'It is wrong to think that the issue out here is just alcohol. There has been neglect for 10 years of small communities surrounding Alice Springs,' Linda Burney said.
Linda Burney said a successful referendum to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament would help communities, particularly in the Northern Territory, in the long-term.The Northern Territory government will restrict the sale of alcohol in Alice Springs, it was announced on Tuesday.
The Indigenous Australians minister has promised that tough new restrictions on takeaway alcohol sales are just the beginning of measures to combat surging youth crime in Alice Springs. "I find it very difficult to see a future where there are not further restrictions on alcohol," she told the ABC on Wednesday.Ms Burney also believed a successful referendum to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament would help communities, particularly in the Northern Territory, in the long-term.
"This is not something we walked into yesterday, this has been something we've been working with and dealing with for a very long time." "Governments have to respond to the situations they face and this government has not responded sufficiently or strongly enough," she told reporters in Canberra.
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