She will campaign on a platform of changing Aboriginal land rights, fighting domestic violence and cutting youth crime.

Ms Price, the daughter of a Warlpiri woman and a non-Aboriginal man, today confirmed she would seek preselection by the Country Liberal Party to campaign for Lingiari, a seat covering all of the Territory outside Darwin held by Labor’s Warren Snowdon.

Ms Price, who recently drew national headlines for her outspoken opposition to moving the date of Australia Day, said that while her views hadn’t changed, there were many more important issues affecting the Territory.

“I think that the Aboriginal Land Rights Act needs to be reviewed, definitely,’’ she said.

“What’s the point in handing Aboriginal people their land back if they can’t even use it to generate their own income from it — not passive welfare through a royalty system but actual enterprise and business income through creating jobs.  

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