Media Releases

Natasha Fyles and the Labor candidate for Fannie Bay Brent Potter must immediately come clean on the serious allegations of conflict of interest regarding his work history and securing of $10 million of taxpayer funds that were raised during the candidate debate on ABC Radio Darwin this morning. Deputy Opposition Leader Gerard Maley said there are serious questions regarding Mr …

Today, the Northern Territory Police Association released interim survey results that sets out what many Territorians already know: our police force is in crisis. I call on Natasha Fyles to immediately: Remove Kate Worden as Police Minister for gross negligence Take the responsibility as Police Minister Appoint a retired judge to commence an Inquiry into the police command structure to …

The CLP Opposition believes in solar PV as the energy of the future. The environmental and economic benefits to Territorians are undeniable, but Labor has let them down. Shadow Minister for Small Business Marie-Clare Boothby said Labor’s decision to scrap the solar PV tariff without warning was a kick in the guts for Territorians. “Labor promised 13,000 Territorians that they …

The cash-strapped Flyes Labor Government needs to explain to Territorians why $70m of remote rental debts were wiped. Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelands Bill Yan said during the 2022 Estimates hearings, the CLP Opposition uncovered that there was more than $60m in unpaid rent from remote housing. “We now see in media reports that $70m of remote rent has …

The Fannie Bay by-election is an opportunity to send Labor a message that it has failed on integrity, says CLP Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro. In an extraordinary move, Natasha Fyles tried on radio yesterday to talk herself out of a web of lies and deceit in regards to allegedly forged documents her cabinet are refusing to hand over to the …

Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro has called on Chief Minister Natasha Fyles to show leadership and announce a formal Inquiry into fuel prices in the Territory. Today in Adelaide, unleaded petrol was available for 153.9, in Sydney for 157.7 and Brisbane for 159.5—compared to Darwin where the average price is 195.7. Mrs Finocchiaro said Territorians were paying almost 40 cents more …

Multiple reports of more concerning crime in Darwin’s northern suburbs leave a dark cloud over the Fyles Labor Government who continue to sit by and do nothing as the Territory drowns in crime. The report of two serious sexual assaults at Casuarina Square at the weekend plus the murder at Water Gardens, a serious assault in Darwin, and attempted robbery …

CLP questioning during Estimates has revealed damning data that shows Territory police are being forced to waste hours being a taxi service rather than fighting crime. Answers from estimates reveal that in the year to March: 2,174 persons were taken to watch houses; 3,312 persons were conveyed to sobering up shelters; 501 persons were conveyed to hospitals and/or clinics; and …

The Opposition is calling on Chief Minister Natasha Fyles show that her government will be different to that of Michael Gunner and immediately release Cabinet documents to clear the air over last week’s damning ICAC report. Last week the ICAC released a report which showed that the former Chief Minister Michael Gunner denied an ICAC request to release Cabinet documents …

Shadow Minister for Small Business, Marie-Clare Boothby, says that Labor’s absence from yesterday’s public forum on crime shows that the Government aren’t listening and just don’t care. “Yesterday at Tamarind Park in Darwin, private citizens arranged a public forum to address the skyrocketing cases of crime and antisocial behaviour. “Small business owners, concerned citizens, the police, the media, Darwin City …