SOBER MARTU MAN REFUSED PUB ENTRY

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GEOFF VIVIAN

In the Pilbara, a Martu man who does not drink was refused admission to one of Newman’s two pubs last week.

He said he had intended to deposit $50 into his TAB account there, but just inside the door a woman tapped him on the shoulder and told him not to come in.

“'I was told: ‘you can’t go in there, we had three incidents today’,” he said. “I told her: ‘I just want to deposit the money and walk out’. She told me not to come. Not to go inside. So I walked out and I told her: ‘this town is getting racist’.”

The Newman Hotel, also known as the Purple Pub, has been contacted for comment.