‘Judicial System Is Not the Answer’: Indigenous Minister on Alice Springs’s 2nd Curfew

Curfew is a crucial short-term response, but it should not be the only solution to the youth crime crisis, Linda Burney said.

Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney (2nd R) in Darwin, Australia, on April 13, 2022. AAP Image/Annette Lin

Linda Burney, the minister for Indigenous Australians, has weighed in on the Alice Springs’s three-day curfew.

On July 8, the Northern Territory (NT) Police enacted a public disorder declaration following a string of violent incidents in the outback town, including the assault of four police officers by 20 youths.