00:00A daylight arrest in Palmerston today, the culmination of weeks of incidents in the neighbourhood
00:07of this frustrated resident.
00:09Violence all night, there's been parties, there's been stolen cars come and go.
00:15Police calling for information about a vehicle fire in Woodruff last night, involving up
00:20to 20 people a block away from Alan's home.
00:24The long time Labor voter saying he's afraid to leave his home and is now open to voting
00:30for the opposition.
00:31I've been up here 25 years and I've never ever seen Darwin like this ever.
00:37The unrest an unfortunate start for Labor's election campaign as the government enters
00:42caretaker mode, both the Chief Minister and opposition leader campaigning in Palmerston
00:48saying they have the solutions to the territories law and order issues.
00:52We've put the additional money into police, we've put additional money into education,
00:57we're restructuring the housing, we're doing the work around preschool as well.
01:01The CLP will continue to fight for what Territorians are talking to us about and that's about safer
01:07streets, better powers for our police, an economy that's growing so that we can have
01:11jobs and opportunities for our kids and a lifestyle where we're free.
01:16With crime and the cost of living shaping up to be key election issues, it's no surprise
01:20that both party leaders decided to spend their first day of campaigning here in Palmerston.
01:25There are four seats on offer here which could prove vital to forming government on August
01:3024.
01:32One seat is held by Labor leader Eva Lawler, two by the CLP and one by former Labor MLA
01:37turned independent Mark Turner.
01:39Do you think you're going to win Blaine at this election?
01:42It's going to be a really tough ask Tom.
01:45For the incumbent underdog not optimistic, he can cling on, but voters in his seat, hoping
01:51whoever wins, can turn things around.
01:54Whichever party it is, and the police minister and whatever, to just come front up and have
01:58a go out here, like it's tough.
02:04Don't feel safe in my own home.
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