The damage at Howard Springs is so bad that the Labor Government is now recruiting a senior public servant for almost $180,000 a year to fix their mess. Shadow Treasurer Bill Yan says everyone should be concerned about this scandalous cover up, the continuous lies and the huge bill being paid for by each and every tax paying Territorian. “This …
Continue readingIn another demonstration of the Labor Government’s tone deaf approach to government, they will be moving school counsellors out of schools and to the Mitchell Centre. Shadow Minister for Education Jo Hersey is outraged at the decision and the direct impact this will have on Territory kids. “Many students that need counselling do not come forward on their own, put …
Continue readingIn a week where Labor presented a budget with a near $10 billion debt, a list of major projects yet to get off the ground and confirmation that their $40 billion economy was never going to come to fruition, the last thing our economy needs is more uncertainty. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition criticised the Territory Labor Government for …
Continue readingThis week Natasha Fyles had the chance to lay down a budget that addressed the biggest concern in the minds of every Territorian. Sadly, for every Territorian living in fear her budget was nothing of the sort. Today, the Shadow Attorney General Steve Edgington called on Labor to back the CLP’s bail laws on urgency next week. “We’ve got a …
Continue readingMr Speaker, this is not the Territory I know and love. This is not the Territory I grew up in. And it does not have to be the Territory of the future. Yesterday’s budget was an opportunity for Territory Labor to deliver on the cries for change, the cries for help from a community desperate to be safe, but again …
Continue readingThis morning, Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, delivered her budget in reply and outlined the CLP’s vision for the Territory. A vision designed to address crime and grow our economy. “Our plan for the Territory will take back control of our streets, rebuild our reputation and get our economy moving forward again. “Our plan is a way forward, where …
Continue readingIn a lacklustre budget handed down this morning, Labor’s Treasurer has failed to address the number one concern facing Territorians which is community safety. Opposition Leader Finocchiaro said, “We cannot have a strong economy while law and order is out of control and this has clearly been fundamentally lost on the Labor Treasurer and Chief Minister yet again.” “You cannot …
Continue readingLachlan Reynolds has been getting ready to realise his goal of opening his own Chiropractic business in Palmerston. Having found what he thought would be the perfect location, he secured a lease and set to work on fit out. During this time Lachlan has been broken into 5 times, the latest being this week, with glass being smashed by rocks …
Continue readingA 23 year man left his home in Bangladesh 3 short months ago and travelled half way around the world to Darwin for the opportunity of a lifetime at our University. Yesterday, while sleeping peacefully in his bed, he was attacked savagely and left clinging for life. Today he lost that battle. He will never go on to finish his …
Continue readingWhen discussing the prospect of new teams for the AFL, leading decision-maker Eddie McGuire said while he’d love to see a team based in the Northern Territory, he understood that wasn’t an option given it is “in complete disarray socially at the moment”. Shadow Minister for Tourism and Hospitality Marie Clare Boothby said “this is yet another example of the …
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