Shadow Minister for Territory Families, Joshua Burgoyne, says it is baffling the Gunner Labor Government has refused to support a request from NT Foodbank to airdrop food and essential supplies to Alice Springs to support communities, many of which are now locked down in biosecurity zones. “Foodbank made the request to the Gunner Government after…
Leader of the Opposition, Lia Finocchiaro, says the Gunner Labor Government needs to immediately outline what support is being provided to remote communities now under biosecurity zone restrictions. “This is a clear indication the Federal Government has lost faith in the Gunner Government’s ability to manage COVID in the bush. Labor has failed remote communities…
Shadow Minister for Education, Jo Hersey, says the Gunner Labor Government is turning its back on Territory kids after making the absurd decision to provide Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) to students in Government schools, but not independent schools or childcare centres. “That means all non-government schools and childcare centres will have to source their own…
Shadow Minister for Small Business, Marie-Clare Boothby, says the Gunner Labor Government must reinstate two key business support packages to urgently save Territory small business. The Opposition has joined industry calls to reinstate funding and believes that two previous programs – The Small Business Survival Fund and the Business Hardship Package – which were first…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…