“I want to act as soon as possible. I want not to delay, but I also understand that some of these issues are intergenerational. They are not easy, off-the-shelf solutions,' AlboMP said.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to respond as soon as possible to the alcohol-fuelled social emergency in Alice Springs, as he awaits the findings of a snap report that will consider whether liquor bans should be reimposed on Indigenous communities.
By Wednesday afternoon Albanese said he was still awaiting delivery of the report, but was prepared to act immediately in line with its findings. “People would appreciate that we are not taking a knee-jerk reaction, that we are working through this thoroughly with the Commonwealth government,” she said.Asked whether her government would support any recommendation by Anderson to reinstate alcohol bans that expired under federal legislation in July, Fyles said the option was “on the table”. However, she characterised it as a big legislative step that could conflict with racial discrimination laws.
“I know in my conversations with the chief minister and with the attorney general of the Northern Territory that I’ve expressed that, so I do believe that other steps can be taken immediately right now,” she told ABC TV.
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