Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says Territorians are staring down the barrel of decades of economic annihilation as the Gunner Labor Government nose dives further into the red. “Today’s budget is a spectacular flop. For the second year in a row, the Chief Minister has delivered the worst budget the Territory has ever been forced to endure. “Net debt …
Continue readingLeader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says this week is a major test for the Chief Minister to explain how he plans to pull the Territory out of the current economic doldrums, combat the crime wave plaguing Territorians, force AUSMAT out of Howard Springs despite no experience and a fraction of the staff needed, as well as detail how he …
Continue readingLeader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says Territorians need to brace themselves for boundless economic pain when the Chief Minister hands down his second budget as Treasurer next week. “The Gunner Government wants us to believe it’s not all doom and gloom because of an unexpected GST windfall and additional federal funding to manage Howard Springs. Make no mistake, this …
Continue readingOPPOSITION PUTS VICTIMS FIRST WITH URGENT BAIL REFORM Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says Labor’s monumental failures to address theTerritory’s escalating crime wave over the last four and a half years in government meansthe CLP is again taking the lead by introducing crucial bail reform.“Territorians have had a gutful and are breaking point. They cannot take it any longer.“Repeat …
Continue readingLeader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the decision by Dan Murphy’s not to proceed with its Darwin development shows the Gunner government is killing off investment in the Territory and shines a spotlight on Labor’s alcohol policy failures. “This saga has been dragging on for five long years and from the start the Gunner Labor Government has made Dan …
Continue readingLeader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says it’s not surprising the Northern Territory has been labelled the nation’s worst performing economy for the ninth consecutive quarter given the Gunner Government’s shocking financial mismanagement. “The NT is once again ranked last on six of the eight key economic indicators, according to CommSec’s State of the States report. The fact unemployment in …
Continue readingLeader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the disrespect and neglect the Chief Minister has shown the people of Central Australia from the Chief Minister is disgraceful. After months of intense pressure to address youth crime in the Red Centre, and being shamed on the national stage on A Current Affair for his failures to tackle law and order – …
Continue readingLeader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says Territorians don’t have confidence their safety is the Gunner Government’s number one priority when Australian Medical Assistance Teams (AUSMAT) is forced to hand over full control of the Howard Springs quarantine facility to NT Health, in less than two weeks. “We currently have a successful, gold-standard system in place when it comes to …
Continue readingDeputy Leader of the Opposition, Gerard Maley, says the latest crime statistics show the Gunner Government is squarely to blame for the shocking rise in assaults, domestic violence and alcohol-related harm right across the Territory. According to the figures, year on year to February 2021, violent crime has increased between 20 percent and 30 percent Territory-wide. “It doesn’t matter if …
Continue readingShadow Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics, Gerard Maley, says the Gunner Government’s economic blunders are on full display, yet again, after it was revealed the cost of the Myilly Point playground development has ballooned to $4 million and the demolition of the Chan Building has blown out by $1 million. “Both these projects have blown out by half their …
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