Media Releases

Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gerard Maley, says reports a group of Victorian residentswas able to travel through the Northern Territory to Western Australia, unchecked, despitethe entire state of Victoria being a declared hot spot at the time is alarming. “Until 6.00pm last night, the whole of Victoria was considered a COVID hot spot. If we hadhealth officials manning our …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Gunner Government needs to listen to theserious concerns raised by the Territory branch of the Australian Nursing & MidwiferyFederation and revert to the AUSMAT-led gold standard of COVID testing at Howard Springs. “Ever since the Chief Minister confirmed he was scrapping Rapid Antigen Testing when hebooted AUSMAT from Howard Springs, there have …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says Territorians can’t wait 18 months for a reportcard on whether the Gunner Government’s so-called ‘toughest ever’ crackdown on youthcrime is working. “After ignoring the public’s desperate pleas for action on the Territory’s crime crisis, Laborfinally buckled to pressure from the community and CLP Opposition and cobbled togetherwatered down youth bail changes. During the …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Gunner Government needs to immediatelymobilise specialist health personnel on our road border checkpoints to ensure the Territoryis not left exposed to possible COVID community transmission. “The Chief Minister is overlooking a major blind spot by refusing to man border checkpointsduring hot spot declarations. The Territory simply can’t afford this cold turkey approach. …

Shadow Minister for Health, Bill Yan, says it’s completely unacceptable crucial healthservices are being cut in remote parts of the Territory because of the Gunner Government’smismanagement of the NT health system. “Over the past few months, health clinics at Engawala, Yuelamu, Epenarra (Wutunugurra)and Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff) have either closed, or had their services slashed – some to just afew days …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says it’s foolish of the Chief Minister to continuetinkering with a system that has, so far, kept the Northern Territory free of communitytransmission. “This morning it was revealed repatriation flights will soon be processed through Darwin’sinternational airport, rather than RAAF Base Darwin – which has been the case since thebeginning of the global pandemic. …

Shadow Minister for Women, Marie-Clare Boothby, says the CLP Opposition is preparing amotion – to move on urgency in the June sittings – to remove the NT Treaty Commissioner, ifhe doesn’t resign first. “The Gunner Government’s acceptance of the NT Treaty Commissioner’s refusal to standdown simply isn’t good enough.“For the Chief Minister to hide behind an ‘employment law situation’ excuse …

Shadow Minister for National Resilience, Gerard Maley, says it’s deeply concerning theGunner Government has dramatically changed quarantine arrangements, despite a growingCOVID cluster in Victoria. “It took the Gunner Government more than 24 hours to issue a direction to interstatetravellers coming from Victoria following the emergence of this latest cluster. “Interestingly, Labor has seemingly scrapped the term ‘hot spot’ and replaced …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says it’ll be months before any impact from theGunner Government’s watered down youth justice reforms will be known, and in that timemany more Territorians will become victims of violent crime. “The latest crime statistics (year on year to March 2021) show there’s little reprieve forTerritorians who are victims of crime. Assaults, domestic violence and …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the NT Treaty Commissioner cannot continuein his role while the outcome of an investigation into allegations of abuse and threats ofviolence against an Indigenous women is kept secret by the Chief Minister “Treaty Commissioner, Mick Dodson, must be stood down – today. He simply cannot continuein his important and highly-paid position, while these …