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If criminals can get a cash compensation for Labor’s failed policies, then businesses should be able to do the same – that was the message at last night’s, town meeting in Alice Springs. Shadow Minister for Youth and Territory Families Joshua Burgoyne said he could understand the frustration of business owners who pour their heart and soul (and life savings) …

Darwin’s bus network this morning was functioning as well as the Fyles Labor government – in chaos and hurting Territorians. Deputy Leader of the Opposition Gerard Maley said Darwin parents were severely impacted with the majority of students returning for their first day of school. “This is a government that cannot even do the basics,” he said. “The industry shortage …

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles must admit she got it horribly wrong and apologise to Central Australians living in fear because she refused to listen, according to Shadow Minister for Alcohol Policy Gerard Maley. Mr Maley said the Riley Review, in 2017, warned that Alcohol Management Plans (AMPs) needed to be in place when Stronger Futures ended. “The Chief Minister was …

A fly-in fly-out Alice Springs visit from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms what Territorians all know – that Territory Labor has lost control of the streets – but doesn’t change anything, according to Shadow Minister for Youth and Territory Families Joshua Burgoyne. “We’ve been calling for urgent help for years and it’s been falling on the deaf ears of a …

Labor’s broken promises have left offenders free to commit crime, breaking businesses and forcing locals to live in fear, according to Shadow Minister for Territory Families Joshua Burgoyne. Prior to the last election, Labor’s Deputy Leader Nicole Manison promised to cut youth crime with “Clear and Immediate Consequences for Repeat Offenders”, including a community work program that would see offenders …

Territorians pleading the Federal Government to step in to save Alice Springs from Labor’s Crime Catastrophe is a damning statement on the inept Fyles government, according to Deputy Opposition Leader Gerard Maley. “National publicity of the emergency unfolding in Alice Springs prompted Labor’s Police Minister to once again trot out the same lame excuses, dud answers and yet another ‘circuit …

In the streets, at the shops, at work, and even at home – Labor’s crime crisis now has Territorians fearing for their own safety in every aspect of their lives, according to Deputy Leader of the Opposition Gerard Maley. Mr Maley said the United Workers Union survey showing 95% of Alice Springs corrections officers didn’t feel safe at work was …

Territorians’ safety is the last thing on Labor’s mind as the Fyles government prioritises social justice and covering up their economic mismanagement, according to Deputy Opposition Leader Gerard Maley. Mr Maley said Territorians no longer felt safe at work or at home. “The Labor government has failed to heed warnings from bus drivers and corrections officers who fear for their …

Sun Cable’s entry into voluntary administration has seriously undermined Labor’s promise of a $40 billion economy by 2030, according to Shadow Minister for Mining and Industry, Steven Edgington. “The Fyles Labor government keeps talking about their $40 billion economy but they’re not capable of building one,” he said. “In six years, Labor has not delivered a single major project and …