Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gerard Maley, says critical food and supply shortages causing widespread impact across the Territory highlights a major lack of investment by the Gunner Labor Government to ensure the Stuart Highway is a secure and stable supply route. “The failure to properly invest in critical road and rail infrastructure has had a significant impact on access …

Shadow Minister for Health, Bill Yan, says the scathing open letter from peak Indigenous medical bodies and the Central Land Council (CLC), which slams the Gunner Government for neglecting the bush, is a damning assessment of Labor’s failure to manage the Territory’s COVID response. “We support the best medical advice but we question whether the Gunner Labor Government is implementing …

Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gerard Maley, says the latest State of the States report which labels the Northern Territory the worst performing economy in the nation for the thirteenth consecutive quarter, proves the Chief Minister has completely failed as Treasurer. “That’s thirteen quarters of fiscal failures by this incompetent Gunner Labor Government. “Independent economists have ranked the Territory, under …

Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gerard Maley, says the latest NT crime statistics have been released and they reflect the Gunner Government’s continued inaction and incompetence when it comes to protecting Territorians and tackling crime. “The latest stats show that crime against the person are up by 12% year on year and crime against property are up by 18% across …

Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gerard Maley, says the Gunner Labor Government wants to waste more taxpayer dollars and send Mark Turner, the Member for Blain, on a plane to the UK. “Like the shadeless structure, the $12 million dodgy grandstand deal and the $5000 Christmas tree, this is just another example of the Gunner Government’s flagrant misuse of taxpayer’s …

Shadow Minister for Health, Bill Yan, says the Gunner Government needed to urgently address its approach to testing and contact tracing with Territorians being left confused, stressed and frustrated with the current COVID chaos. “The Gunner Government has mismanaged this whole affair from the outset. From the vaccine rollout, to testing, to the check-in system and now these text messages …

Shadow Health Minister, Bill Yan said Michael Gunner’s mismanagement in handling COVID in the Territory is a disgrace. “Today’s announcement that the Gunner Labor Government has not informed any Territorians if they have been in an exposure site for up to 10 days is unacceptable. “They have stopped listing exposure sites on the website before verifying that the text messages …

Shadow Minister for Health, Bill Yan, says it’s little wonder the Gunner Labor Government is struggling to fill crucial health positions when it has no idea how many medical staff have quit NT Health to work at the Howard Springs quarantine facility. “Opposition questions, submitted through a formal Parliamentary process quizzed the Health Minister, Natasha Fyles, over how many medical …

Shadow Minister for Small Business, Marie-Clare Boothby, says that business has been shocked to receive notifications that tenders are under threat for not having 100% vaccination of their workers despite adhering to the CHO requirements. “In some cases businesses have been given seven days, post-Christmas, to make a decision with no good outcome: lose critical staff, even though they are …

Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gerard Maley, says that last week’s revelations surrounding the former ICAC commissioner highlighted the existence of an ICAC report into the dodgy grandstand deal and if this is a separate report, the Chief Minister should release it immediately. “In the report released on 5 Jan, the Inspector referred to the findings released in June 2021 …