Updated
The Northern Territory’s Aboriginal Affairs Minister has been sacked after speaking out publicly about the Government’s handling of the Territory’s economic crisis.
Ken Vowles has been stripped of his portfolios of Aboriginal Affairs and Primary Industry and Resources.
A Territory Government spokeswoman confirmed Chief Minister Michael Gunner had dismissed Mr Vowles from Cabinet, effective immediately.
Yesterday, Mr Vowles was asked three times but did not offer his support to the Chief Minister.
“The Chief Minister is the Chief Minister … and we’re all going to have a great Christmas,” Mr Vowles told Mix 104.9.
“He’s doing the best job he can in these times and I wish him well over Christmas.”
Presenter Katie Woolf responded: “Doesn’t sound like he’s got your confidence.”
“Well, hopefully he’s having a great break because he does deserve it,” Mr Vowles replied.
It followed a series of emails that were leaked to the media earlier this week, which revealed Mr Vowles told colleagues “the community has clearly lost faith in us”.
“Colleagues, our budget situation is dire — our debt level is ridiculous for our population,” Mr Vowles wrote.
“We need to re-evaluate every announcement, every commitment, because we need to make the hard decisions for the future of the Territory, not decisions to enhance our re-election prospects.
“The community have clearly lost faith in us and in our ability to manage the Territory and our budget for them.”
Last Friday a report was released showing the NT could face a 10-fold increase in its debt to $35 billion over the next decade.
Topics:
First posted
from Trend Gossip Now http://bit.ly/2T5O5Rj
0 Comments