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Behind the scenes in the days leading up to Gunner’s sudden resignation
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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POLL: Who do you think will replace Michael Gunner as Chief Minister?
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.
‘I have never seen a more dysfunctional police management’: Former veteran NT Police officer
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.
Letter to the editor: Major parties are at cross purposes over fossil fuels and electric cars
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
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Opinion: The Health minister and a pandemic advisory panel should be given COVID-19 powers, not the CHO
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.
Letter to the editor: A rising tide of authoritarianism in Territory administration?
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.
‘Unless someone speaks up there will be no change’: Veteran NT Police sergeant calls out leadership failures
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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