What went wrong in Alice Springs? Labor MP for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour has lived and worked across the Territory all her life. She says the spike in crime and violence may be due to a major oversight. More on the Howard-era 'Intervention' policy here:
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"During these fifteen years, we have seen the demonising of Aboriginal people and culture and the erosion of self-determination.”While most Intervention laws ended on Sunday, Commonwealth legislation enabling compulsory income management continues. The Northern Territory government said any person or entity that wishes to sell alcohol in a remote community must apply to the Northern Territory Liquor Commission for a licence.
At the time the government said it was responding to violence and the alleged sexual assault of children.
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