NT permit system fails to halt grog

15-Sep-08

CLAIMS by the Rudd Government that the permit system plays a crucial role in keeping alcohol out of Aboriginal lands are not supported by police statistics, which reveal that Aborigines are overwhelmingly the Northern Territory's leading grog-runners.

Figures obtained by The Australian show the great majority of people summonsed or arrested for bringing liquor into alcohol-restricted communities in the Territory in the past 15 months were Aborigines who did not need permits to enter their land.

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