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Katherine reports rise in transient visitors since return of Alice Springs alcohol restrictions

The Northern Territory town of Katherine already has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the country.  (ABC News: Michael Franchi)

An outback town struggling with crime and homelessness is seeing an influx of transient visitors, which some believe is a direct impact of new alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs.

Katherine in the Northern Territory, about 1,200km north of Alice Springs, already has one of Australia's highest rates of homelessness.

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