NT attorney-general insists CLP crime policy is ‘cutting through | ABC News
The Northern Territory’s attorney-general has insisted she is “standing up” for Aboriginal victims of crime in the face of mounting criticism of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) government’s tough-on-crime policies and their impact on Indigenous incarceration. After a year of law-and-order changes focused on restricting bail and introducing tougher punishments for young people, coinciding with a rapid rise in prisoner numbers, the CLP government has been openly criticised by several Indigenous bodies for allegedly targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through its policies. Earlier this year, the NT’s four land councils joined together to accuse the government of overt racism and human rights abuses, with Central Land Council deputy chair Barbara Shaw claiming the government was “stacking and racking” Aboriginal people in prisons. Speaking to Stateline NT, Marie-Clare Boothby denied the government was targeting Indigenous Territorians and said her focus was on protecting victims regardless of their background. “Our policies apply to everyone equally and it’s certainly not racist to want a safer community,” she said.
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