Finocchiaro has taken action within her role as chief minister to fast track approvals for mining projects in the Northern Territory, for which she has received criticism.

She has joined her fellow Coalition affiliate premiers in other Australian states to support the Federal Labor government's plan to introduce an adolescent social media ban.

[6] The CLP upon winning was only one of two Coalition affiliate governments in Australia; the only other being Tasmania since the Liberal Nationals lost the 2023 New South Wales state election.

[10] Since the beginning of Finocchiaro's chief ministership, her party has held a supermajority in the Northern Territory Parliament of 68% of the total seats.

[12] The CLP also committed to building two youth boot camps in Alice Springs and Darwin, as well as investing in skills training for inmates during prison sentences.

[16] Finocchiaro also committed to 'vigorously pursue' the mining, gas and defence sectors in an effort to increase the strength of the NT economy.

[21] Following the introduction of Finocchiaro's housing guarantee scheme, she reported mass levels of interest in buying homes within the Northern Territory.

[27] Alice Springs, one of the largest rural towns in the Northern Territory and home to the Pine Gap Joint Australo-American surveillance facility, is a family violence hotspot in the Australia.

In December 2024, Finocchiaro hinted that federal intervention may be required after a baby was harshly injured in a violent home attack in Alice Springs, with the child subsequently being medevac'd to Adelaide, South Australia.

Upon her swearing-in as chief minister, Finocchiaro dismissed Marco Briceno and Karen Weston from their roles as the heads of health and education departments respectively.

[34] Early in her term, Finocchiaro used her large majority in the NT Parliament to introduce and pass various bills relating to the CLP crime agenda; including 'Declan's law'.