#BREAKING. NT Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ken Vowles has been sacked after he publicly criticised the performance of Chief Minister Michael Gunner ... more details soon on Sky News Australia

.@KenVowles has delivered a scathing assessment of the Labor Govt accusing it of spin, populist politics and decisions made by advisors on the 5th. He expects he’ll be booted out of the Labor party. #ntpol #9News 9News Darwin

"This is more chaotic than I remember the CLP ever being," former CLP member and current Independent Member for Araluen, Robyn Lambley, says about today's dumping of three Labor members from caucus #ntpol ABC Darwin

Thank you to all the people who have contacted my office or sent me & my family messages of support. It’s been a really difficult day to say the least but I remain focussed on representing the people of Johnston as your local member. Thank you. Ken

.Michael Gunner: Over recent days, Ken, Jeff and Scott have lost my trust, the trust of the cabinet, and they’ve lost the trust of the caucus. I have acted decisively to make sure our focus remains of Territorians. MORE: bit.ly/2BuFqi1 #weekendlive

.Michael Gunner: It’s clear that three members of the government acted to destabilise the government. We have to be united. I do not believe that those three members were acting in the best interests of Territorians. MORE: bit.ly/2BuFqi1 #weekendlive

.Michael Gunner says he hasn’t ‘given mind to’ expelling Ken Vowles, Jeff Collins and Scott McConnell as Labor members. MORE: bit.ly/2BuFqi1 #weekendlive

"As one Labor figure quipped: 'If we do kick in $1 million, what’s going to happen to that sword and centurion’s helmet? Those would suit Alf (Leonardi) nicely.'" Maybe two years is not such a long time in politics. theaustralian.com.au/national-affai…

Darwin-based lawyer Sean Bowden says ‘real’ Territorians need to lead from the front in the current climate | NT News ntnews.com.au/news/opinion/d…

BREAKING: Prime Minister .Not ScoMo confirms Hakeem Al-Araibi has left Thai jail and is on his way to the airport to come home Sky News Australia

The Morrison government is ­resisting calls from states and the Northern Territory to design a new co-ordinated framework for striking deals with traditional owners following the High Court’s native title ruling about the value of lost native title rights. theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/po…

Authorities speaking in the NT on #CycloneTrevor have declared a STATE OF EMERGENCY as the system approaches the NT Coast. Trevor expected to make a second landfall sometime on Saturday. Matt Cunningham Sky News Australia Sky News Weather

Gag orders won’t just hide detention conditions. In the case of a 15yo who allegedly attacked his 12yo gf with a machete, the Youth Court heard hadn’t been to school in 4 years & was a chronic petrol sniffer. He’d fallen thru the cracks. Matt Cunningham ntnews.com.au/news/opinion/y…

You can’t buy takeaway alcohol in the Northern Territory without first producing identification and having it scanned. Matters not if you’re black, white or brindle. I’ve long been a critic of the banned drinker register but you can’t argue it’s not applied across the board.

Disgraced sports scientist Stephen Dank has been charged with several offences in the Northern Territory relating to his controversial peptide injections, writes Matt Cunningham The NT News ntnews.com.au/news/crime-cou…

COLUMN: History slowed down in the last decade but will the 2010s be a pause between two periods of radical change? #auspol heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/j…

AMA NT president Dr Robert Parker said the Palmerston facility was a "total waste of money" — especially considering the NT Government's debt was expected to reach more than $8 billion over the next four years of forward estimates ABC Darwin abc.net.au/news/2020-01-0…