Media Releases and Statements

Yesterday, the Legislative Scrutiny Committee tabled its report into the Government'schild protection reforms. The Committee’s job was clear: examine the Bill, listen to the evidence anddetermine whether it would make children safer.

The Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment Bill is a harmful and opportunistic reaction from the CLP government who are politicising a tragedy to push their own agenda and bypass proper processes.

“The CLP Government says this year’s Budget is for ‘everyday Territorians’ . But budgets are about choices, and today’s budget reveals exactly who those choices were made for. While the NT is facing multiple...

The NT is more vulnerable to climate “ change than the rest of Australia. If we want to live here long term, we cannot afford to keep subsidising gas.

A Code of Conduct for a Safer, More Productive NT Parliament. Territorians expect their elected representatives to uphold the highest standards of behaviour and do the job they were elected to do. It’s time...

On Friday the Member for Mulka and I met with the Office of the Governor-General to formally raise the very serious and widespread concerns that many Territorians have about the appointment of David Connolly...

Over the last three days, the Crossbench and the Opposition have used every mechanism available to us within Parliament to seek answers on behalf of Territorians about the recent appointment of David Conolly as NT Administrator. 

This is not about politics. It is about standards, accountability, and respect for the people of the Northern Territory.

Your Excellency, I write as an elected representative of the Northern Territory to express serious concern regarding the recent appointment of Mr David Connolly as Administrator of the Northern Territory.

We have much to be proud of in Australia and the Northern Territory: our diversity, resilience, care for one another, and commitment to fairness and opportunity.