ANALYSIS: The scandal engulfing Michael Gunner in the days leading up to his resignation goes to the heart of the NT’s democracy, reaching not only into the highest political office in the Territory, but also directly into the highest office in the public service.
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Chief Minister Michael announced his resignation this morning in Parliament after handing down the 2022 NT Budget, which might be a first for an Australian Treasurer to resign directly after presenting a budget. He said a new Chief Minister could be named as early as Friday.
OPINION: A massive overhaul of the NT Police system is urgently needed, writes former NT Police officer Carey Joy. With so much damage done operationally and to morale already, he continues, the Gunner Government needs to take drastic action, or there needs to be a federal intervention or Royal Commission before another officer kills themselves.
The major parties are at cross purposes, while promoting less reliance on fossil fuel but also maintaining a currency reflective of a commodity whose market value will surely decrease as electric vehicle sales increase, writes Salvatore Finocchiaro
Retired NT lawyer and academic Geoff James is critical of the extraordinary two years of power given to the chief health officer under the proposed amendments to the Public and Environmental Health Act, and instead argues for a pandemic response advisory panel that actually excludes the CHO, and gives the Health Minister the ultimate authority for decisions.
Alice Springs Town Council councillor Steve Brown argues that mandated training and various codes of behaviour, along with a direction for councillors not to criticise council, or its officers, constitutes anti-democratic behaviour under the ICAC charter.
OPINION: Sergeant Mark Casey, a 25-year NT Police veteran, writes that he is concerned about the authoritarian approach to management of police by Commissioner Jamie Chalker, and that now is the time for a confidence vote to restore the NT Police’s core values in the aftermath of the Zach Rolfe matter.
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Does anyone know anything about NT Land Corporation? When was it set up, and why? Who appoints the board members? Why aren’t the deals done by NT Land Corporation made public? And does it publish annual reports? These are some of the questions Katherine’s Daniel Tapp says need to be answered by the government.
