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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Collard

NT reinstates alcohol bans in effort to curb crime surge in Alice Springs

NT chief minister Natasha Fyles
NT chief minister Natasha Fyles says reintroduction of bans is moving away from ‘race-based alcohol policies’. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Alcohol bans are set to be reintroduced in central Australia after a snap review recommended tighter restrictions to address a surge of crime and antisocial behaviour in Alice Springs.

The measures announced Monday mean that Aboriginal people living in remote communities and town camps in the Northern Territory will not be able to buy takeaway alcohol, although communities will be able to lift the bans if 60% of residents vote in favour of an alcohol management plan.

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