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Northern Territory's electoral commission could poll remote communities on alcohol bans, chief minister says

The Northern Territory's electoral commission could be enlisted to conduct ballots on returning alcohol bans to remote Indigenous communities, under a plan floated to help deal with escalating violence in Central Australia.

ABC News · Jan 27, 2023

Beneath the Alice Springs 'crime wave' are complex issues – and a lot of politics

The supposed dimensions of the “crisis” in Alice Springs have been exhaustively portrayed in the media, both nationally and in the Northern Territory. The stories abound: shopfront windows repeatedly broken, groups of young children wandering the streets at night, and defenceless elderly residents struck down during violent robberies of their…

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2023

Grog bans return: what is going on in Alice Springs and how did we get here?

Locals say the rise in social unrest and violence is the result of years of punitive policies and neglect in housing, health and welfare

The Guardian - AU · Jan 26, 2023

Morning Mail: Body image activist Taryn Brumfitt honoured, Albanese fights for voice

Body image activist from South Australia takes the top national award; PM urges opponents to see the national interest; and pro-Russian tennis fans quizzed by police

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2023

How a crime wave in Alice Springs grew into a national political crisis

Anthony Albanese may have only been in Alice Springs for a few hours, but the reality of the town's problems have been all too apparent to local residents and community leaders, who have spent months desperately calling for something to change.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023

Total alcohol ban won’t solve problems in Alice Springs, say Indigenous groups

Traditional owners fear punitive and race-based solutions could inflame tensions, and that the ‘impact of colonisation’ needs to be addressed

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2023

'Disaster' in Alice Springs stems from Intervention, traditional owners say, as fresh alcohol bans loom

High rates of crime and alcohol-fuelled violence plaguing Alice Springs are a legacy of the now-repealed Northern Territory Intervention, a senior traditional owner says, as the potential return of blanket alcohol bans loom.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023

New alcohol restrictions, funding promises and the potential return of blanket alcohol bans. Here's what's been announced for Alice Springs

New restrictions on the sale of alcohol have come into effect in Alice Springs, following the prime minister's whirlwind visit to the outback town. Here's what we know.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023

Linda Burney says Indigenous voice would have prevented Alice Springs crisis

Minister says Northern Territory government responded too slowly and a First Nations body advising parliament would have delivered earlier intervention

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2023

What we know about the disappearance and suspected homicide of Alice Springs woman Angie Fuller

Two weeks after her last confirmed sighting at a truck stop in Central Australia, police have declared the case of missing mother Angie Fuller a suspected homicide. Here's what we know so far.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023