Who makes the NT News’ 120 Most Powerful list today? We reveal Numbers 3 and 4
WELL, this is it. Inside our Top 5. Only those who have the extraordinary power to make things — momentous things — happen and create real change can climb this high onto the NT News’ Most Powerful list. Today we reveal our choices for Numbers 3 and 4
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WELL, this is it. Inside our Top 5.
Only those who have the real power to create change and make things — momentous things — happen will climb this high up the NT News’ Most Powerful list.
Today, we reveal Numbers 3 and 4 on ‘The List’, as it’s become more simply known among those following it.
Just click on each of our pictures in our interactive graphic below to find out a bit more about our list makers today and why we’ve placed them where we have.
What do you think of our choices today?
The thorn in Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s side, Ken Vowles is the highest ranked member of Cabinet on our list and comes in five places ahead of his boss.
He’s also this year’s bolter, rising 51 spots from Number 54 in 2017.
Mr Vowles is not afraid to speak his mind in Cabinet and caucus, or indeed, to speak out against the echo chamber of Mr Gunner’s advisers and that’s what makes him so influential.
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If you needed any more convincing of why we’ve put the Agriculture Minister so high on our list this year you need look no further than yesterday’s NT News’ front page story.
Our damning exclusive revealed details of a furious email from Mr Vowles to Labor members in which he bollocked his own Government for its excessive spending.
In the leaked email the Minister blasted the Gunner administration in searing fashion, telling his colleagues that if the Territory was a private business it would be bankrupt and would have had to close its doors by now.
Now that’s a powerful voice of dissent.
Coming in at No. 4 this year is Mr Vowles’ colleague, Natasha Fyles, colloquially known as the Minister for Bad News.
Where there’s a fire that needs to be put out, Ms Fyles is there with the extinguisher. Name an area of government facing reform and it’s the Attorney-General/Health Minister doing the dirty work ... and copping the kicks that go with it.
And whenever the excrement really hits the fan, and it’s something that the Chief Minister should be dealing with (and we’re sure you’ve noticed this too), it’s invariably Ms Fyles who gets trotted out to face the cameras and answer the tough questions instead.
■ READ MORE > ‘If we were a business we’d be bankrupt’: Vowles’ blistering email
Publicly, Ms Fyles has consistently toed the Labor Party line, but in the face of Mr Gunner’s faltering popularity, privately, some people are beginning to urge her on to make a move.
But what do you think of our choices and where we’ve ranked them?
You can let us know by joining in the conversation in the comments section below or on our posts of this story on our Facebook page.
The list always gets the Territory talking. So make sure you know who’s in and who’s out of the NT’s real circle of influence.
■ THE LIST: The NT News’ 120 Most Powerful for 2017
And, don’t forget, tomorrow we reveal our much anticipated Number 1 for 2018.
Just remember, if you‘re not following our list, you won’t be able to gossip about it with everyone else.
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TOMORROW: It’s our final instalment in our 120 Most Powerful list for 2018. Don’t miss finding out who we chose as Numbers 1 and 2, only right here on ntnews.com.au
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