Local and state government disagree on best ways to tackle major increases in property offences and violence in central Australian town
The government has allocated $14m in federal funding for crime prevention and community safety, including safety patrols, youth services and family violence support services in Alice Springs and surrounding town camps.
Paech said the state government was working with community leaders to implement the Aboriginal Justice Agreement, as well as justice reinvestment projects to tackle youth crime and disengagement. But Paterson said alcohol-related harms had fuelled tensions, after liquor restrictions brought in as part of the controversial Northern Territory intervention were dropped in July 2022.
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