Alcohol bans will be reinstated in town camps and remote Aboriginal communities to curb a crime wave plaguing Alice Springs.
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“The dry zones will remain in place until an approved community alcohol management plan is developed and agreed to by the liquor controller in the Northern Territory, and then it will need to be put to a local community with a 60 per cent threshold.”last month to deal with alcohol-fuelled crime, after which he suggested an opt-out system for alcohol bans would be put in place.
“That’s why we have also announced a Central Australia Plan for a better, safer future for central Australia with $250 million of investment on top of what we announced just a week ago.”Fyles said the federal funding, on top of funding announced by Albanese during his January visit, would go towards improved community safety, addressing fetal alcohol syndrome disorders, enhancing domestic violence services, and improving school attendance for children.
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