On behalf of the CLP Opposition we would like to thank Paul McCue for his service leading the Northern Territory Police Association. Police in the Territory have never been asked to do as much as they are now and under the toughest of conditions. Paul has been a fierce advocate for every member of the Northern Territory Police Force, never …
Continue readingA culture of no consequence for criminals has led to a breakdown of law and order in the Territory that continues to escalate. In response the CLP will bring in another piece of legislation to strengthen the criminal code. Today Leader of the Opposition Lia Finocchiaro announced that she had instructed Parliamentary Counsel to draft legislation to make ram raids …
Continue readingJust one day after Natasha Fyles did a press conference in a veiled attempt to announce the ‘retirement’ of Jamie Chalker she has been forced to issue a statement admitting she made misleading comments. Opposition Leader, Lia Finocchiaro, says “this is a cover up for a cover up.” “Clearly caught out over another choreographed press conference trying to hide the …
Continue readingWith the news of the settlement of the failed sacking of now former PoliceCommissioner Jamie Chalker, it is clear Natasha Fyles has used taxpayer money toprevent her from appearing in court. While the Territory is in a police and Crime Crisis, Territorians are rightly outraged overthis public display of incompetence. Opposition Leader, Lia Finocchiaro, said today “This is a PR …
Continue readingThe Defence Strategic Review released this week by the Federal Labor Government shows that the Territory will again miss out on opportunities in the industry. It is unclear if the $3.8 billion announcement today is part of the $8 billion promised by the previous Federal Government or exactly how much is earmarked for the Territory. Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro said …
Continue readingFor weeks Natasha Fyles has dismissed any damage at the Centre for National Resilience as just “wear and tear”, yet a tender issued last Tuesday shows the Government knew that there was damage and deliberately lied to Territorians to cover it up. A $30,000 tender that was put out for just one day, was issued by the Government to assess …
Continue readingOver the weekend, AFL Northern Territory (AFLNT) threatened to pull the Alice Springs AFL game after community sports were forced to change their operation due to Labor’s Crime Crisis. Sadly, it comes as no surprise to residents that another major sporting event is looking to leave Alice Springs. In a letter to council, AFLNT said that the decision to cancel …
Continue readingIn a bid to sweeten public sentiment the Fyles Labor Government has started to drip feed announcements for their upcoming Budget. Yet even then they’ve spectacularly missed the mark by announcing $3million for the greening and cooling of Smith Street. Deputy Leader Gerard Maley said “We have already seen what this means under Labor with the embarrassing shadeless shade structure …
Continue readingToday the Chief Minister announced a further three month extension to alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs, but it is an exercise in buying time for a lost government according to Shadow Minister for Health Bill Yan and Shadow Minister for Territory Families Joshua Burgoyne. Mr Yan says “The Chief Minister repeatedly said on radio this morning that she didn’t have …
Continue readingYesterday’s Deloitte Access Economics Report shows a worrying slowing of the Northern Territory economy. The March Quarter Report, released yesterday states “The Territory is expected to experience the weakest economic growth of the jurisdictions in 2022-23.” While the rest of Australia’s economy will grow 3.1% the Territory is the only jurisdiction going backwards decreasing by 0.5%. Leaving the Territory’s economy …
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