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NT Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro to propose laws to tackle youth crime
NT opposition leader Lia Finocchiaro is increasing pressure on the Gunner government over youth crime in Alice Springs, announcing she will introduce tougher bail laws when Parliament resumes next week.
Key points:
- The Opposition will propose a mandatory presumption against bail
- Chief Minister Michael Gunner is considering reviewing the bail act
- A lawyer says the “tough-on-crime” approach could adversely impact Indigenous incarceration rates
The Country Liberal Party has been calling for the government to reverse changes to bail laws made following the Royal Commission into the Detention and Protection of Children in the Northern Territory in 2017.
In the wake of a report about crime in Alice Springs on Channel Nine’s A Current Affair last…
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