McAdam Resignation Highlights NT Labor's Internal Divisions

The resignation of Elliott McAdam highlights the deep divisions that exist in Labor under the leadership of the Chief Minister Paul Henderson.

"McAdam was Henderson’s fall guy for the bungled Local Government amalgamations," says Terry Mills, Leader of the Opposition.

'He recognised the Chief Minister was grasping for a political solution to a policy failure and refused to toe the line.

"The fact he was a person who had the courage of his convictions is one reason Elliott McAdam will be sorely missed.

"Politicians willing to step aside on principle are rare indeed, those willing to walk away in their prime even rarer.

"Not that he is alone in openly expressing his disdain for the leadership of Paul Henderson.

"Clare Martin snubs the opening of the Convention Centre, Syd Stirling is practically invisible and now Elliott McAdam quits after only two terms.

"Labor is listing from the repeated loss of its best talent."

2008-06-22