Access to alcohol in the Northern Territory will be tightened further with ‘opt-out’ bans expected to be rolled out across Indigenous communities.
As the government looks to build momentum behind the campaign for a Voice to
Parliament, cracks are beginning to show in the positions taken by other parties.
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