Jacinta Price broke down in tears discussing crime in Alice Springs before unleashing on the ABC for downplaying child sexual abuse in the NT, and accusing Voice supporters of empowering those wanting to silence people like her.
The Northern Territory senator spoke to Sky News Australia’s Peta Credlin about how bad crime in Alice Springs had gotten and what it was like living in the central Australian town.Senator Price described that she warned her 22-year-old son to be careful when he went to pick up his younger brother from a shift at the cinema the other night.
“Because you know there are stolen vehicles with these young people driving them through red lights, deliberately ramming cars and that sort of thing.Jacinta Prince was reduced to tears while discussing crime in Alice Springs. Picture: Sky News Australia. "For adults... who have the responsibility to protect the lives of the vulnerable to attempt to downplay it, to call people like our leader Peter Dutton names and suggest it's a ‘dog act’ that he's actually investing time to listen to people on the ground and to hear what’s going on… its just beyond me," Senator Price said.The Northern Territory senator detailed how she had personally sat through court cases and heard evidence of horrific sexual abuse against children.
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