Response to our new government’s commitment

I read Chief Minister Finnochario’s column (Sunday Territorian 16 March) on NT growth and development priorities with interest and hope. Ms Finnochario ‘s conclusion, “For the first time in a long time, the Territory is moving forward”, got me thinking. 

This is not the first time an aspirational column has examined our future. Optimistic predictions have been offered—sometimes monotonously—over the years since we became, for the most part, a self-government entity.  

There have been some successes and many failures. I hope the CLP Government will build toward our future from the centre out rather than moving from one initiative to another before the change is tested, measured, and evaluated. Advancement must build on what has gone before, for otherwise, we are forever exploring an unsettled economic environment with hit-and-miss strategies.