07:00The Northern Territory is “on its own” after the federal budget, the chief minister, Michael Gunner, has declared. Morrison has previously said he didn’t know where the NT government got its figure from, but did admit the NT faced large cuts. On Wednesday Gunner claimed the budget confirmed “the biggest GST cuts in the history of the Northern Territory”. The NT government was hoping for some help in the federal budget, including further federal investment in agricultural and resource sector infrastructure, and initiatives geared towards closing the gap in Indigenous health. He highlighted a number of previously announced federal investments in the NT contained in the budget, including road upgrades for remote communities and the cattle industry.

Source: The Guardian May 09, 2017 21:22 UTC