Media Releases

Last night three people were victims of stabbings, one lost her life. My sincerest condolences go to all who are grieving. While our thoughts and prayers are with their families it’s not enough. With each violent attack, the lives impacted grows, the family and friends of the victims, we must think of the hospitality workers who desperately tried to revive …

Yesterday was the first time the Minister for Police had come out of hiding from her last fortnight in exile. The last two weeks Kate Worden has been unable to front Territorians due to the debacle with the Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker’s position but yesterday she couldn’t resist the chance to grab a headline. Shadow Minister for Territory Families Josh …

Earlier this year Alice Springs made national headlines after the Fyles Labor Government’s repeal of Stronger Futures, led to a further increase in an already disastrous crime situation. CLP Members representing Alice Springs, Joshua Burgoyne and Bill Yan, are yet to even receive a reply from the Prime Minister calling for help. “The Prime Minister came to town with a …

It has been over a week and we are no closer to having answers on Natasha Fyles’ secret sacking scandal of Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker. “The only things that are clear is that no one can have any faith in Natasha Fyles to fix the mess she has created and that Territorians will pick up her tab,” said Leader of …

Natasha Fyles has yet again come out and said absolutely nothing regarding the future of, or her confidence in, Police Commissioner Chalker, continuing to show a complete lack of leadership. Who exactly is running the Territory? “We have a Territory in crisis, a missing Police Minster and a Chief Minister unable to make a decision,” said Leader of the Opposition, …

The dam wall is about to burst on the prison system and Territorians are concerned about what will happen when it does. Shadow Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Steve Edgington said the community knew gaols had overflowed into watch houses around the Territory and was anxious about what happens next. “Because the Fyles Government is divorced from reality and the …

Territory Labor has just voted down amendments specifically designed to reflect community expectations around bail for violent offenders. Leader of the Opposition Lia Finocchiaro said Labor’s bail reform Bill fell well short of what the community expected because it was limited to a very small list of weapons, deliberately excluding weapons like rocks, star pickets, bats, cars, and broken bottles. …

More than 800 Katherine residents had their voice on crime heard in Parliament today, with Shadow Minister for Education Jo Hersey tabling a petition from locals. The petition called on the Northern Territory Government to “restore some measure of law and order” to Katherine. Mrs Hersey said Katherine experienced a Crime Crisis spiralling out of control and the petition urged …

Today, in Question Time, Deputy Leader of The Opposition Gerard Maley asked the Chief Minister about the advice sent to electorate offices last week, following the death of Declan Laverty and the anger felt by Territorians at this avoidable tragedy. He quoted the advice: “It is recommended that you keep your office doors locked and screen visitors. Know the location …

Labor’s proposed bail reform Bill is a case of false advertising, according to Leader of the Opposition Lia Finocchiaro. “This Bill is not what was advertised in the media release and the announcement by Chief Minister Natasha Fyles yesterday,” Mrs Finocchiaro said. “Labor is using deliberately tricky wording to hide the fact the Bill, you can see it is far …