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WEBThe CLP Government’s director of communications is being paid more money than the NT’s head of nursing and midwifery and more than every new CLP minister, the NT Independent can reveal, with former NT News editor Matt Williams given the plum gig by Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro that pays up to $300,000 a year, despite having no experience as …
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WEBby Independent Staff | Sep 10, 2024 | Business, News, Paid Content. The Northern Territory is at the forefront of Australia’s transition to sustainable energy, firmly committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 through significant investments. The NT Clean Energy & Decarbonisation Forum gathers primary energy and resource stakeholders ...
Parliament sitting dates announced, government promises bail …
WEB1 day ago · The first sitting of the Northern Territory Parliament under the new Finocchiaro Government will begin on October 15, and run for two weeks, with the government saying it will introduce its promised bail reforms, increase the age of criminal responsibility, and bring in minimum mandatory sentences for assaulting frontline workers in the first week.
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WEBAug 22, 2024 · Today’s national news includes Assistant Citizenship Minister Julian Hill slamming the Opposition for its “fear-based scare campaign” on Palestinian refugees receiving visas, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Jacinta Price saying that the upcoming NT election will be a very close fight, Australian solar project being cancelled by Origin due to unfavourable conditions, and ...
NT Government to lift vaccine mandate, public health emergency …
WEBJun 9, 2022 · Ms Fyles also said as of June 30, the Howard Springs COVID-19 quarantine facility will be shut down as will the Marrara vaccination clinic. “Living with COVID means we’re now in a place where we can revoke many of the CHO directions such as exclusion zones, lock in areas, safety measures for businesses, quarantine workers and facilitate major events crowd limits,” she said.
New NT COVID plan to see mandatory vaccine for most workers, ‘freedom ...
WEBSep 15, 2021 · Chief Minister Michael Gunner has announced his five-point plan for how the Territory will respond to COVID-19 once 80 per cent of the population is vaccinated, which will see non-vaccinated Territorians restricted from the same freedoms vaccinated people will enjoy, with workers in many fields including hospitality and retail forced to get the jab.
Police searching for masked suspects in overnight Katherine crime …
WEB4 days ago · An “extensive search” is underway in Katherine for a group of alleged masked offenders who evaded police and fled into bushland following an overnight crime spree in a white Toyota Landcruiser, that involved ramraiding a local restaurant and threatening a service station employee with a weapon, NT Police said. Police said the crime spree ...
Government ban on the NT Independent appears to be lifted
WEBDec 21, 2023 · Chief Minister Eva Lawler appears to have lifted the Labor Government’s ban on the NT Independent, inviting this publication to her first press conference on Thursday afternoon where she took questions. The Labor Government under Michael Gunner first banned the NT Independent on questionable legal grounds shortly after it …
NT economy still the worst performer in the country, latest …
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Further to the latest Commsec Report this week about the Northern Territory Economy, the rates of insecure employment and staff turnover in the NT Public Service contributes to reducing and or stagnating population growth in the Northern Territory, which in turn, reduces Northern Territory economic growth.
Comprehensive election bloodbath upholds pattern of low voter …
WEB5 days ago · The Electoral Commission has made concerted efforts to increase both enrolment and turnout rates in remote communities, but the figures remain stubbornly low. Remote enrolments increased in the lead-up to The Voice referendum last year, yet the NTEC indicated that fewer than 45 per cent of eligible …