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Embattled Alice Springs debates alcohol restrictions set to expire amid tourism and crime concerns

In a fortnight, the three months of alcohol restrictions introduced by the NT government in Alice Springs are due to expire. What happens then is up for debate.

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NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker's position to be finalised 'in the next week or so', chief minister says

Questions around the position of the Northern Territory's police commissioner, Jamie Chalker, are expected to be resolved in the next week, the chief minister says.

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Emails confirm staff in NT chief minister's department deleted references to 'petrochemicals' from Middle Arm websites

Emails obtained by the ABC show staff in the NT Chief Minister's department were tasked with removing the term "petrochemicals" from official websites about a taxpayer-funded industrial hub.

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NT chief minister again refuses to confirm Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker's employment future

The NT chief minister says conversations have been held with Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker about his employment future, but she has again refused to clarify media reports that he was asked to resign late last week.

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Territory's chief minister coy on future of top cop

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has declined to confirm or deny whether Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker retains her confidence.

AAP

The NT government reportedly asked its police commissioner to resign. How did we get here?

The NT chief minister's refusal to clarify the status of NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker's position has only added to growing speculation he could be on his way out. Here's how it got to this point.

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NT chief minister refuses to clarify status of NT police commissioner's position, amid reports he has been asked to resign

The NT chief minister has today refused to clarify media reports that Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has been asked to resign, stating several times that the commissioner is on leave.

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Family Planning Northern Territory to stop bulk billing from May as inflation sees costs soar for social services

The only free family planning centre in Australia is about to start charging a gap fee, due to rising inflation and wage increases.

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NT government opens voluntary buy-backs for grocery store liquor licences in move to reduce alcohol sales

The voluntary buy-back scheme comes after the introduction of a range of other policy measures by the NT government following the fatal stabbing of a young bottle shop worker last week.

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Alice Springs Hospital sees sharp fall in domestic violence cases since return of alcohol bans

The Central Australian town of Alice Springs had, for months, been dealing with high levels of assaults and alcohol-related hospital presentations, but new figures suggest that's begun to ease since the Northern Territory government reinstated liquor bans.

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Northern Territory parliament passes new bail laws after fatal stabbing despite criticism they are too limited

Tougher bail laws have passed the Northern Territory parliament following the stabbing death of a bottle shop worker in Darwin 10 days ago, but the reforms will not apply to offences involving improvised weapons such as rocks and bottles.

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NT bail reform for violent offenders worries Arnhem MP

An independent MP from Arnhem Land has criticised proposed NT bail reforms as entrenching systemic racism and defeating the purpose of a 2021 justice agreement.

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Northern Territory Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker defends his handling of jurisdiction’s ongoing crime surge

The territory's top cop says he is still questioning why crime is hitting record rates in the jurisdiction but his agency is not to blame.

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Bail for violent offenders revoked in NT

The NT government will introduce new legislation this week to revoke bail for violent offenders, in response to the recent fatal stabbing of a BWS worker.

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Northern Territory government announces urgent bail law amendments in bid to stamp out violent knife crime

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles announces tougher bail measures to try to halt a rising level of violent assaults in the territory, a week after the fatal stabbing of a young bottle shop worker.

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Kalkarindji flood evacuees begin repatriation from Howard Springs back to community

Around 700 people were evacuated to Darwin from the remote communities of Kalkarindji, Pigeon Hole and Daguragu earlier this month as flooding hit the Victoria Daly region of the Northern Territory.

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Darwin rally demands that Territory government crack down on crime after bottle-shop slaying

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Darwin to call for tougher crime measures after a young man's senseless slaying

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Anger at rally after Darwin teen's fatal stabbing

Demonstrators gathered in Darwin to express their anger and frustration at the NT government's inaction on crime and violence on Saturday.

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Darwin protest sees thousands call for urgent action on crime in the wake of Declan Laverty's death

The death of 20-year-old Declan Laverty has been the catalyst for a 2,000-strong anti-crime protest outside Darwin’s Parliament House.

The New Daily

Filling up NT jails ‘not answer’ to crime

NT's peak Aboriginal legal service body has cautioned against "hastily applied bail reform" after a fatal stabbing of a bottle shop worker.

AAP

Lawyers critical of NT government's bail review

The Australian Lawyers Alliance has come out criticising the NT government's planned changes to bail, along with other measures to curb crime.

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Northern Territory to review bail laws and police powers after stabbing death of Declan Laverty

Twenty-year-old’s death while working at Darwin liquor store prompts suite of reviews and increased police patrols

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NT government reviews bail laws and police powers after fatal stabbing of Darwin bottle shop worker Declan Laverty

The NT government has announced a suite of measures in response to the stabbing death of a young worker at a bottle shop in Darwin, including a review of bail laws and potential new police powers.

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Bail law review after Top End bottleshop worker killed

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has unveiled measures aimed at addressing anti-social behaviour after a bottleshop worker's fatal stabbing.

ABC News

NT government yet to outline response following fatal stabbing at Darwin bottle shop

The NT Chief Minister is expected to meet with liquor and hospitality industry representatives today to consider options for reducing alcohol-related crime, following the fatal stabbing of a young worker at a bottle shop in Darwin.

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