Sky News host Peta Credlin says the “low order” alcohol restrictions announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for Alice Springs are “Band-Aids on a bullet wound”.
She said Alice Springs has gone backwards and it looks more like a “war-torn place” from overseas than somewhere in Australia.
“Problem drinkers in places like Alice, black or white, should not be able to purchase booze anytime,” she said.“And the police presence on the ground must be boosted in places like Alice so that people can get on with their lives without fear of home invasions, ram raids and random assaults in the street.”
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