Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Chief Minister and his disgraced Labor team should hang their heads in shame after voting down the urgency of the Opposition’s Bail Amendment Bill. “Labor had the chance to show it was listening to the community, listening to police, listening to key industry bodies and taking the first step to fix the …

Shadow Minister for National Resilience, Gerard Maley, says it’s completely unacceptable the Gunner Labor Government simply forgot to put in an essential order for close to 1,500 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. “This is a major oversight and raises serious questions about the Territory’s ability to manage the rollout of vaccines across the NT, let alone take over management …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Chief Minister and his disgraced Labor team should hang their heads in shame after voting down the urgency of the Opposition’s Bail Amendment Bill. “Labor had the chance to show it was listening to the community, listening to police, listening to key industry bodies and taking the first step to fix the …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the overwhelming and sustained pressure on the Chief Minister from the public, police and Opposition has forced the Gunner Government to face its gross failures, weak laws and incompetence on bail and youth crime – but today’s announcement is a farce. “Today’s announcement by the Gunner Government is humiliating political spin and lacks …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says Labor’s monumental failures to address the Territory’s escalating crime wave over the last four and a half years in government means the 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 offenders who make up …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Gunner Government has completely lost its grip on the NT’s crime crisis. The latest Territory crime statistics (year on year to January 2021) show violent crime – assaults, domestic violence and alcohol-related assaults – has dramatically increased right across the Territory. “These horrific increases in violent crimes highlight the tragedy that is …

Shadow Minister for Tourism, Marie-Clare Boothby, says the Gunner Labor Government’s multi-million dollar tourism campaign to attract people to the Territory has been eclipsed by the viewership of Monday night’s damning report into the Alice Springs crime wave aired on Nine’s A Current Affair. “More than 1.5 million people have now viewed the A Current Affair report which aired on …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Gunner Labor Government should be ashamed of its negligent failure to address the Territory’s crime crisis, which was showcased last night in a damning report by Nine’s A Current Affair, focusing on Alice Springs youth crime and weak bail laws. “The first thing Michael Gunner needs to do is apologise to every …

Shadow Minister for National Resilience, Gerard Maley, says it’s completely unacceptable the Gunner Labor Government simply forgot to put in an essential order for close to 1,500 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. “This is a major oversight and raises serious questions about the Territory’s ability to manage the rollout of vaccines across the NT, let alone take over management …

Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the CLP is leading the way by introducing the Territory Coordinator Bill 2020, to offset Labor’s economic incompetence. The Territory Coordinator is an independent facilitator between business and government which can slash red tape and fast-track approvals to get projects off the ground. “We haven’t seen a single major project completed in the …