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NT government denies that planned crime reforms are form of ‘racial control’

Former NT attorney general alleges Country Liberal party is planning law-and-order changes aimed at controlling Indigenous people

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Sweeping changes for public service under CLP

The Country Liberal Party ministry has been sworn in ahead of sweeping changes to the Northern Territory public service.

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Country Liberals to lower criminal age to 10 years old in NT as Finocchiaro talks tough on law and order

Country Liberal party chief minister, Lia Finocchiaro, says parents of children who commit crimes may also have their government benefits cut

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This NT election, even pet crocs are campaign fodder. Just don’t mention the ballooning debt

The Northern Territory is going to the polls this weekend. The incumbent Labor government is under serious challenge from a rejuvenated Country Liberal Party (CLP) opposition, led by Lia Finocchiaro. This is an election mainly about crime and the state of the economy, and neither issue is good for Labor.

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Top End theatrics as leaders go head-to-head in debate

The Northern Territory's political leaders have gone head-to-head in a debate a month out from their election.

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Shadow minister resigns over DV hiring scandal

NT opposition frontbencher Steve Edgington has given up his domestic violence prevention portfolio after revelations he knowingly employed a perpetrator.

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Country Liberal Party president Lawson Broad quits over party's opposition to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

The Northern Territory's Country Liberal Party president Lawson Broad says he was "strongly opposed" to the recent announcement that the party's rank-and-file members had voted to back the 'No' campaign in the upcoming referendum.

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NT opposition leader urged to oppose Indigenous Voice by senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

The CLP's leader in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, Lia Finocchiaro, has previously indicated her parliamentary team could vote in favour of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament even if the rank-and-file members oppose it.

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Rank-and-file of NT's Country Liberal Party support motions backing No campaign of Voice to Parliament

The rebuke presents a challenge to the party's leader in the NT Legislative Assembly, Lia Finocchiaro, who last week said she supported the concept of the Voice but wanted more detail from Canberra.

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Northern Territory Country Liberal Party introduces bill to allow police to arrest and fine people for drinking in public

Public drinking was decriminalised in the NT in 2019 in accordance with recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Now the CLP wants to change that.

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Pleas for grog ban in crime-stricken Alice Springs

Country Liberal Party senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price will push to reinstate alcohol bans in central Australia, making an impassioned plea to the government.

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Lia Finocchiaro says CLP yet to reach Voice to Parliament position, despite Jacinta Price announcing opposition

Country Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price supported the Nationals' declaration that they would oppose the Voice earlier this week.

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Country Liberals attend anti-crime rally despite racist comments on organiser's social media account

The Northern Territory's opposition leader has attended an anti-crime meeting near Darwin which Labor ministers refused to attend because of racist comments on the organiser's social media account.

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Three years after the NT implemented an alcohol 'floor price', review paints mixed picture of its success

Australia's first and only minimum price on alcohol has been hailed by the Northern Territory government as a success, but a review into the policy has given a mixed picture.

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Labor retains NT seat left by Gunner

The ALP has held on to the seat of former NT chief minister Michael Gunner despite a swing to the Country Liberal Party and Greens.

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Labor gets top spot for Fannie Bay ballot

Labor has been drawn in the top spot on the ballot paper for the Fannie Bay by-election in the Northern Territory.

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CLP choose Fannie Bay candidate

The Country Liberal Party has chosen a local business owner and former police officer as its candidate for Fanny Bay in the Northern Territory by-election.

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Two senators, two paths to reconciliation

Labor senator Jana Stewart and Country Liberal Party senator Nampijinpa Price have delivered their first speeches to parliament.

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Federal election results for the NT are becoming clearer. Here's what we know so far

While some election candidates are already booking flights to Canberra, others are packing up their corflutes and contemplating their next political move.

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Labor’s Marion Scrymgour set to win Northern Territory seat of Lingiari, fending off CLP’s Damien Ryan

The ABC's election analyst, Antony Green, has called the Northern Territory's seat of Lingiari for Labor, saying Marion Scrymgour's lead is now large enough that it can't be overturned by postal votes.

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Scott Morrison confirms Coalition won't allow NT and ACT a right to vote on voluntary assisted dying if re-elected

The Northern Territory and ACT remain banned from voting on legalising voluntary assisted dying and, as of Thursday, are the last jurisdictions without it. It's now erupted into an election issue.

ABC News

Michael Gunner's resignation as NT chief minister could reshape the race for Solomon

The sudden resignation of NT Labor leader Michael Gunner – who had been absent from federal Labor's campaigning – could reshape the contest for the marginal seat of Solomon, according to a political pundit.

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Labor and the Country Liberal Party running hard to land Northern Territory seat of Lingiari

Whoever voters decide will inherit Lingiari from retiring MP Warren Snowdon also takes on some of the nation's toughest challenges – and the hopes of residents that they'll urgently seek out new solutions.

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Some NT Pollies Want To Hire Masked Vigilantes To Beat Criminals, Which Is Giving Me KKK Vibes

The Country Liberal Party are reportedly considering a proposal to use "hooded cane masters" to curb Northern Territory's crime rates.

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The Northern Territory candidates vying for your vote in the federal election

Whether you're in downtown Darwin or the furthest flung corner of the Northern Territory, there's a politician that wants your vote in the federal election on Saturday 21 May.

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