ANALYSIS: It isn’t just that Potter exudes toxic frat-boy energy with strong Manchurian candidate vibes that’s unnerving, it’s his documented conduct since starting on the fifth floor that causes the most concern. The racist and derogatory posts are the latest hypocrisy, that fill in a few missing years, and present the man in full.
Clown Town: Let’s wallow for another week in the misdeeds, malfeasance and asinine behaviour of our elected leaders and explore that sweet corruption-incompetence nexus that makes us all feel at home in the Great Territory Lifestyle.
Let’s wallow for another week in the misdeeds, malfeasance and asinine behaviour of our elected leaders and explore that sweet corruption-incompetence nexus that makes us all feel at home in the Great Territory Lifestyle.
‘Clown Town’ is a new column where the NT Independent quietly reflects on the misdeeds, malfeasance and asinine behaviour of our elected leaders and explores that sweet corruption-incompetence nexus that makes us all feel like home.
ANALYSIS: What’s clear after this week is that Chansey Paech discussed the lifting of the remote grog bans and regardless of whether he told his colleagues about his shares or not, he failed to properly manage his conflict of interest by engaging in the Cabinet discussions. That is a serious ethical breach that needs to be investigated by a proper body while he stands down.
An Aboriginal and recreational fishing action plan for all areas needs to be created to guide fishing in the Territory for the next 50 to 100 years, writes former Amateur Fishing Association executive officer NT Trevor Simmonds.
OPINION: After the alleged rape of another child in the Tennant Creek, there needs to be a review of the Barkly Regional Deal, which was announced after the rape of a two-year-old girl in 2018, but which has failed dismally, writes Elliot McAdam.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy regulations are counterproductive and limited by obfuscation and too much bureaucracy, with change needed for the sake of patients, writes Australian Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Practitioners chair Dr Anthony Bloch.
OPINION: Workers will have to be made permanent after two years on fixed term contracts under changes to federal law, which will hopefully benefit the NT public service, writes industrial relations consultant Lucio Matarazzo.
EDITORIAL: It is “absolutely appropriate” Nicole Manison told Territorians this week for the Chief Minister’s most senior adviser to also run a company that lobbies for the gas industry, and in so doing, proved just how corrupt, incompetent and morally compromised this government is.
Letter to the editor: Arrogance, immaturity, born-to-rule ethos and vested interests bordering on corruption emanate from too many NT ALP and CLP Legislative Assembly members, it’s time to vote Greens.
EDITORIAL: The Opposition CLP has failed to do its job this week in Parliament, which won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s been observing NT politics for any amount of time, but their latest failure raises troubling questions about our democratic institutions and who is actually protecting and defending them.
