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NT crime drop claims collide with Aboriginal incarceration concerns as Commonwealth flags “levers”

The Northern Territory government is pointing to new crime statistics showing a sharp fall in offences in Alice Springs/Mparntwe, arguing its “tough on crime” reforms are improving safety. But Aboriginal legal and human rights advocates say the same policy settings are driving an escalating incarceration rate that disproportionately impacts First Nations people. According to reporting […]