Councils across Australia are pouring money into new skate parks, recognising their value as low-cost, high-impact spaces to keep young people off the streets but skaters in Darwin say local facilities are totally inadequate. And as the Northern Territory grapples with some of the nation's highest rates of youth crime, experts believe investing in skate parks should be a priority, costing a fraction of the millions spent on policing and detention.
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