Alcohol bans are returning to the NT, and some Indigenous leaders see them as a 'second chance'

Phillip Goodman has welcomed the return of alcohol bans in the Northern Territory. (ABC News: Che Chorley)

Nearly a year ago, against the spectre of alcohol bans lifting in his community, Palmerston Indigenous Village leader Phillip Goodman offered his prediction of what would come next.

"All hell's gonna break loose," said Mr Goodman at the time.