The Northern Territory's two major parties are campaigning hard on crime in the lead-up to the territory election, positioning it as the number one issue at the polls.
Labor and the Country Liberal Party see cracking down on crime as a major issue for the upcoming Northern Territory election.
Ben Crawford's security business in Alice Springs had already been broken into more than a dozen times in 18 months."It was taken out, set on fire and burnt to the ground," he said. Territory Labor kicked off its campaign by promising lower crime and saying more community safety was its top concern. It is in these suburbs that politicians have held many of their press conferences to highlight issues of crime.
"You do the right thing by us and we'll do the right thing by you. You give everyone a chance," he said.Yasmin Isaac’s family home in a remote NT community was ransacked after her mother had to evacuate due to flooding.That is despite the remote Top End home where she grew up, and where her mother still lives, having recently been ransacked and looted.
"It might not be pretty enough, or it might not happen with significant change within four years, as opposed to hitting a curfew, changing the age or having more police will," he said.Government bargains to win over Labor MPs on laws to ban gambling ads around children's programs and live sportTo beat Trump, Harris will likely need this small state.
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