Alcohol bans will be reinstated in central Australian Indigenous communities and town camps.
The Northern Territory (NT) government will introduce legislation next week to return the areas to “temporary dry zones,” the Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said on Monday.
“We’ve heard loudly and clearly that the matter and decision of alcohol on community needs to be one that is made by the entire community,” she told reporters.
“This is why we’re creating a circuit breaker … until communities can develop and vote on the alcohol management plans they want to see.”
The federal government also announced it would invest $250 million in community safety and services in Alice Springs, in addition to the $48 million announced in January. Funding will go towards job creation, youth engagement, and support for health and domestic violence services….