Shadow Minister for Education, Jo Hersey, says the Chief Minister’s changes to travel and quarantine, which precludes anyone from a remote or regional area going home after travelling interstate post-December 20, once again ignores Territory boarding students. “For months now, the Opposition has been calling on the Gunner Government to implement the National Code for Boarding School Students – which …
Continue readingShadow Minister for Health, Bill Yan, says lengthy wait times and the mass cancellation of elective surgeries at hospitals across the Territory shows Natasha Fyles’s gross inability to manage the Territory’s health needs. “Opposition questions submitted through a formal parliamentary process has revealed the number of elective surgeries cancelled or rescheduled since January 1, 2021: 75 percent at Royal Darwin …
Continue readingShadow Minister for Health, Bill Yan, says the Chief Minister has cancelled Christmas for Territorians living in regional and remote areas, while further crippling our tourism and hospitality sector by again moving the goalposts of his COVID roadmap rollout. “The Chief Minister’s announcement that anyone who has travelled interstate will need to stay in a high-vaccination zone for 14 days …
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It’s been another incredibly tough year and you have, again, gone above and beyond to uphold your oath to serve and protect. As always, we thank you for keeping Territorians safe. What your members were subjected to on the weekend of the Darwin lockout can’t be described as anything less than disgusting. We condemn in the strongest terms those who …
Continue readingLeader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says new figures showing a staggering number of crimes allegedly committed by youths in just three months proves the Gunner Government’s youth bail reforms are a complete flop. “Opposition questions submitted through a formal Parliamentary process has revealed 167 youths were charged with almost 400 crimes in the three months to the end of …
Continue readingDeputy Leader of the Opposition, Gerard Maley, says the Chief Minister has taken his contempt for Territorians to disgraceful new lows, by gagging debate around a report his own Minister should have tabled in Parliament days ago. “It’s a responsibility of Committee members to table reports. Natasha Fyles is the Chair of the Privileges Committee and we expected her to …
Continue readingLeader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Chief Minister has shamelessly attempted to spin his 2020-21 Mid-Year Report as a positive, when it clearly shows the Territory’s net debt ballooning to $10.7 billion in 2024-25. “The Chief Minister, who is also the Treasurer, has tried to spruik an almost $7 billion net debt in 2020-21 as a healthy financial …
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Michael Gunner is a gambler. Not in the Kenny Rogers sense, but rather a careless cowboy playing Russian roulette with Territorian’s money. This week Michael Gunner offered public servants a $10,000 bonus. The issue is, Labor can’t afford it. Private sector workers also deserve a bonus. Sadly, many won’t get one because Territory businesses are grappling with the dire state …
Continue readingThe NT News’ report of leaked correspondence between the Australian Education Union and Public Employment Commissioner Vicki Telfer has revealed departmental chief executives are being forced to make cuts to pay for Michael Gunner’s Bogus Bonus. Shadow Minister for Public Employment, Bill Yan, says: “Michael Gunners bogus bonus will have a devastating impact on Territorians. Michael Gunner has lied straight …
Continue readingLeader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says it’s staggering the Gunner Government is washing its hands of crucial details of the $35 million payout to convicted teenage criminals, despite already signing the taxpayer-funded cheque. “Labor has adopted a ‘set and forget’ approach to this out-of-court settlement and has palmed off all responsibility to the law firm facilitating this class action. …
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