AliceSprings locals are slamming the government's new youth crime response, announced during the PM's visit to the NorthernTerritory yesterday. Business owners say alcohol restrictions don't cut to the heart of the community's issues. MORE: 9News
Darren Clark, founder of the group Action For Alice, said the government had not addressed the town's problem.
"They've taken takeaway alcohol away for two days. I don't know how that's going to solve any of the problems we've got here," he told Today."It's not going to take the kids off the street. It's not going to take the kids out of the suburbs who are breaking into our homes and stealing our cars. "On the third night, they broke into my home, and stole two cars. And the next night they broke into the shop again."He said the priority should be getting them off the streets - and giving them a future.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced alcohol restrictions for the town yesterday.
"Because we're going to be talking about this again in years to come, and we're going to lose generations, mate.""I really don't know how that changes," he said.Takeaway purchases of alcohol will be prohibited on Mondays and Tuesdays, and will only be permitted between 3pm and 7pm on the remaining days. Each person will have a one transaction limit per day.
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