This morning, the Fyles Government has finally listened to the CLP Opposition and has announced a review into Bail Laws. In March 2021 we introduced the Bail Legislation Amendment Bill which would create a presumption against bail for repeat offenders and violent offenders, and reverse changes the Labor Government made to the Bail Act when they removed breach of bail …
Continue readingToday Natasha Fyles came into Parliament and made the establishment of a select committee into vaping her highest priority of the day. The CLP then spoke to its motion to establish an urgent Police Inquiry. Mrs Finocchiaro said, “Natasha Fyles again, like she did on the Vote of No Confidence moved to gagged debate on the Police Inquiry. Her Government …
Continue readingToday in Question Time the Chief Minister, Natasha Fyles, arrogantly stood up and bluntly showed she had absolutely no intention of finding bipartisan solutions to crime. “Territorians today wanted to see Natasha Fyles show some humility and use the parliament to deliver change and address the revolving door of bail” said Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro. “This in light …
Continue readingThe Chief Minister has refused to answer the question on the minds of all Territorians, will Declan Laverty’s tragic loss of life be the catalyst for change. Following her refusal to even speak on the most serious motion a Parliament can debate, a Motion of No Confidence in her Government, Natasha Fyles then hid behind an excuse of ongoing court …
Continue readingThis morning, on behalf of the requests of Territorians, I moved a Motion of No Confidence in the Fyles Government for their failure to do the very basics of Government. This step is the most severe step a parliament can take and a reflection of the rightful outrage felt across the Territory today in the light of the brutal killing …
Continue readingThe Fyles government must come clean on what is happening at the taxpayer-owned Howard Springs facility, according to Deputy Leader of the Opposition Gerard Maley. Mr Maley said he had received reports of violence, anti-social behaviour, and damage to property at the facility where flood evacuees are currently being accommodated. “We’ve had confirmation that police have had to set up …
Continue readingA maximum security prison break at Alice Springs Correctional Centre last week was a threat to the safety of staff and the general prison population. Shadow Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Steve Edgington said the danger of the situation should not be underestimated. “The Fyles government has failed to keep Territorians safe and now they aren’t even safe if they’re …
Continue readingThe Fyles government intends to bulldoze flooded homes at Pigeon Hole and build new ones in their place, according to Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Steve Edgington. Mr Edgington has called out the Chief Minister Natasha Fyles for blaming Pigeon Hole residents and their preferred location for flooded homes in their community last week. “Today, we see the Labor government …
Continue readingEveryone except the offenders are wearing the cost of Labor’s culture of crime, according to Deputy Leader of the Opposition Gerard Maley. Mr Maley said this week’s scrapping of more than 100 bus services would leave thousands of Territorians paying the price for crimes committed by criminals who go unpunished. “The Fyles government is focused on victim-side measures, instead of …
Continue readingThe Fyles government wasted a flood of taxpayer dollars when it built six homes in a known flood zone, according to Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Steve Edgington. Chief Minister Natasha Fyles today defended her government’s construction of six homes in a flood zone at Pigeon Hole by blaming the community’s location preference. “But that doesn’t mean you have to …
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