When we have a minister explain how laws are developed say, ‘The formal framework I adhere to is the one that Territorians elected us to do, which is to restore the Territory lifestyle’, we should all be worried.
EDITORIAL: The Estimates Show is not currently functioning in the public’s interest and needs to be shut down and re-formatted or the main players possibly re-cast to get it back on track.
Australia Post’s shift towards parcels, lockers and digital services is quietly undermining the licensed post office network that many Northern Territory communities rely on for banking, government services and everyday transactions, writes Licensed Post Office Group chairperson Scott Etherington.
The Warlpiri family of Kumanjayi White deserves more than condolences and a plane ride, they deserve the truth, accountability, and a legal system that values their son’s life as much as it values the reputation of its officers, writes Wayne Connop.
The destruction of native vegetation and habitat during construction of the water main to the Holtze subdivision was unnecessary, but the cleared corridor could now be turned into a bike path, writes Gerry Wood.
