Tag: Country Liberal Party

Port of Darwin: Australian Prime Minister Confirms Chinese Company’s Lease Under Review

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the Labor government will review the 99-year lease of Darwin Port to Landbridge, a Chinese company. “What I’ve said is what I said prior to the election, and I will do what I said,” Albanese said in a press conference on June 8 with Natasha Fyles, Northern…


Northern Territory Government’s Emergency Powers Lack Accountability Says Shadow Health Minister

Northern Territory (NT) Shadow Health Minister Bill Yan has spoken out against the Labor government’s extending of COVID-19 emergency powers, saying they lack accountability. This comes after Health Minister Natasha Fyles announced on Wednesday that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency would be extended for an extra 90 days despite case numbers and hospital admissions due to…


Northern Territory Country Liberal Party Will Not Raise Age of Criminal Responsibility

Northern Territory (NT) Country Liberal Party (CLP) Leader Lia Finocchiaro has stated that her party will not raise the age of criminal responsibility if they are elected to Government in 2024. In a social media post on Sunday, Finocchiaro said that the CLP is committed to putting the rights of victims before those of offenders….


Senator Sam McMahon Quits Country Liberal Party Over Unresolved Complaints

Senator Sam McMahon resigned from the Northern Territory’s Country Liberal Party (CLP) on Friday, saying that a number of formal complaints she made to management were ignored. This comes after McMahon was overlooked as the CLP’s top candidate for the Senate at the next federal election, with Jacinta Nampijinpa Price being preselected for the job…


Northern Territory CLP Vice-President Reprimanded Over Anti-Mandate Rally Speech

Country Liberal Party (CLP) vice-president Jed Hansen has been reprimanded by party president Jamie Di Brenni over a speech he made at an anti-vaccine mandate rally in Darwin on Jan.22. Hansen told NT News that Di Brenni spoke to him about his giving the impression that his personal opinion was representative of others in the…