Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has signed a pledge to be more "fair dinkum" than the previous scandal-plagued government as parliament sits for the first time since Labor's landslide election win.
At parliament's official opening, Mr Gunner signed the front page of the NT News, which called on his government to end the culture of cover up and honour its election commitments.
"We will be open and transparent. We will restore trust to government," he said in Darwin on Tuesday.
The Country Liberals Party was obliterated in the August election following four years of scandal, leadership spills and 18 cabinet reshuffles, handing Labor an overwhelming majority in the 13th legislative assembly.
"We have got a very big agenda for the next four years," Mr Gunner said.
Labor has vowed to establish an Independent Commission Against Corruption, an integrity commission and float reforms to electoral donations.
Reforming aspects of the juvenile justice system and reinstating the banned drinkers register are other big priorities for the new government as it grapples with high levels of domestic violence, suicide rates and the effects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Following the ABC's Four Corners program which aired footage of boys being tear gassed at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, Labor will introduce legislation to end the use of restraint chairs on young offenders.
Mr Gunner said the government would fully co-operate with the royal commission that was called in response to the scandal.
Aboriginal elders and traditional dancers welcomed familiar faces and many more new ones as parliament resumed, with 14 members due to make maiden speeches.
The government took up two thirds of the floor, forcing the opposition and the independents to sit together because of room constraints.
Independents outnumber the ousted Country Liberal Party five to two in an unprecedented makeup, but they've all vowed to hold the government to account.
Opposition leader Gary Higgins and deputy Lia Finocchiaro will share 19 shadow portfolios, while Yingiya Mark Guyula, returning speaker Kezia Purick, Robyn Lambley, Gerry Wood and Terry Mills have been guaranteed extra resources to bring Labor to account.
Mr Guyula, the newly-elected Nhulunbuy independent, was officially sworn in, despite his seat still being in doubt over eligibility issues.
Ms Purick, the Goyder independent, was elected as Speaker again, after she was dumped and then reinstated in the role following a failed late-night coup by members of the then CLP government last November.
"It's actually her third reign because she lost the job for about 40 minutes," fellow independent Gerry Wood said.
