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After six years, the Fyles Labor government is still to deliver a major project and even their big battery is already five years late, running at 50 per cent over budget and not expected to be completed for another year. Shadow Minister for Renewables and Energy Joshua Burgoyne said what Labor originally spruiked was a $30 million project to be …

Motorists will anxiously await the outcome of today’s vote on the Opposition’s Fuel Price Disclosure Bill. Leader of the Opposition Lia Finocchiaro said the Bill would enact a recommendation from the ACCC by providing greater transparency around profit margins and increasing competition on Territory fuel prices. “The Fyles Labor government was telling us last month how keen they were to …

The Fyles Labor government tonight potentially wiped thousands of past crimes from the record books and green-lighted all crime, no matter how serious, for under 12s. Labor refused to answer critical questions with 79 attempts made by the Opposition. Leader of the Opposition Lia Finocchiaro said the far-reaching consequences of the reckless bill were exposed last night. “Any youth, even …

The Fyles Labor government is losing police officers faster than it can recruit, leading to fewer police in the Northern Territory than there was last year. The Police, Fire and Emergency Services Annual Report, released last week, shone a light on the Labor government’s failure to retain and recruit enough police officers to keep Territorians safe. Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro …

If there’s one word the Fyles Labor government won’t tolerate being used in parliament it is “crime”. Labor, once again, shut down debate the minute the word “crime” was used in the Opposition’s censure of Labor’s Attorney-General today. Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro said the Fyles Labor government can’t admit there is a crime crisis in the Northern Territory and won’t …

Being out of touch with the community is one thing but the Labor government’s Police Minister took it to another level today, demonstrating she is out of touch with her own poltfolio. The Opposition asked Kate Worden how she could justify closing police stations like Harts Range, which services the communities of Engawala and Bonya, to send 40 additional police …

The Fyles Labor government are ignoring serious concerns from key stakeholders in the fishing industry before ramming changes to the Fishing Act through the Parliament. Shadow Minister for Parks and Rangers Bill Yan said the Seafood Council, Amateur Fisherman’s Association of the Northern Territory and other key stakeholders had raised serious and real concerns in the media which had been dismissed by …

The Fyles Labor government this week will vote against the will of the people they are supposed to represent, according to Opposition Whip Joshua Burgoyne. Mr Burgoyne said Labor was expected to vote for raising the age of criminal responsibility but against lower fuel prices. “Crime and the cost of living are two of the biggest issues affecting Territorians and …

The Fyles Labor government was called out today for changing sentencing laws to make incarceration numbers look better today. Shadow Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Steven Edgington said Labor’s soft-on-crime removal of Mandatory Sentencing Bill was actually a smokescreen for covering up their crime crisis. “Let’s call this out for what it is – a way for Labor to empty …

Labor’s strategy of stamping out criticism by shutting down debate four times in parliament this week is an appalling stain on Northern Territory democracy, according to Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro. Despite a staggering $7.6b debt, Labor didn’t see any reason why the Opposition should be holding them to account on their reckless spending so yet again shut down the debate. …