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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 (20252026) Bill 2025, Serial 25, and table the budget papers. I also present the Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, Serial 26, and table the explanatory statement. I move that the Bills be now read a first time. The 202526 Northern Territory budget is a budget that restores confidence and rebuilds the Territory.”
Lia Finocchiaro CLP
“Madam Speaker, I am thrilled to support the 202526 budget, the CLP government’s first budget, which restores confidence and rebuilds the Territory. This budget puts victims first, prioritises law and order and begins the long and tedious task of repairing Labor’s mess. This budget underpins our year of action, certainty and security.”
“Madam Speaker, I support the Treasurer’s Appropriation (20252026) Bill. I speak to my portfolio responsibilities of People, Sport and Culture and other various portfolios. 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 tireless effort to produce the budget.”
Joshua Burgoyne CLP
“Mr Deputy Speaker, I fully support the 202526 budget. I thank the Chief Minister and Treasurer for delivering a budget that restores confidence and rebuilds the Territory. This is the Finocchiaro CLP government’s first budget. It puts victims and the community’s safety first, invests in law and order and cements our efforts to repair the mess we inherited from the former Labor government.”
Steven Edgington CLP
“Mr Deputy Speaker, I move that the debate be adjourned. Motion agreed to; debate adjourned.”
Selena Uibo ALP
“Madam Speaker, 12 months and one day ago Lia Finocchiaro stood in this House and told Territorians that she had a roadmap for the future--a plan for the Territory. Unlike so many of the CLP government’s big promises to Territorians, this budget is less of a roadmap and more of a weedy goat track.”
Gerard Maley CLP
“Madam Speaker, before I begin I will touch on points the Opposition Leader made when she was trying to rewrite history and say that things are not rosy and that the Territory is in a bad place. It was in a bad place, but the tide has turned, and things are moving forward.”
“Madam Speaker, this is the ninth time I have spoken on a budget, but the first time that it has been a CLP budget. I start by congratulating the CLP government for doubling the tax revenue from the gambling industry. The NT is a safe haven for gambling companies who come here because the NT Government offers low tax rates and low penalties for misconduct.”
Jo Hersey CLP
“Madam Speaker, I will comment on the things the Opposition Leader spoke about. She spoke about the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement that the previous government signed up to. In fact, any responsible government would have negotiated the agreement because this investment will build up our future Territorians. We need schools to be properly funded to employ teachers and support staff.”
“Madam Speaker, as the Attorney-General and Minister for Tourism and Hospitality, Parks and Wildlife, Racing, and Major Events, I stand with a deep commitment to my fellow Territorians and support our Treasurer’s first budget, which restores confidence and rebuilds the Territory. This is our first budget. It is a responsible and no-nonsense budget that begins the work of cleaning up Labor’s mess.”
Robyn Cahill CLP
“Madam Speaker, I support the Treasurer’s Appropriation Bill. The budget the Treasurer handed down on Tuesday was the most honest budget that the Territory has seen in recent history. It is a budget that does what budgets under the former Labor government failed to do-- include in forward year forecasts the actual cost of delivering services and infrastructure in the Territory.”
Andrew Mackay CLP
“Madam Speaker, it is indeed. I could go into detail about how the budget has increased funding for Corrections, Police and the courts, how Labor loved announcing projects and never funding them or the poor contract management that left us with a growing debt and contractual obligations, but as it is my birthday I will be a little selfish instead.”
“Madam Speaker, I wish the Member for Goyder a happy birthday; I think we all will chip in and buy him a couple of ties. That will be good. I congratulate the Treasurer for delivering a practical and honest budget to begin the long and necessary task of repairing the mess left behind by eight years of Labor.”
Clinton Howe CLP
“Mr Deputy Speaker, I will address the comments from the Greens Party. The Greens member called the CLP government racist and said it is enacting racist policy. In that comment, they showed that they are the most racist party in this Chamber.”
Laurie Zio CLP
“Madam Speaker, I feel like my speech on the budget will be a little underwhelming following a few of our government speeches. They have been well thought out and entertaining, so thank you to those members of the government. I will quickly touch on something that I have mentioned a few times before in this Chamber.”
Khoda Patel CLP
“Madam Speaker, I sincerely thank the Treasurer, Hon Bill Yan, and his team for delivering this responsible and forward-thinking budget. He has made it clear that now is not the time to slam on the brakes on spending; now is the time to back Territorians and invest in our people, safety, businesses and future.”
Chanston Paech ALP
“Madam Speaker, it is deeply disappointing that the Country Liberal government’s first budget has fallen short of what Territorians deserve and expect from a new government. This is a budget that lacks vision, compassion and a commitment to addressing the most pressing issues in our community. It is a genuine concern that the government’s single-minded focus is on a few priorities.”
Oly Carlson CLP
“Madam Speaker, I support the Treasurer’s Appropriation Bill 2025 and the Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. Territorians voted for change in August last year. They could see that the crime crisis was crippling our economy and eroding our unique lifestyle.”
Matthew Kerle CLP
“Madam Speaker, I support this budget. This is not the ideal budget that we would have brought in an ideal world. This budget is the equivalent of saving a patient who has suffered a traumatic attack from eight years of neglect. This is a budget that draws a line in the sand to end the uncertainty and mismanagement of eight years of the previous government’s failures.”
Manuel Brown ALP
“Madam Speaker, the Member for Blain talked about his electorate. His teammate is the Treasurer, so just have a chat to him for some money, mate. Members interjecting. Madam SPEAKER: Let the Member for Arafura speak. Mr BROWN: What can I say?”
Dheran Young ALP
“Madam Speaker, I never thought it would come to the day when I actually agree with something from the Member for Blain, who said that this budget is not ideal. We have a CLP member on that side agreeing with us that this budget is not ideal. We definitely agree with you, Member for Blain, so thank you for bringing that along and for acknowledging that this budget is not ideal.”
Robyn Lambley IND
“Mr Deputy Speaker, it would be remiss of me not to make some comments about this budget, given that since I have been a member of parliament I have made comments on all the budgets from 2010 to now. Being Speaker it is more of a decision about your contributions, for some weird reason. Here I am representing my community of Alice Springs which has done it tough for many years.”