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.

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…