Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the territory will not have a “race-based policy” that “disempowers” Aboriginal Territorians, as the government faces pressure to tackle the issue of alcohol and rising crime rates in the region.
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“We have some of the most strictest alcohol supply measures, we will continue to work in that space, but we will not have a race-based policy that disempowers Aboriginal Territorians.”
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