Sky News Australia's Matt Cunningham can reveal the report by the Central Australian Regional Controller shows the number of property offences in Alice Springs in the year ending November 2022 reached a new high of 8,222.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chief Minister Natasha Fyles tasked Dorrelle Anderson with compiling a report on alcohol-related harm in Alice Springs after the Mr Albanese visited the town last month.
Ms Anderson said she had compared 2022 data to 2019 as there had been a significant increase in alcohol-related harm since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The investigation revealed an increase in domestic violence, legal and illegal gambling, the sale of used cars for inflated prices and a rise in sales of alcohol on the black market.
The report found little evidence of an increase in alcohol-related harm in Alice Springs in the first four months after alcohol restrictions in town camps were lifted in July last year.
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