Unsealed documents shed light on NT’s turbulent 90’s | ABC NEWS
Meanwhile in the Northern Territory, a trove of cabinet documents from 30 years ago reveal confidential government discussions around the purchase of poker machines and amendments to landmark euthanasia laws.
In 1995, then Chief Minister Marshall Perron resigned from politics, making way for a CLP government led by Shane Stone, which sought to bolster its coffers with gambling revenue. Oliver Chaseling has this report for ABC News Northern Territory.
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