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Alice Springs crime 'crisis' spurs PM trip (South Coast Register)

Anthony Albanese will touch down in the red centre with Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney on Tuesday. Advertisement. Ad. Northern Territory Chief ...

We cannot arrest our way ahead of this." "That causes part of the problem and certainly lifts community apprehension when they see so many people already on the way to intoxication," he said. "It will be tackling the root causes of what's causing the heartache and the distress," he told Sky News on Tuesday.

Albanese could visit crime-plagued Alice Springs today (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Northern Territory police commissioner Jamie Chalker says he expects Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to visit Alice Springs today to speak with community ...

at the moment it’s all open slather.” Opposition Leader Peter Dutton told Nine he was shocked when he visited the city in October. “I do make the point that Anthony Albanese has visited all over Australia, and he doesn’t go missing. But no one underestimates the problem.” “I understand that the Prime Minister is travelling there. I know the Chief Minister [Natasha Fyles] is heading down there this morning as well.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flying into Alice Springs amid calls ... (ABC News)

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

"You cannot arrest your way out of these social problems … "They need to do something about availability and reducing the supply alcohol in this town." He said a "broader conversation" was needed about the factors behind the population shift and levels of crime and alcohol addiction. Figures released last week by NT Police show a 43 per cent increase in assaults in Alice Springs over the past year, including a 53 per cent increase in alcohol-related assaults. - Calls for the federal police or defence force to be sent in have been dismissed by the NT Police Commissioner Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly into Alice Springs today after days of pressure from the federal opposition and national media over crime and alcohol-fuelled violence in the town.

Alice Springs crime crisis is impeding Voice debate | Canberra ... (Canberra CityNews)

Scrymgour, a strong supporter of the Voice, warned on Monday that until what was happening in Alice Springs could be fixed, people weren't going to be ...

The shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, Julian Leeser, said people he’d have expected to be likely to support the referendum were cautious and concerned. The Indigenous presence in this country will forever be associated with protest”, rather than reconciliation being achieved. “What is at stake is the chance for reconciliation. Detail was a matter for legislation, not for the constitution. Opposition leader Peter Dutton said the prime minister should go to Alice Springs “tomorrow”. Scrymgour said she “absolutely” backed the Voice.

PM to arrive in crime-ridden town today (NEWS.com.au)

The Prime Minister will meet with police, elders and community service providers in Alice Springs on Tuesday, as the town remains gripped by a youth crime ...

“I want the Prime Minister to stand up. I think we need a broader conversation,” he told the program. and the Prime Minister has the resources, the ability, and should show the leadership to deal with this issue,” he told the Nine Network. It’s a law and order and crime problem … “It’s not a race thing. The Prime Minister will arrive in the early afternoon, and will meet with the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress.

Alice Springs mayor calls for federal intervention on crime crisis (9News)

An embattled mayor has warned "there will be no Alice Springs left" if the federal government does not step...

That's what really matters, making people feel safe," he said. We need that back." He said it the issue was "beyond politics". "It's a law and order and crime problem and we want those kids to grow up in a safe environment, and the prime minister has the resources, has the ability, and should show the leadership to deal with this issue," he said. "I think that more people that do understand the complexities that we face in Alice Springs, the better," he said. He acknowledged there were plans in place for "generational change" in tackling the roots of the crisis, but said "immediate peace" was also needed.