{"id":1268,"date":"2019-01-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/support-grows-merge-south-australia-and-northern-territory\/"},"modified":"2019-01-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T14:00:00","slug":"support-grows-merge-south-australia-and-northern-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/support-grows-merge-south-australia-and-northern-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"Support grows to merge South Australia and the Northern Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Would you support this? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We could soon see Australia\u2019s eight states\/territories drop to seven with fresh calls being made to merge the Northern Territory and South Australia into one unified state.<\/p>\n

The idea, which was previously raised in 2015 by a Northern Territory MP, would see the two areas merge into \u201cCentralia\u201d whereby the states would share one government, one economy and one set of laws.<\/p>\n

The most recent call for unification came from former NT Attorney-General John Elferink in the form of multiple, lengthy letters to the editor in the NT News.<\/p>\n

He proposed that forming \u2018Centralia\u2019 would result in a state \u201cwith resources to rival WA\u201d that could have direct access to Asia, therefore a strong and prosperous economy.<\/p>\n

However, with an economic crisis currently unfolding in the Northern Territory, the chances of South Australia supporting this move are very slim.<\/p>\n

The Australian Conservative Senate candidate Rikki Lambert told news.com.au that the idea might be interesting to explore, however the terms are less than attractive to those in the South.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have a jurisdiction that is effectively broke wanting to join a South Australian jurisdiction that is only just coming off the dependence on state spending that we saw under Labour,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Former SA premiers have attempted to forge closer bonds with the NT, however none have voiced their support for the merge.<\/p>\n

The idea will continue to be discussed over the coming months.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Coles defends Easter stock on shelves in January\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: The little-known NSW road rules – and their hefty consequences<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Written by Kate Stevens<\/em><\/p>\n

Images: Google Images<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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