Canberra, Dec 19 (IANS) Leader of Australia's Northern Territory (NT), Natasha Fyles on Tuesday resigned after failing to disclose shareholdings in a mining company.Fyles announced her intention to stand down as Chief Minister of the NT on Thursday following a series of integrity scandals, reports Xinhua news agency. Tuesday's announcement came just a day after it was revealed that Fyles owned undisclosed shares in South32, a mining and metals company that possesses a manganese mine on Groote Eylandt off the NT's north-east coast. For this reason, I feel the honorable action is to resign as Chief Minister," Fyles told reporters. A former school teacher, Fyles became the Chief Minister of the NT in May 2022. Fyles also stood down from her role as the NT's Minister for Health but said she would not quit politics.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 19, 2023 10:04 UTC