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NT chief becomes indigenous minister

NT Chief Minister Adam Giles says he is passionate about indigenous affairs, reinstating the portfolio two years after he scrapped it.

THE Northern Territory chief minister has reinstated the indigenous affairs portfolio he dumped two years ago, saying "everything needs to improve" for Aboriginal Territorians.

ADAM Giles, the first indigenous government leader in Australia, appointed himself indigenous affairs minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday.

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