Labor and Aborigines need to talk, says Tilmouth

Aboriginal leader Tracker Tilmouth says Indigenous people have a lot of talking to do with the Labor Party about its law and order policies in the Northern Territory.

Labor won a landslide victory in the election in which it campaigned hard on law and order issues.

Tracker Tilmouth is a long-time member of the party but has been critical of its policy aimed at locking up habitual drunks.

"Call it what you like but at the end of the day we've got a process where we've got legislation for 150 people out of Darwin, now that's a lot of detail because you know I think the number of drunks habitual number 150 all up, so we've got a problem," he said.

Mr Tilmouth has called on both parties to make a commitment not to use Aboriginal race issues in future campaigns.

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Pubdate: Sat, 18 Jun 2005
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia Web)
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