Opposition Leader Urges More Action to Protect Indigenous Children

Children of the Yolngu people from north-eastern Arnhem Land prepare to perform the Bunggul traditional dance during the Garma Festival near Nhulunbuy, East Arnhem Land, in Australia, on Aug. 4, 2018. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has urged further action to protect children in central Australian Indigenous communities following the reintroduction of alcohol bans.

The Northern Territory government will bring legislation next week to reinstate dry zones, which communities will be able to opt out of if they choose.