The Don Dale youth jail should be refurbished into low security, open style units, with gardens and workshops for female inmates, and with rehabilitation the aim rather than retribution, writes Greg Chapman.
Opinion: Territory and federal governments failing on health spending
Blaming the budget shortfall on the Health Department CEO’s “bad behaviour” demoralises an already burnt out workforce, and is an attempt to divert responsibility from both the Territory and federal Labor governments, writes the doctors’ union NT president Dr Tom Fowles.
Letter to the editor: The end of Julie Crisp’s term is sad
Julie Crisp’s time as Auditor-General is coming to an end, and Territorians should thank her for her good work, writes Gerry Wood.
Opinion: Has the Batchelor Institute become overly politicised
A lack of clear direction by leadership focussing on quality education involving teaching and research instead of adversarial, debatable political objectives, open to wide and personal interpretation, inevitably leads to confusion and dissatisfaction amongst staff writes Dr Don Fuller.
Opinion: Honest governments lacking in the management of the NT gas industry
The Northern Territory Government and the media have an obligation to tell residents that a local gas industry and associated industries such as petrochemicals, would lead to an increase in pollution, causing many diseases, and play a significant role in increasing world emissions, writes Professor David Shearman.
Letter to the editor: It’s time for the end of alcohol advertising
The owners of alcohol companies need to take some responsibility for the damage their drinks do in society, and it is time to stop alcohol advertising, especially in connection with sport, writes Gerry Wood.
Letter to the editor: Container deposit scheme needs expanding
One of the political parties needs to promise to expand the container deposit scheme to cover wine, spirit, juice, water and milk containers, if they win the Northern Territory election, writes Gerry Wood.
Opinion: Community services sector to be hit hard under portable long service leave proposal
Community services organisations will take a $14 million to $23 million annual hit if the portable long service leave proposal by Public Employment Minister Uibo proceeds, writes Gerard Butler, who was chair of the reference group that led the development of NT Build.
Opinion: The mirage of the $40 billion economy by 2030
It is unlikely the NT economy can grow at the rate required to be worth $40 billion by 2030, and given failing governance and increasing social dislocation, violence and lawlessness, it is unlikely that the Territory will be able to import the skilled labour to support the required economic development and growth to get their either, writes Dr Don Fuller.
Opinion: CDU medical school an unnecessary duplication and a distraction
Charles Darwin University’s attempts to establish a medical school is an unnecessary duplication, and serves to further distract management from their core business of attempting to finally establish a northern Australian university committed to Territorians and their issues and concerns, writes Dr Don Fuller.
Opinion: Northern Territory – Failed governance, cultural clash and an uncertain future
The Royal Commission on Australian Government Administration found ministers should resign or be dismissed if they contravene standards of morality, however the Chief Minister’s failure to sack Brent Potter shows the government does not prize ethical responsibility and sets the Territory on a course to fail under such leadership, writes Dr Don Fuller.
Clown Town: What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?
Clown Town: Let’s wallow for another week in the misdeeds, malfeasance and asinine behaviour of our elected leaders and explore that sweet corruption-incompetence nexus that makes us all feel at home in the Great Territory Lifestyle.