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The Opposition in the Australian Northern Territory usually consists of the largest party not in Government. The Opposition's purpose is to hold the Government to account and constitute a "Government-in-waiting" should the existing Government fall. To that end, a Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Ministers for the various government departments question the Chief Minister and Ministers on Government policy and administration and formulate the policy the Opposition would pursue in Government.
At times, the Opposition consisted of both the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Coalition counterpart, the Country Liberal Party (CLP).
The current Leader of the Opposition is CLP Leader Lia Finocchiaro .
Current Shadow Ministry (since 2020)[ edit ]
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Officeholder
Office(s)
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Lia Finocchiaro MP
Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Treasurer
Shadow Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Shadow Minister for Major Projects and Territory Economic Reconstruction
Shadow Minister for Strategic Defence Relations
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia and Trade
Gerard Maley MP
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Shadow Minister for Defence Industries
Shadow Minister for Recreational Fishing
Shadow Minister for Alcohol Policy
Shadow Minister for National Resilience
Steve Edgington MP
Shadow Attorney-General and Minister for Justice
Shadow Minister for Mining and Industry
Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Shadow Minister for Children
Shadow Minister for Treaty and Local Decision Making
Shadow Minister for Local Government (from 19 August 2021)
Joshua Burgoyne MP
Shadow Minister for Territory Families and Urban Housing
Shadow Minister for Central Australia Economic Reconstruction
Shadow Minister for Renewables and Energy
Shadow Minister for Essential Services
Shadow Minister for Major Events
Shadow Minister for Youth
Shadow Minister for Climate Change
Shadow Minister for Agribusiness and Aquaculture (from 19 August 2021)
Marie-Clare Boothby MP
Shadow Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
Shadow Minister for Small Business
Shadow Minister for Jobs and Training
Shadow Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing
Shadow Minister for Women
Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs (from 19 August 2021)
Ian Sloan MP (until 19 August 2021)
Shadow Minister for Agribusiness and Aquaculture (until 19 August 2021)
Shadow Minister for Local Government (until 19 August 2021)
Shadow Minister for Arts and Culture (until 19 August 2021)
Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs (until 19 August 2021)
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Essential Services (until 19 August 2021)
Jo Hersey MP
Shadow Minister for Education
Shadow Minister for Environment
Shadow Minister for International Education
Shadow Minister for Sport
Shadow Minister for Water Security
Shadow Minister for Seniors
Shadow Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (from 19 August 2021)
Bill Yan MP
Shadow Minister for Health
Shadow Minister for Remote Housing and Town Camps
Shadow Minister for Public Employment
Shadow Minister for Corporate and Digital Development
Shadow Minister for Disabilities
Shadow Minister for Parks and Rangers
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Essential Services (from 19 August 2021)
Shadow Ministry (2016-2020)[ edit ]
The fallout of the 2016 Northern Territory general election resulted in the sitting CLP government reduced to two seats after a landslide result to the ALP who managed to win 18 seats. Independents won the second-largest share of seats with five members being elected. As a result, it was suggested that the independents would obtain opposition status because of their larger amount of seats in the assembly and as such attempts were made in 2019 and 2020. However, this was later rejected by the speaker Kezia Purick and the CLP went into the sitting of Parliament as the official opposition.
Officeholder
Office(s)
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Lia Finocchiaro MP
Leader of the Opposition (from 2020)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition (until 2020)
Shadow Attorney-General
Shadow Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Shadow Minister for Trade, Business and Innovation
Shadow Minister for Children
Shadow Minister for Territory Families
Shadow Minister for Education
Shadow Minister for Essential Services
Shadow Minister for Health
Gary Higgins MP
Leader of the Opposition (until 2020)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition (from 2020)
Opposition Whip
Shadow Treasurer
Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
Shadow Minister for Housing and Community Development
Shadow Minister for Tourism and Culture
Shadow Minister for Environment and Natural Resources
Shadow Minister for Public Employment
Shadow Minister for Corporate and Information Services
Shadow Minister for Primary Industries and Resources
Shadow Minister for Northern Australia
Shadow Minister for Local Government