Chief Minister to PM: Stop bullying NT NORTHERN Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles says Julia Gillard was acting like a bully by making veiled threats to force his government into changing its alcohol policies. The governing Country Liberal Party (CLP) in the NT has drawn Canberra's disapproval over its alcohol control policies. Since taking power last August the CLP has axed the Banned Drinkers Register (BDR), designed to stop problem drinkers buying take-away alcohol, and instead initiated a program of mandatory rehabilitation for drunks. "We, as a jurisdiction, want to be free to be able to do our business and help our citizens as we see best in the NT," Mr Giles said on Monday. He said the Ms Gillard was acting like a bully by making veiled threats about holding back money unless the NT brought back a policy objective it did not believe worked. On Friday, Mr Giles met with Ms Gillard, who was in Darwin to sell her schools funding package. "I also raised the concerns around her comments in relation to the BDR and any veiled threats here or otherwise," Mr Giles said "I made it very clear that we are firm in wanting to help people who have got chronic alcohol abuse issues," he said. He said the prime minister was grandstanding ahead of the September federal election. "I would encourage the prime minister to focus more on getting her budget right and managing Australia's borders much better," he said. Police in NT have said the bulk of their work relates to dealing with drunks.