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(A)manda Parkinson

Federal support needed as crime in outback town climbs

Leaders have called for additional police support as crime in Alice Springs spikes. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Alice Springs is again reeling from a vicious home invasion as police say violent crime is on the rise.

Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro and Police Commissioner Michael Murphy flew to Alice Springs on Thursday morning after an alleged home invasion left a two-month-old baby with severe head fractures.

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