Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the restrictions, first implemented in January to curb crime and alcohol-fuelled violence, have coincided with significant reductions in alcohol-related hospital presentations and domestic violence incidents.
The Northern Territory government has announced a three-month trial of takeaway liquor restrictions in Alice Springs will be extended for another three months.Surges in crime in the town have been blamed on the NT government's handling of long-standing alcohol bans last yearThe restrictions wereafter Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flew into Alice Springs following widespread media attention on the town's crime rates.
Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says liquor restrictions will continue in Alice Springs.
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