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Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has unveiled urgent bail reforms in a bid to address the out-of-control crime that is ravaging the Northern Territory.
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles announces tougher bail measures to try to halt a rising level of violent assaults in the territory, a week after the fatal stabbing of a young bottle shop worker.
The NT government says record prisoner numbers are "expected to continue for the foreseeable future", with stricter bail laws proposed following the fatal stabbing of a bottle shop worker.
The territory's top cop says he is still questioning why crime is hitting record rates in the jurisdiction but his agency is not to blame.
A report looking into ways to tackle offending in the NT finds widespread support for more investment in community-led programs as an alternative to incarceration.