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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

Darwin Port lease remains under scrutiny as PM's department seeks input from national security agencies

An internal briefing obtained by the ABC shows the federal government has asked Defence, ASIO and other agencies for assessments of the Darwin Port as part of an ongoing review into the leasing of the facility to Chinese-owned company Landbridge.

ABC News · Jan 26, 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

Advocates say PM's Alice Springs alcohol response ignores calls for needs-based domestic violence funding

The federal government is still resisting calls for needs-based funding for domestic violence services in the Northern Territory, despite citing concerns about women's safety as a basis for emergency alcohol restrictions.

ABC News · 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

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High rates of crime and alcohol-fuelled violence plaguing Alice Springs are a legacy of the now-repealed Northern Territory Intervention, a senior traditional owner says, as the potential return of blanket alcohol bans loom.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

Tangentyere Council in Alice Springs blasts previous Northern Territory liquor bans as 'punitive'

Residents of Alice Springs’ town camps aren’t supportive of a return of blanket alcohol bans, a local Aboriginal council says, as a snap review ordered by the prime minister begins.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023