NT Election Loss Heralds Tricky Times Ahead for Labor Party: Expert

Griffith University researcher Paul Williams also warned that job losses from AI could be an election issue soon.

NT Country Liberal Party Leader Lia Finocchiaro poses for a photo during the Northern Territory elections in Darwin, Australia, on Aug. 24, 2024. (AAP Image/(A)manda Parkinson)

While the Northern Territory (NT) election result at the weekend hit the Labor Party hard overall, suburban voters very likely delivered the death blow.

Labor had led the NT for two terms before a 10 percent swing to the Country Liberal Party (CLP) on the weekend flipped the script.