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'Opt-out' alcohol bans in prospect for Indigenous communities after PM's Alice Springs visit

New temporary restrictions on takeaway sales and the prospect of reimposed bans on alcohol in Indigenous communities – with “opt-out” provisions – have followed Anthony Albanese’s Tuesday visit to crisis-ridden Alice Springs.

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Australia limits alcohol sales in Alice Springs amid crime wave

Australia will limit the sale of alcohol and consider wider bans to control spiralling alcohol-fuelled violence in a central region, in the run-up to a referendum on Indigenous recognition that is shining a light on deep social divisions.

Reuters

Government announces immediate restrictions on alcohol sales in Alice Springs to quell crime spike

Anthony Albanese also outlined $50m in funding and appointment of central Australian regional controller to coordinate law-and-order plan

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New alcohol restrictions announced for Alice Springs after PM's visit amid crime spike, review to reconsider wider bans

New alcohol restrictions will be introduced in Alice Springs after days of political and media pressure over crime and alcohol-fuelled violence.

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Afternoon Update: Albanese in Alice Springs amid crime crisis; another California shooting; and a stone age comet returns

Prime minister arrives as Northern Territory police hose down opposition leader’s call for federal action to restore order

The Guardian - AU

Alice business owners reveal crime impact

Business owners from various shops across Alice Springs all say they've been attacked or robbed, with an ongoing crime wave described as the worst it's been.

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Watch: PM to visit NT, Tragic end to police pursuit

Watch: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Alice Springs today. A police pursuit in Sydney has come to a fiery and tragic end. A 19-year-old man is

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Homicide investigation launched as NT Police suspend search for missing Alice Springs woman Angie Fuller

Two weeks after she was last seen on the remote Tanami Road near Alice Springs, police say the are now treating the 30-year-old mother-of-two's disappearance as suspicious and believe "third-party intervention" was involved.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flies into Alice Springs amid calls for action on alcohol-fuelled crime crisis

Anthony Albanese will join Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles on the trip, after days of pressure from the federal opposition and national media.

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NT alcohol restrictions amid crime crisis

The Northern Territory government will restrict the sale of alcohol in Alice Springs and central Australia in a bid to curb surging youth crime.

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NT senator Malarndirri McCarthy urges alcohol industry to 'step up' and help reduce crime and violent behaviour

Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy calls on the liquor industry to 'step up' and help clamp down on alcohol-fuelled violence in Central Australia.

ABC News

New alcohol restrictions for Alice Springs amid law and order crisis – as it happened

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Federal Labor MP warns Alice Springs crime crisis is impeding Voice debate

The debate over enshrining an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution is being impeded by the Alice Springs crime crisis, according to the Indigenous Labor member for the Northern Territory seat of Lingiari, Marion Scrymgour.

The Conversation

Pressure mounts on NT government to reimpose alcohol bans to restore law and order in Alice Springs

Medical experts say crime and antisocial behaviours are being driven by increased access to alcohol, while Labor MP calls for restrictions on alcohol sales

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Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton urges PM to visit Alice Springs amid crime increase

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the government needs to be pouring more resources into dealing with escalating crime rates in the Central Australian town.

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PM urged to intervene in territory crime

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has called on the government to act urgently to control an uptick in crime and anti-social behaviour in the Northern Territory.

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NT Police confirm Todd Tavern liquor licence suspended over alleged domestic violence amid Alice Springs crime spike

The two busiest bottle shops in Alice Springs will be shut this weekend as the town grapples with an ongoing crisis of alcohol-fuelled violence and crime.

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Peter Dutton calls for the federal government to act on Alice Springs crime, as supermarket giants reduce liquor sales

Peter Dutton says he fears there'll be "tragedy" in Alice Springs as the town battles an intense, violent and prolonged crime crisis.

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NT Police data reveals nearly one-quarter of calls to emergency lines in 2022 were trivial or pranks

Police in northern Australia have voiced their frustration at the high amount of nuisance calls they are receiving as they battle a prolonged crime wave.

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NT Attorney-General says government is listening to desperate calls for Alice Springs crime action

NT Attorney-General Chansey Paech says his government is discussing a range of "realistic ideas and solutions" with the community to "reclaim the CBD at night".

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NT Police Minister Kate Worden to meet with Alice Springs liquor retailers on crime crisis

High crime rates and continued domestic and public violence in Alice Springs has prompted demands for action, with Police Minister Kate Worden set to meet with alcohol retailers to find solutions.

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Police Have Seized Items In Relation To Suspected Homicide Of Missing NT Woman Angie Fuller

NT Police said they believe Angie Fuller, who was last seen on Monday, January 9 outside of Alice Springs, is alive.

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Alice Springs mayor Matt Paterson calls for federal police, ADF assistance amid crime crisis

A police operation to stamp out crime in the Central Australian town has seen more than 300 people arrested since November – but mayor Matt Paterson says it's not enough.

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Search for Angie Fuller in Alice Springs enters second week as father speaks

Police are continuing to search for mother-of-two Angie Fuller, who was last seen a week ago along the Tanami Road north of Alice Springs.

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Iris Capital's Gap View Hotel bottle shop penalised for failing to use Banned Drinkers Register scanner

Sydney-based hospitality giant Iris Capital is ordered to temporarily cease trading at one of its Northern Territory bottle shops following "inherently serious" breaches of the Liquor Act.

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