Gunner’s brother-in-law approved taxpayer funds for 2020 campaign trips against rules: Internal documents
EXCLUSIVE: Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s office orchestrated taxpayer-funded election campaign trips to marginal electorates approved by the Chief Minister’s brother-in-law, in breach of rules that prevent the misappropriation of public funds, an NT Independent investigation has uncovered.
Procurement scandal in Chief Minister’s department will not be reinvestigated: ICAC
The Independent Commissioner Against Corruption has ruled out reinvestigating improper conduct allegations against two senior Chief Minister’s department executives over the manipulation of a procurement contract, despite the NT Independent revealing an internal government report that raised questions about the ICAC’s previous findings.
NT Administrator’s husband signed off on flawed recruitment contract after scores altered
EXCLUSIVE: The NT Administrator’s husband Craig O’Halloran signed off on a flawed government procurement contract after two senior Department of Chief Minister executives altered the scores of tenderers to ensure a favoured company was successful, the NT Independent can reveal.
NT police commissioner role recruited by company awarded suspect procurement contract
EXCLUSIVE: One of three controversial contracts awarded to an interstate hiring firm for executive-level recruitment to the NT public service – that ultimately sparked investigations into alleged misconduct in the highest ranks of the Department of Chief Minister – was to fill the role of police commissioner, the NT Independent understands.
ICAC’s investigation into NTG procurement scandal called into question
EXCLUSIVE: A scathing report by the NT’s Buy Local Advocate has raised serious questions about the ICAC’s investigation into improper conduct allegations against two Department of Chief Minister senior executives accused of manipulating a major procurement contract.
Chief Minister’s Dept exec investigated by ICAC had access to sensitive ICAC records, names of complainants
EXCLUSIVE: A senior executive in the Chief Minister’s Department who was investigated by the corruption watchdog for unsatisfactory conduct had access to the ICAC Inspector’s email account and sensitive documents before she was investigated, the NT Independent can reveal.
Fyles says public expects Turf Club to pay back $12m, but would not commit to enforcing it
NT Racing Minister Natahsa Fyles has refused to say if the Gunner Government will seek to recover the $12 million grandstand funding from the Darwin Turf Club despite the Chief Minister vowing to get the money back, while Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro said grants should not be ‘clawed back” from community organisations.
Turf Club recordings: Gunner found ‘solution’ to get $12 million grandstand money through Cabinet
EXCLUSIVE: Chief Minister Michael Gunner convinced Cabinet to approve $12 million of taxpayer money for the Darwin Turf Club by taking the decision “out of certain people’s hands”, a Turf Club board member and friend of Mr Gunner’s told the board just days after the grant was approved, recordings from the meeting reveal.
Doubt cast on Gunner Government’s 2019 investigation into Darwin Turf Club grandstand scandal, more conflicts raised
Serious questions have been raised over how an NT Government investigation ordered by Chief Minister Michael Gunner into the $12 million Darwin Turf Club grandstand scandal did not turn up any instances of suspicious conduct or raise any alarm bells, given the material reported in the NT Independent’s recent special investigation series.
Dixon and Darwin Turf Club board sought more money from taxpayers as costs piled up, more potential conflicts emerge: Documents
Darwin Turf Club chairman Brett Dixon advised his board to seek money from Thoroughbred Racing NT – another taxpayer-funded body he is the chair of – to cover an increase in costs of the Silks lounge, a project his construction company was carrying out works on, internal Turf Club documents obtained by the NT Independent reveal.