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Annette Lin

NT bail reform for violent offenders worries Arnhem MP

Bail reforms in the NT come after the recent fatal stabbing of a bottle shop worker in Darwin. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A new bill in the Northern Territory to revoke bail for violent offenders would further entrench systemic racism and defeat the purpose of a pact on Aboriginal justice, an independent MP says.

The NT parliament on Wednesday introduced the bill that would automatically deny bail to people involved in crimes with a restricted weapon, whether or not they were holding it.

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