Opposition calls on Chief Minister to 'take responsibility' for mass exodus of police

By Roxanne Fitzgerald
Updated January 22 2021 - 10:08am, first published 8:45am
In September 2020, Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker flagged staffing issues across remote communities and highlighted the NT Government was not in a financial position to fund police to service 55 remote police stations.
In September 2020, Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker flagged staffing issues across remote communities and highlighted the NT Government was not in a financial position to fund police to service 55 remote police stations.

Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Gerard Maley, has rounded on the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory's handling of the "current mass exodus of police officers", saying he must take responsibility.

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