‘Major problem’: Govt ‘hasn’t consulted with anyone’ in Alice Springs

NAAJA Advocacy Manager Jared Sharp says the government “hasn’t consulted with anyone” in Alice Springs which is a “major problem”. Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler has declared an ‘emergency situation’ in the Alice Springs CBD to combat crime. A two-week youth curfew will be put in place as part of the response. “There’s a couple of problems here, and I think one of the major problems is that the government hasn’t consulted with anyone before doing this,” Mr Sharp told Sky News Australia. “We haven’t seen what these emergency powers actually are … they really need to be spelt out so police on the ground know exactly what they can and can’t do.”