Media Releases

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Chief Minister must immediately makepublic an investigation into allegations of verbal abuse, and threats of physical violencetowards an Indigenous woman by the NT Treaty Commissioner. “This morning Sky News detailed serious allegations levelled against Commissioner MickDodson, including using ‘sexually degrading language’ and threatening to ‘knock her f***inglights out’, at a football match …

Shadow Minister for Children, Steve Edgington, says the Gunner Labor Government hascompletely failed NT kids, after it was revealed children who have come into contact withTerritory Families are being abused or neglected at a rate of three per day. “According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) the number of Territorychildren per 1,000 who suffered abuse or neglect …

Shadow Minister for National Resilience, Gerard Maley, says it’s stagging the GunnerGovernment has failed to rollout close to half the COVID vaccine doses received from theCommonwealth. “New figures from the ABC have revealed the Northern Territory has only administered 58percent of vaccines. “The specific advice from the Federal government, Acting Federal Chief Medical Officer andthe Chair, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness …

Shadow Minister for Local Government, Ian Sloan, has criticised the disastrous handling ofchanges to the Local Government Act which means there will be no rules around disclosuresfor the upcoming Territory-wide council elections. “This is a complete schmozzle. The Minister for Local Government, Chansey Paech, hasbrought last minute amendments, to previous amendments, to 2019 amendments – whichare not yet in force. …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Gunner Labor Government’s purearrogance and incompetence was on full display this afternoon when it gagged debate on motion to set up an independent parliamentary probe into why NT police are leaving theforce en masse. “Labor panicked and instead of facing up to its multitude of failures relating to policing, itshut down debate …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the NT Police Force’s attrition rate has hitcrisis point and an urgent investigation by an independent parliamentary committee mustbe launched to work out why so many officers are leaving – and what can be done toimprove retention rates. “In the last 12 months, around 120 officers have left through resignation or retirement, orhave …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says it’s clear the Federal Government is the onlygame in town and recognises the Northern Territory’s dire economic situation. “We welcome the $5.1 billion investment in the Territory, by the Commonwealth, in Budget2021-22. “The deep fiscal black hole Territory Labor has plunged us into means the Chief Ministercontinues to rely on the Commonwealth Government …

Shadow Minister for Women, Marie-Clare Boothby, says the Gunner Government needs tocome clean over its decision to delay a report into the behaviour of the disgraced Memberfor Blain – by almost a year. “Territorians, and especially the people of Blain, are entitled to know why Labor wants todrag out an investigation into whether the ‘dishonest’ MLA mislead parliament. “The people …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Gunner Government has completelyabandoned its ‘tougher than ever’ crackdown on youth crime – instead further watering downits already inadequate bail amendments. “After waiting until the eleventh hour to present these bail amendments, Labor has beeninundated with criticism. That’s forced the Gunner Government to cave to pressure fromlobby groups and propose an amendment …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says in typical Labor fashion there are morequestions than answers from the Gunner Government’s puzzling bail amendments. “The key issues we see with this legislation is it doesn’t return breach of bail conditions asan offence for youths, and bail remains neutral for the expanded prescribed offences list –including sex offences, serious harm, and robbery. …