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NT government reviews bail laws and police powers after fatal stabbing of Darwin bottle shop worker Declan Laverty

NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says violence against workers needs to stop. (ABC News: Jessica Rendall)

The Northern Territory government has announced a suite of measures in response to the stabbing death of a young worker at a bottle shop in Darwin, including a review of bail laws and potential new police powers.

Declan Laverty, 20, was killed at the BWS drive-through at the Airport Tavern in Jingili on Sunday night.

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