Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) chief minister, Michael Gunner, resigned from office on Tuesday, saying his heart is no longer in the job but rather focused on family.
After having just handed down the 2022 Northern Territory Budget, Gunner said his government was seeing stronger economic growth, more jobs, and a better bottom line in the territory. He said this demonstrated that the foundations for the NT’s future prosperity are set, and the path back to budget surplus is solid.
“The Territory is in safe hands, and that’s given me plenty of comfort as I came to a difficult decision in recent days,” he said. “It’s no secret that the last few years have been intense. It’s taken a lot out of me like it has for plenty of us.
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