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Aaron Bunch

NT defends Indigenous opt-in booze ban

NT's alcohol opt-in legislation allows Indigenous communities to make decisions, Natasha Fyles says. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has defended her government's controversial opt-in booze ban for many remote Aboriginal communities.

The amended liquor law - which requires communities to choose whether they want alcohol restrictions to continue - replaced an expired intervention-era alcohol ban on July 17.

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