Shadow Minister for Territory Families and Opposition Whip, Joshua Burgoyne, says the CLP is focusing on protecting Territory workers, ensuring adequate checks and balances on COVID decisions, and calling for more consultation with communities and stakeholders ahead of Labor’s introduction of laws to allow alcohol to flow freely in the bush. “The CLP won’t be distracted by Labor’s leadership mess …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says Natasha “Failure” Fyles missed a golden opportunity to outline her vision for the Territory after days of uncertainty as Labor grappled with infighting and egos to appoint a new leader, failing to announce a deputy, new cabinet or any policies to set her apart from her incompetent predecessor. “Natasha Fyles is nothing more …

Shadow Minister for Health, Bill Yan, says the timing of Labor’s legislation to give the Chief Health Officer (CHO) extraordinary, unfettered power for two more years is suspicious, and watering down reporting provisions points to a desperate attempt to keep the CHO’s advice – and how it has been implemented by Labor – a secret. “In stark contrast, the CLP …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, is calling on the Labor Government to support a bi-partisan approach to combat the Territory’s escalating crime crisis and address catastrophic concerns with the NT Police. “We want to find solutions. We have a goal of developing specific strategies to decrease offending, recidivism and provide support to NT police which has been crippled by …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Country Liberal Party’s vision for the Territory is a fresh, focused and fiscally responsible plan to attract private investment, grow own-source revenue, and kick start the Territory’s crippled economy. “Our plan builds on the sound and costed policies that the CLP took to the general election in 2020, and which we will …

Shadow Minister for Health, Bill Yan, says Territorians aren’t fooled by the Labor Government’s blatant attempt to retain as much control as possible while avoiding all scrutiny. Yesterday the Leader of the Opposition tabled a petition with 4268 signatures against the Labor Government’s Public and Environmental Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2022, which grants the Chief Health Officer (CHO) unfettered power …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, has today launched the CLP’s game changing subsidies for Territorians to purchase smart batteries, giving them double the battery subsidy being offered by Labor and doubling the tariff during peak times while simultaneously creating a Territory-first network of household batteries into a Virtual Power Plant. “Unlike Labor which has cut incentives to invest in solar …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says Labor’s 2022-23 Budget reads more like a fairy tale than a fiscally responsible plan to drag the Territory’s economy out of $9 billion of debt and rein in reckless spending. “This is a quitter’s budget. Michael Gunner quit the job and Labor’s budget quits on the Territory. “Labor’s budget is an example of …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the deliberately-timed resignation of Michael Gunner comes as welcome relief to tens of thousands of Territorians who feel completely abandoned and ignored by Labor, but triggers up to a month of Labor infighting and distraction. “Michael Gunner’s resignation comes after mounting pressure from the Opposition and Territorians, highlighting Labor’s catastrophic failures on crime, …

Shadow Minister for Territory Families and Opposition Whip, Joshua Burgoyne, says the May parliamentary sittings will be a big fortnight of CLP-led legislation – which have been introduced to protect and support Territory workers, and ensure regular reporting from the Chief Health Officer (CHO) to Territorians. “Our Sentencing Amendment Bill 2022 ensures every offender who assaults a Territory worker – …