Introduced by: The Hon Bill Yan MLA (CLP)
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The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Bill Yan CLP
“Madam Speaker, I present a Bill titled the Appropriation (20262027) Bill 2026, Serial 63, and table the budget papers. I also present the Treasury Legislation Amendment Bill 2026, Serial 64, and table the explanatory statement. I move that the Bills be now read a first time.”
Lia Finocchiaro CLP
“Madam Speaker, I am proud to support the 202627 Territory budget, a budget for the everyday Territorian because it makes their life better. I thank the Treasurer and the team for all their work in pulling this together. It is our second budget and it delivers phase 2 of our plan to reduce crime, rebuild the Territory economy and restore our unique Territory lifestyle.”
Gerard Maley CLP
“Madam Speaker, I support the 202627 budget and congratulate the Treasurer on handing down a responsible, disciplined and forward-looking budget for the Northern Territory. This budget is for the everyday Territorian, and the everyday person will benefit. It builds on the foundations of our first budget: making the community safer, growing the economy and protecting our Territory lifestyle.”
“Mr Deputy Speaker, this budget builds on the work already started, where we are making communities safer, growing the economy and protecting the Territory lifestyle. It is about backing Territorians, growing the Territory and keeping life on track. This budget is for everyday Territorians.”
Steven Edgington CLP
“Mr Deputy Speaker, in Budget 202627 we are continuing to focus on our plan to reduce crime, rebuild the economy and restore the unique Territory lifestyle that we all love and value. The 2026 budget builds on the solid foundations of our first, while adapting to a more challenging global environment. This is a discipline budget, squarely focused on delivery and our core priorities.”
Jo Hersey CLP
“Mr Acting Deputy Speaker, I move that the debate be adjourned. Motion agreed to; debate adjourned. 48 --- Daily Hansard Tuesday 5 May 2026 Meeting No 51”
Selena Uibo ALP
“Madam Speaker, at a time when many Territorians are doing it tough, the CLP has delivered a budget that offers no plan, no vision and no future for the Northern Territory. It is nothing more than a maintenance budget that fails to deliver cost-of-living relief to Territorians struggling to pay their bills or to address the growing housing crisis faced by Territorians.”
Joshua Burgoyne CLP
“Madam Speaker, I express my full support for the Finocchiaro CLP government’s 202627 budget. This budget continues to put Territorians first and our ongoing work to reduce crime, rebuild the economy and restore our unique Territory lifestyle. After Labor left us staring down the barrel of a projected net debt of $13.”
Robyn Cahill CLP
“Madam Speaker, I wish to support the Territory’s 202627 budget and commend the Treasurer for the work done in delivering this budget--a budget for the everyday Territorian. This budget builds on the foundations of our first budget, continuing our work to reduce crime, rebuild the economy and restore our iconic Territory lifestyle.”
“Madam Speaker, I support the Treasurer’s Appropriation Bill, and will speak to my portfolio responsibilities for People, Sport and Culture. I recognise the Treasurer and the work of staff in the Department of Treasury and Finance and the Department of People, Sport and Culture for their efforts to produce the budget.”
“Madam Speaker, as the Member for Mulka, I look at every budget through the lens of remote and regional communities. How does this budget connect to the country out there and to the people of the bush? Is this another Darwin-based budget or does it share the spending across all areas of the Northern Territory?”
Dheran Young ALP
“Madam Speaker, why not get it going? The Member for Drysdale has been hanging out for this so I will speak for a minute to reply to the CLP’s 202627 budget. As many people can recognise in the House today and over the last few days, it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that funding allocation is given to the right areas.”
Oly Carlson CLP
“Mr Deputy Speaker, I support the Treasurer’s Appropriation Bill, a budget that is responsible, disciplined and focused on delivering real outcomes for Territorians, particularly for the people of Wanguri and the northern suburbs. This is a budget delivered in challenging and uncertain times.”
“Madam Acting Deputy Speaker, it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to support the Treasurer’s 202627 budget. Not only for me but on behalf of our whole team it is a fantastic budget. I will go into that as to why.”
Matthew Kerle CLP
“Madam Acting Deputy Speaker, this is a budget for everyday Territorians, but before I dive into that, there are a few reflections on some of the contributions so far. Member for Nightcliff, just a word of advice; you sit behind the Opposition Leader, so when she is delivering her speech, you are directly in frame. Perhaps be careful and look attentive.”
Khoda Patel CLP
“Mr Deputy Speaker, I speak in support of the 2026 budget. I reject the claim that this budget has no reason. What we heard from the Opposition Leader was not a serious alternative. It was not a plan. It was not a road map. It was the same old Labor speech: blame the CLP, ignore Labor’s record, pretend the last eight years did not happen and hope Territorians forget who created the mess.”
Andrew Mackay CLP
“Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 40, I move that the debate be adjourned. Motion agreed to; debate adjourned.”
Chanston Paech ALP
“Madam Speaker, in speaking on Budget 202627 I do so not for the sake of opposition but to highlight where I believe this budget falls short of greater ambition that is needed for the future of the Northern Territory. Budgets are about priorities; they reveal what governments value, are prepared to invest in and what kind of future they want to build for this place.”
Laurie Zio CLP
“Madam Speaker, I support of the Treasurer’s 202627 budget. Let me be clear from the outset that when the Leader of the Opposition calls this budget a failure, she is not she is not offering serious analysis; she is trying to distract from her own side’s record. Territorians have not forgotten who was in government for the last eight years.”
Manuel Brown ALP
“Madam Speaker ... Mr Young: No care for Daly River. Madam SPEAKER: Member for Daly, you are interrupting your own member. Please be quiet.”
Ed Smelt ALP
“Madam Speaker, budgets provide governments with a vehicle for pursuing their agenda and giving life to their vision for the community and the economy. They tell a very clear story about what a government values and whether its focus is on making people’s lives better, as it should be.”
Tanzil Rahman CLP
“Mr Deputy Speaker, last week was significant for several reasons for me. The first was that it was budget week. I had a lot of thoughts about our economic affairs and it is always nice to be able to say a few words about our fiscal fortunes.”
Clinton Howe CLP
“Madam Speaker, I noted a few points made earlier. The selling of assets was raised multiple times. It is interesting to look back at the history of assets. A bit of corporate knowledge goes a long way. It was interesting for me to discover that in 2012 during caretaker mode the Labor government of the day gave the Stella Maris building for free to Unions NT. In caretaker mode it gave away assets.”
Robyn Lambley IND
“Mr Deputy Speaker, I have always spoken on the budget routinely for the last 15 years that I have served in this Chamber, and this year will be no exception. I was wondering if people have driven 20 kilometres out of Darwin in any direction recently and had a look at the regions.”