There will be immediate restrictions on alcohol sales and more than $50m worth of community support to restore order and safety to the central Australian town of Alice Springs, where alcohol-related harms, violent crime and unrest have reached extreme levels.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, also announced that Luritja woman Dorelle Anderson, the first Aboriginal director of the Northern Territory’s families department, will be appointed as a central Australian regional controller, to coordinate those immediate efforts.
