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âNo different to Juukan Gorgeâ: Controversial Darwin Dan Murphyâs store approved
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Supermarket and drinks giant Woolworths has been given the green light to build the controversial Dan Murphyâs outlet in Darwin despite continued opposition from local Indigenous community groups.
On Friday, the Northern Territoryâs Director of Liquor Licensing said it would approve the application from Woolworthsâ subsidiary, Endeavour Group, to build the cityâs largest Dan Murphyâs store within walking distance of cityâs biggest Aboriginal community in Bagot.
NT licensing boss says Darwin Dan Murphy s is critical for economy, Aboriginal health groups appalled
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Woolworths bid to open a Dan Murphy s near Darwin airport is five years in the making.
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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.
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The decision has been approved in a fast-tracked process arranged by the NT Labor Government
Woolworths says it will impose a voluntary increase on the NT s $1.30 floor price an extra 5c for beer and 10c for wine
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 Woolworths.
But Woolworths – through a spokesman for its subsidiary Endeavour Group, which operates Dan Murphy’s – said the store would have the “most stringent set of alcohol control policies anywhere in the country”.