Linda Burney (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

What was raised with me by the many people I spoke with who work in Alice Springs, who live in Alice Springs and who are dealing directly with this very serious issue is the need for coordination across three tiers of government, coordination with local government, with schools and with police—and not punishing people. That's what was raised with me.

In Alice Springs there is leadership and capacity. I have faith in the people of Alice Springs to know what their issues are and to be able to deal with them with the support and the constructive involvement of all tiers of government.

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