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The CLP will be leading from Opposition this week in parliament, with the Fuel Price Disclosure Bill 2022, according to Shadow Minister for Renewables and Energy, Joshua Burgoyne. “Territorians know we pay more for fuel than any other State and they want the government to do something about it,” he said. “The Opposition has done something about it, bringing our …

Today’s Minimum Unit Price (MUP) Evaluation is deceptive at best and has been roundly ridiculed by the public. Shadow Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing Marie-Clare Boothby said the report only measured from Quarter 1, 2013 to Quarter 1, 2020 – capturing only the first six months of COVID. “This is not a long enough time to seriously measure the …

The Opposition will harness people power this week to boost their plan for lower petrol prices in the Northern Territory. Motorists can sign a petition calling on the Fyles Labor government to support the Opposition’s Fuel Price Disclosure Bill, which is progressing through parliament. The petition is available online at: www.liafinocchiaro.net/2022/10/03/have-your-say-help-us-drive-down-fuel-prices/ Opposition Whip Josh Burgoyne said Natasha Fyles must listen …

The Fyles Labor Government has finally back flipped on the four-year public sector pay freeze they committed to two years ago. Natasha Fyles clung to the pay freeze policy in the face of industrial action and protests from correctional officers and firefighters in May and June, and then teachers in August. Education union representatives have been demanding, at the very …

Today, Shadow Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro briefed the government on the CLP’s Fuel Price Disclosure Bill 2022. The Opposition is now calling on the government to support the Bill to drive down fuel prices and increase competition. The CLP’s Bill aims to: Drive down fuel prices by forcing profit disclosure Increase competition in our small, concentrated fuel market Ease cost …

Labor’s Minister for Territory Families and Urban Housing has just discovered that some Alice Springs people drink alcohol during the day – in public! The clueless minister made the admission on ABC radio on Friday, saying: “I saw my first instance yesterday of very open public day drinking”. Shadow Minister for Health, Bill Yan, who lives in Alice Springs, said …

The Fyles government is risking a mass exodus of teachers from the Northern Territory and raises the prospect of school closures, according to Shadow Education Minister Jo Hersey. Australian Education Union NT president Michelle Ayers this morning said Term 3 holidays were when teachers often made the critical decision whether to stay in the Northern Territory or not. Shadow Minister …

Northern Territory teachers voted against the Fyles government pay offer last week, further widening the divide between Labor and its traditional support base. According to the Australian Education Union NT, more than 86 per cent of poll respondents voted to reject the pay offer. Shadow Minister for Public Employment Bill Yan said it was a disgrace public servants like teachers, …

Origin Energy’s withdrawal from the Betaloo Basin this week highlights the uncertainty caused by Labor’s weak stance on the gas industry. Natasha Fyles has failed to declare how she voted in the anti-gas motions passed by the recent Labor conference, creating uncertainty for investors. Shadow Minister for Mining and Industry Steve Edgington said it was concerning a company like Origin …

Territorians can look forward to ‘multiple decades’ of escalating crime if a Labor government remains in power, according to their new Member for Fannie Bay. Brent Potter confessed on radio this morning that Labor’s crime policies were a long-term plan that would take multiple generations to address in the Northern Territory. He told Mix FM listeners this morning: “The long …