Article from NT Independent – by David Wood | Nov 30, 2025
The terms of reference for an internal government investigation into the death of Acacia health IT system developer Shaun Joyce have been kept secret by the government, with the Department of Corporate and Digital Development refusing to say whether it is examining the issue of identified departmental bullying more broadly or looking into further possible suicides connected to the project.
Sources have raised serious concerns about a toxic workplace culture in the department including moving the deputy chief executive from the central office to sit with the digital projects services team in another building over the issue.
NT Independent article headings
- Refusal to comment on other suicides connected to Acacia
- Do people really matter? The People Matters survey results
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