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Northern Territory government approval will be contested at a tribunal, with activists arguing the expansion will hurt Indigenous communities
The proposed liquor outlet would have been in close proximity to three Indigenous dry communities. We missed you too. Sign up to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter, so you always know where to find us. Controversial plans to build a Dan Murphy’s megastore near Darwin Airport have been scrapped, parent company Woolworths Group announced today. Indigenous groups have been protesting against the plans for nearly six years. Today’s win came after Woolies’ Endeavour Group was found by an independent panel to have not consulted stakeholders sufficiently enough. “The Gilb...
Liquor Commission hosts public hearing in Tennant Creek to discuss tightening laws TueTuesday 2 FebFebruary 2021 at 9:44pm New limits would also be placed on the number of take away drinks a household could purchase in one day. ( Share Print text only Cancel A tightening of liquor licensing laws in a remote region of the Northern Territory will be difficult to enforce and could stoke allegations of racial discrimination, a public hearing into the proposal has heard. Key points: Critics says proposed changes could be shaming and difficult to implement Written Submissions are open until Februar...
NT licensing boss says Darwin Dan Murphy's is 'critical' for economy, Aboriginal health groups 'appalled' FriFriday 18 DecDecember 2020 at 6:50am Woolworths' bid to open a Dan Murphy's near Darwin airport is five years in the making. ( Print text only Cancel Supermarket giant Woolworths' bid to open a large-scale Dan Murphy's alcohol outlet in Darwin has been given the green light, with the government decision-maker declaring the project "critical" for the local economy's post-coronavirus recovery. Key points: The decision has been approved in a fast-tracked process arranged by the NT Labor ...
Aboriginal community groups are devastated that the Northern Territory government has approved a Dan Murphy’s ‘megastore’ in Darwin. Photograph: Alexander Bogatyrev/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock Aboriginal and community groups have expressed deep disappointment at the Northern Territory’s decision to approve a Dan Murphy’s alcohol “megastore” in Darwin. They said the process was “stacked against community” concerns about the health impacts of alcohol and it amounted to “corporate wilful blindness” by parent company Wool...