Don't despair...the current NT media discussions on whistle blowers might encourage some courageous souls to expose the situation. (are there any dmo's with balls left?)
Word is that CF have had a dreadful serviceability record (fixed and rotary), Gove and Katherine left without a service for long periods (days, I mean, not hours) putting extreme pressure on the road ambulance service and health workers across the Top End.
Word is also that whilst the department are saying that a decision will be announced before Christmas, they cannot afford any of the offers and as long as CF keep the media spotlight off the senior departmental heads until they figure out how to proceed, the current service will keep rolling on and on.......... until the next time some white person dies and the CF media spinners cannot contain it or there is a damming coroners court finding against the department for failing to oversight their contractor and protect the interests of remote Territorians.