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NT parliament blog: Urgent youth crime reforms top agenda
Despite the political firestorm over ‘wear and tear’, a committee has found nothing wrong with the multimillion-dollar price tag to house flood evacuees at Howard Springs in 2023.
Welcome to the NT News rolling coverage of Territory parliament this sitting week.
Youth crime tops the agenda on Thursday, with youth justice reforms being debated and expected to pass on urgency before the end of day.
Wednesday saw several pieces of legislation introduced, including tough new animal welfare laws.
On Tuesday the government released its official response to a high profile domestic violence inquest, unleashing an extraordinary attack on the NT Coroner in the process.
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