Shadow Health, Remote Housing and Town Camps Minister Bill Yan says the Alice Springs youth crime crisis is the result of removing the Stronger Futures legislation and “not putting something in place to protect the people”.
Alice Springs crime is the result of ‘not putting something in place to protect the people’
“Of course, not only are the people in the town camps and communities paying the price … but more importantly, we’re seeing that increased harm to women and children,” he told Sky News Australia.
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