Residents of the remote Top End community of Wadeye will soon be able to meet with friends at the local pub for the first time in 30 years. Builders are putting the final fittings on a brand-new social club, backed by traditional owners as a way to let people enjoy a drink without having to leave the community. But sceptics say the stakes are high and much hinges on the club's management as licensed liquor returns to a place already beset by alcohol-related problems.
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