Labor’s Minister for Territory Families and Urban Housing has just discovered that some Alice Springs people drink alcohol during the day – in public! The clueless minister made the admission on ABC radio on Friday, saying: “I saw my first instance yesterday of very open public day drinking”. Shadow Minister for Health, Bill Yan, who lives in Alice Springs, said …

The Fyles government is risking a mass exodus of teachers from the Northern Territory and raises the prospect of school closures, according to Shadow Education Minister Jo Hersey. Australian Education Union NT president Michelle Ayers this morning said Term 3 holidays were when teachers often made the critical decision whether to stay in the Northern Territory or not. Shadow Minister …

Northern Territory teachers voted against the Fyles government pay offer last week, further widening the divide between Labor and its traditional support base. According to the Australian Education Union NT, more than 86 per cent of poll respondents voted to reject the pay offer. Shadow Minister for Public Employment Bill Yan said it was a disgrace public servants like teachers, …

Origin Energy’s withdrawal from the Betaloo Basin this week highlights the uncertainty caused by Labor’s weak stance on the gas industry. Natasha Fyles has failed to declare how she voted in the anti-gas motions passed by the recent Labor conference, creating uncertainty for investors. Shadow Minister for Mining and Industry Steve Edgington said it was concerning a company like Origin …

Territorians can look forward to ‘multiple decades’ of escalating crime if a Labor government remains in power, according to their new Member for Fannie Bay. Brent Potter confessed on radio this morning that Labor’s crime policies were a long-term plan that would take multiple generations to address in the Northern Territory. He told Mix FM listeners this morning: “The long …

The future of the Beetaloo Basin has never been more uncertain with Labor passing motions to kill the industry. Shadow Minister for Mining and Industry Steve Edgington today called on Natasha Fyles to explain whether she backs Labor’s position or backs the Beetaloo. “At a time when the world is crying out for energy security, Labor and the Greens are …

The dramatic increase in domestic violence call-outs is a clear indication that the Fyles Labor Government policies are failing Territorians, especially those most in need. Shadow Minister for Territory Families, Josh Burgoyne, said that in Alice Springs there were 179 domestic violence related police call outs over a seven day period in July, as revealed in answers from written questions …

Scrap the pay freeze and return to the traditional EBA model – that’s what the Fyles Labor Government must do to bring certainty and real wage growth for the Territory’s hard-working public servants. Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro said public servants like teachers, firefighters, corrections and nurses are the ones suffering from Labor’s wasteful spending. “The Fyles Labor Government are so …