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NT introduces new alcohol laws

The NT government is introducing new community alcohol bans, saying they are temporary and non-intervention-style.

AAP · Feb 14, 2023

No immediate action on Alice Springs alcohol bans, Prime Minister says governments will listen to community

It could be up to a week before a decision is made on whether Intervention-era alcohol bans are reinstated in central Australia in a bid to arrest a spike in crime and alcohol-fuelled violence.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Aboriginal peak organisations call for three-way partnership with NT and federal governments amid Alice Springs crime crisis

Remote communities in the Northern Territory have long been governed under a partnership between the NT and federal governments. Amid rising crime rates in Alice Springs, Aboriginal peak bodies are calling for a formal seat at the table.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2023

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NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles downplays prospect of Intervention alcohol bans returning in Alice Springs

NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles would not say if she expects opt-out bans to be reimposed this week, as flagged by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2023

What was the Northern Territory Emergency Response, better known in Indigenous communities as The Intervention?

The hardline Northern Territory Emergency Response was in place across the territory for 15 years. So, what was the policy that became better known as "The Intervention"?

ABC News · Jan 28, 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High rates of crime and alcohol-fuelled violence plaguing Alice Springs are a legacy of the now-repealed Northern Territory Intervention, a senior traditional owner says, as the potential return of blanket alcohol bans loom.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

Alcohol bans and law and order responses to crime in Alice Springs haven't worked in the past, and won't work now

Since colonisation, “interventions” to curb Aboriginal “crime” and alcohol have been deployed to control and harm First Nations communities and people. Nowhere is this more true than in the Northern Territory.

The Conversation · Jan 25, 2023

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NT's booze law causing alleged crime wave

A Northern Territory politician says central Australia has been hit by a crime wave after an Intervention-era booze ban ended in remote Aboriginal communities.

AAP · Jul 27, 2022

NT government passes liquor laws to replace Commonwealth Intervention-era alcohol bans in remote communities

Long-term Commonwealth alcohol bans in dozens of communities the Northern Territory are set to end in July, with the Northern Territory passing new liquor laws to replace the Intervention-era restrictions.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

New NT liquor law ends remote booze ban

The Northern Territory has passed liquor laws to replace expiring Intervention-era alcohol bans, giving dry Indigenous communities access to alcohol.

AAP · May 18, 2022

Northern Territory Intervention-era alcohol bans are set to expire after 15 years

Federal alcohol restrictions in dozens of Northern Territory Aboriginal communities are set to expire at the end of June. Some say they've been a good thing, while others are looking towards a future with a freedom of choice.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

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