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Palmerston Council warns anti-social behaviour could rise with contentious liquor applications approved
The Northern Territory Government has approved two liquor licence transfer applications for Palmerston bottle shops under a controversial fast-tracked process — despite earlier objections from the local council and police.
Key points:
- The NT Government approved four licence transfer applications on Friday
- The Palmerston Council had previously opposed two of them out of concern anti-social behaviour could rise
- The Mayor hasn’t ruled out challenging one or both decisions in the Supreme Court
The decisions mean a new bottle shop will open in the town, while another existing one will relocate to a shopfront nearby.
The approvals were among four given by the Northern Territory Government after it rushed through “urgent” legislation to…
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