Alice Springs Business Owner Darren Clark says the crime issues in the Northern Territory and Alice Springs is “bigger than politics”.
Alice Springs Business Owner Darren Clark says the crime issues in the Northern Territory and Alice Springs is “bigger than politics”.“I want my town to be safe … and I think that’s every Australian’s right.
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Crime crisis is now a ‘serious problem’ throughout the Northern TerritoryAlice Springs Business Owner Darren Clark says the “system” has failed the communities facing crime problems “right across the Northern Territory” and not just Alice Springs. “The system has failed them and the whole system’s failing our town and this is right across the Northern Territory now … we’ve got a serious problem in northern Australia, not just Alice Springs,” Mr Clark told Sky News Australia.
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‘People feel unsafe going to sleep’: Alice Springs crime returns as police lack resourcesThere was a “lull” in the Alice Springs crime crisis around February and March; however, in the last two weeks, the high crime levels have returned, says Alice Springs Mayor Matt Paterson. Mr Paterson’s comments come as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton visits Central Australia this week. “We’re seeing cars again driving through erratically – stolen vehicles,” he told Sky News Australia. “Police again told people to avoid our CBD early in the morning because they couldn’t control the kids – I feel really sorry for the police, they do an amazing job, but they just don’t have enough resources.'
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Send AFP to Alice Springs to tackle crime crisis: DuttonThe Opposition leader said the issues in Alice Springs were beyond the capacity of the NT government, and that federal police should be 'supplementing the support' they can offer to local forces.
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‘Action needs to be now’: Dutton campaigns against Voice in Alice SpringsOpposition Leader Peter Dutton has criticised the Albanese government for not addressing “the urgency of what is happening” in Alice Springs, saying the Voice to Parliament will take too long and “action needs to be now”. “It needs to be addressed now - even if the Voice vote takes place in October, the Prime Minister is proposing six months of consultation after the vote takes place, so out to the middle of next year, before they’ll even have a design of what the Voice looks like,” Mr Dutton said during a media conference on Wednesday. “If you aren’t out there and you aren't listening to what people are saying, then it’s very hard to find the solutions.”
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