Northern Territory (NT) Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says residents could be given a vote on whether to permanently ban alcohol in central Australia amid a soaring crime wave in Alice Springs.
“We can’t look at Alice Springs in isolation; we need to look at the broader community,” Fyles told ABC Radio National on Jan. 25.
“Do we get the Electoral Commission to go out to these communities … and then the matter can be settled confidently knowing that all views have been heard.”
Fyles also noted, though, that several other Indigenous communities had told her personally they were opposed to a ban because they wanted to live and drink like other Australian communities….