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Jano Gibson

NT government yet to outline response following fatal stabbing at Darwin bottle shop

NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles was visibly upset on Tuesday morning talking about the stabbing death of a Darwin bottle shop worker.

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the community wants urgent action to combat alcohol-related crime following the fatal stabbing of a young worker at a Darwin bottle shop, but she is yet to outline her government's response.

Declan Laverty, 20, was killed at the BWS drive-through at the Airport Tavern in Jingili on Sunday night, less than a month after the local hospitality industry warned of an increase in "weaponised" and "aggressive" incidents.

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