Alice Springs residents are mounting class action against the Northern Territory (NT) government as the ongoing wave of youth crime and alcohol-fueled violence continues to plague the town.
At a packed town meeting, organiser Garth Thompson announced that the community in Alice Springs was preparing to sue the Northern Territory government for $1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) in compensation, reported the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC).
Thompson said the NT government had neglected Alice Springs on a range of levels and said residents “deserve to be compensated for what the government has put us through.”
“I’m more than proud to stand here and say we, as a community of Alice Springs, are about to sue our government for $1.5 billion in compensation,” he said….