Pressure is building on NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner to address allegations that Labor Party members have been implicated in a cocaine sex scandal.
NT Government admits delay releasing problem gambling report
ThuThursday 17
The report says poker machines are the most dangerous form of gambling to undertake .
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A report showing a significant increase in problem gambling in the Northern Territory has been made public after the NT Government backtracked on its previous refusals to release it.
Key points:
Indigenous, male and unemployed Territorians are at a higher risk of problem gambling
The Government agreed to release the report despite rejecting an FOI request last week
The Gambling Prevalence and Wellbeing Survey was conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research after the organisation received a $695,000 grant from the Government s Community Benefit Fund in late 2018.
NT Health Department criticised for spending $4,850 to lease Christmas tree amid budget crisis
MonMonday 14
The Christmas tree has been leased by the Health Department for $4,850, excluding GST.
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The NT Opposition has lambasted the Gunner Government after the Health Department spent thousands of dollars to lease a fake Christmas tree at its new headquarters despite repeatedly overspending its annual budget by millions of dollars.
Key points:
The department says the tree acts as a collection point for its Christmas appeal
The Opposition says the money spent on leasing the tree should have been given to charities
The department has confirmed the decorated tree in the foyer of the newly-built Manunda Place complex in Darwin s CBD has been leased for $4,850, excluding GST, for a four-week period between November 16 and December 18.