Anthony Albanese has returned to Alice Springs for the first time since the town hit the national spotlight when a youth curfew was imposed in a bid to curb social unrest.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Alice Springs with Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Alice Springs two weeks after the end of a youth curfew in the town.
The Northern Territory government invoked emergency powers to redeploy extra police and impose a youth curfew that lasted three weeks.Joined by Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney and Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour, Mr Albanese will visit the Central Australia Aboriginal Congress's new health hub.
The Commonwealth said the four-year plan would focus on six key areas: youth diversion and engagement, job creation, remote service delivery, foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and family support including domestic violence services and on-country learning.
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