Indigenous Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has said federal government support is needed in Alice Springs with the Northern Territory town"described as a war zone".
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has called for Anthony Albanese to visit Alice Springs and for federal government support to be provided to deal with escalating crime in the town. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman Senator Price accused the Northern Territory Labor government of being"soft on crime" and hit out at the move to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12.
"We've got a situation also where there has been such changes to the way Aboriginal children are protected because of the stolen generation, this fear of creating a new stolen generation, that Aboriginal kids are left in dysfunctional situations. "I think that what you'll find is that a lot of these kids that are on the streets are kids that... there's attempted reunification," she said.
Alice Springs Mayor Matt Paterson last week called for the army or Australian Federal Police to be sent to Alice Springs, telling Sky News Australia his town was in the grip of a crime crisis. "The fact is the prevalence of child sexual abuse in these communities will condemn, particularly young girls, to a lifetime of problems in relationship formations and keeping a job down, the mental health scarring that goes with it."
Infuriating by this mad joke
Any hope at all for the Alice?
Hey Ms Price, any Federal assistance given is either rorted away by the NT Gov or called out by You as Racist! Make Your Mind Up! 🙄 Btw What Are You physically doing to help, apart from opening your big mouth all of the time?
Is it true that all the places to get alcohol in Alice Springs are owned by one corporation? If so, why aren't they featured in the story?
Tell him Alice Springs is an overseas destination he'll be on the next flight out
She’s a Alice Springs born and bred proud desert country women and a Senator JP you should be heading up their with Albo
YOU YOU Jacinta Price had all the power to do so in last decade This IS NOT a new problem Mainstream Aus isn't a racist but the minority bigots and i-diots mostly come from YOUR LNP You are a DISGRACE to indigenous people NO Voice for your people? Add your LNP to below poster
This lady is PM material for the future
The Aboriginal government get $$$$$$ lots of per year, so shouldn't it be up to them to control their own feral peoples?
Albo is patting himself on the back for getting rid of the “ racist” cashless card meanwhile itching to implement a cbdc to manage the whole Australian population 🤔
There they go exploiting Jacinta Price’s heritage to score political points. Dutton is a lowlife grub.
Well done.....
Maybe some of the parents take some responsibility for thier kids instead of letting them run around committing crimes and blaming the government. Seriously
Can she admit the present status quo doesn’t work and blame the system and not children!
Alcohol ban needs to be reinstated and kids need to b taken off their families till those kids parents can prove they're responsible enough. Families throughout Australia have kids taken off their families due to violence and being unsafe, why r the aboriginals any different 🤷♀️
Just wondering what Jacinta thinks AlboMP visiting Alice Springs will solve? Is he going to patrol the streets? Dutton’s the super fantastic ex- cop 👮♀️ he should be all over it!
No chance. It's too dangerous.
Crickets
Jacinta Price does not control the agenda on this and will just be used as a means to an end Any run on law and order and the most vulnerable with little status will pay the price and who are they in Alice Springs The wind is being sown
This is what a voice should look like. A representative working for their people rather than against them.
Been to the floods, the drought , the bushfires, opening of an envelope, more overseas countries than I have had a hot breakfast, yet no Alice Springs to sell his voice. He and Linda should resign and get somebody in that can get the job done.
Ok yeah sure, first port of call go to the Feds for a state/territory responsibility, why not, or do you want the Feds send in the military first up so you can whine about dictatorship and racist oppression of indigenous groups?
Jacinta maybe they are at war with you ? Bee’s respond to Honey not Vinegar. 😁🏴
So this “war zone” was so peaceful until the election was over? lnpfilth
How do you fix the long term problems Jacinta. Just heavy handed police action has not worked in past. Clever answers needed.
Labor I don't care they never have and I never will the voice is set up for fallout that's what they want.....!
The states and territories need to clean up their back yards. You had years to do that
Amongst yr owm people 🙄
It has Nothing to do with Cashless Indue Card are they making their 100 point Commitments for Job Search .
Jacinta Price has been a councillor in Alice Springs for SIX YEARS and DEPUTY MAYOR. Why has the situation GOT WORSE with her in a leadership role? Maybe because she doesn’t ever DO ANYTHING just promote herself in the media & complain about everyone else! auspol
Are they maintaining their 100 point commitments for Busyatwork
People Spoiling it for Others
Why don't they go to Sydney
Why is she making these demands on Sky News . Surely she has access through Parliament and The Senate to make approaches to the Office of the PM … where was her approach to Morrison ?
Albanese won't go. In the meantime, it's time the adults and parents do something constructive and stop blaming others for the situations. In the end, parents must take responsibility for such young children in these situations. You can't keep blaming others or the system
Is that like backing a war in the Ukraine?
Send in the Army
Perhaps if 'The Voice' was enacted and better laws put in place for Indigenous communities that might go a long way to helping as well hey JNampijinpa ...? auspol AusPol2023 VoteYes
Anal wouldn't know where Alice Springs is. He'd have to be flown.
Maybe if we vote yes her voice can be heard 😂
The lnpcorruptionparty ripped out funding from the remote communities under John Howard and this was a known outcome for WA, NT, SA and Qld. The feds were advised and laughed knowing it would be the local jurisdictions that would wear the outcome.
So, what's she doing about it? Nothing? Like the rest of her time in public life?
Isn’t general policing a state matter? If there is an issue, wouldn’t the first response come from the NT police and if the issue is too big ask the Federal police to step in? I do wish Sky people could think for themselves. Rupert is not always right.
Jacinta you are one of the few who are proactively trying to deal with this terrible problem. Pity some of the others who have a crystal clear view of events from 100 years ago cant try and be a bit proactive about this appalling situation
He won't do anything as it reaffirms to him we need the voice, which will change nothing
Like most conservatives, Jacinta Price plays “shooting fish in a barrel” politics by only ever pointing to problems but never putting forward a solution.
He’s waiting for the referendum, cause The Voice will fix everything.
Send the kids from the most expensive boarding school to Alice Springs school and visa versa and see how quickly government pays attention
Future headline heavy handed response by police in Alice Springs it's called being called racism
Whose running the Northern Territory? What are they doing ?
Why? Cant Price control her friends? Nothing has changed in Alice since I lived there 50 years ago.
They only want to support the inner city mostly White 'Aboriginal' grift.
Wasn't she a mayor or something? What did she do?
Portrait of a nasty women
Don’t the indigenous elders have this under control? I thought they have all the answers for what needs to be done for the community? They WANT white man to intervene on how they live their life now?
obviously the nt government cannot maintain control and should be sacked
I agree with her, all Albo seems to be about a lot of the time is all spin and no substance. Actions speak louder than words Albo.
Voice from the war zone in parliament?
His job is to run the country not look after children whose parents don’t care what they get up to. 😡
LNP mob had nine years to act. Sounds political…
A decade of DidNothingDutton and JacintasPrice eh?
Why didn't you do something about this over the last 10 years you were in Alice Springs
Tell AlboMP there’s a corporate lunch and selfie opportunity and he will be there quick smart. auspol
So the party which pushes states’ rights now wants federal intervention. Like that worked well last time.
John Howard had the courage to put in place intervention measures in the NT, ban the grog now Mr Albanese.
Tis a shame that dear JP did very little to put changes into make Alice Springs a better place! All talk and little action except to be a spokesperson for the toxic IPA and the propaganda station-Sky After Dark.
Jacinta Price the tapdancing becky can get stuffed 🖕🏽
More crap from Murdoch MEDIA PROPAGANDA
Albo just wants the cudous. He's like an empty vessel.
Shame on price
Or..how about stop throwing money and let it sort out its own mess
Albo, if you have a modicum of sense left, listen to this lady.
AlboMP is a coward, he won't face up to the consequences of his & AustralianLabor's choices To the cowardly left, brave is a man wearing a dress.. auspol
Can she list all the actions that the LNP government took regarding Alice Springs over their 9 years in government? Not going to hold my breath.
somethings never change and now you want a Voice - what a load of crap!!!
So just to confirm that you’re happy for the police to lock up all the aboriginal & other youth engaged in criminal behaviour? What would SenatorThorpe say considering she thinks poor little Blak babies are being locked up by Whitie?
Why aren't you up there? You're a Senator from the NT. You get up there and get stuck into it.
Jacinta prices reaching from studio ..when was she last in Alice.
Price was mayor what did she ever do...
Noosa looking like a war zone too...
Can he use his frequent flyer miles to travel there? 🤧
I'm more worried about the white people violence and murders going on in our Capital cities.
As councilor in 2015 PRICE had access to the media. Why did she not call on the Morrison LNP government for FEDERAL POLICE & ARMY help when this all first started, given this has been going on for AGES. DUTTON only intervening NOW because it's a LABOR NT & Federal government!
Keep the pressure up and hopefully he will find the time to visit one of Australia's most important place's. Maybe voting yes for a Voice and constitutional recognision might just do the trick.
When is Price going back to the NT to attack families again for her mining mates, or to guzzle whole bottles of champagne (what a wonderful example she is to others) Auspol
Oh so all was perfect and serene there under 9 years of LNP Fed Gov. All gone to shit in the last 9 months of Labor eh 🙄 Piss off SkyPoos
Albo is the new Biden and Alice springs is the American southern border
Kids are running wild on the streets I hear. Why are the parents not controlling their kids? Other than a quick PM visit, what actual solutions is Jacinta proposing?
Isn’t this the responsibility of the Northern Territory Police Force ?
A voice to parliament would open discussion and recommendation from indigenous groups best placed to comment and suggest.
Is she incapable of understanding that it’s a matter for the Territory government. She’s unfit to be a Senator but well qualified as unrepresentative swill.
It’s your mob do something then🥴
The crime are from her own people. Throwing money at it won't solve the issue.
Albo’s scared.
Conservatives; 'Look at our token first nations voice asking the we increase the beatings'.. ~ sigh ~
Let them wipe themselves out.
What did she ever do about it?
She certainly must have failed as deputy mayor of the Alice
Indigenous affairs minister has been and met with local leaders. Seems a reasonable first step to lay groundwork. Do people really want performative politics and photo-ops? Might be useful to have something actually planned and tangible to offer during a visit instead.
dutton's puppet
Does she not know that this is a NT issue/responsibility, that it is HER issue, not a Federal one?
Quick, call Laura Norder.
Time to help yourself... always someone else's problem to fix. Grow up, take responsibility, get educated, get sober, and get on with life.
Here in NSW such problems are not reported.
If Albo toured every city or town that has a youth crime issue it would take 3 years.
Is Alice Springs a warzone in the way Ukraine is warzone? auspol Ukraine
Removing alcohol and meth would be a start. Need to get aboriginals into some sort of work even if it is planting flowers on avenues. Then the police need to be able to control the situation as they would with anybody else in the world. At the moment their hands are tied.
So another miss the LNP made over the last 9 years needs to be fixed by Anthony Albanese
Not a fan of a lot Price’s views, but she is right, he should.
He won’t go because as usual the left are about symbols not outcomes
From the comfort of my arm chair watching these young children in Alice running around at night, uncared for, in a dangerous environment seems almost child neglect by the authorities. Dam any activist voice, the Gov need to go in and protect the community and these kids!
I wonder whether the (as alleged and taking the assertions at face value) Aboriginal community is disaffected by the shooting of Kumanjayi Walker who it must be said was armed with a pair of nail scissors. The policeman who has been exonerated and who has a history of racism 😵💫
Albo won’t go anywhere near where conflict
Another indigenous voice that Albo is ignoring!
Albo has no intention of going there. He doesn't give a damn about what goes on there or anywhere in Australia that isn't a upper class white leftist neighborhood. He's far too busy virtue signaling for these white leftist to actually give a damn about indigenous Australians.
So having indigenous representation in the Parliament doesn’t work and isn’t enough to solve the issues in the communities. Thoughts JacintaPrice nyunggai
Ukraine is a war zone Alice Springs is the result of 25 years of policy failure by the LNP. Own it Senator
Albo, who?
Cashless Debit Card ended in October 2022. It was was intended to limit cash in communities in order to reduce social harm caused by alcohol, gambling and drug misuse. However, the DSS concluded no clear evidence these objectives were achieved. Hang your head in shame AlboMP
NT crime has been out of control for years & LNP did nothing. They chose pushing ppl into further poverty, creating a breeding ground for further crime. They choose Cashless cards, now the army & police but never tend to real social issues-You cannot build sandcastles in the sky
cHaNgE tHE dAtE
alicesprings needs real smart justice solutions. It is like it is because of decades of law and order policies ntpol
Albo send in the troopers 😂😂😂😂
She wants a white fella to fix her problem?
Jacinta knows
Dutton on TV saying 'If this crime was happening in NSW or QLD or Vic or anywhere else, there would be uproar', Blah Blah drivel drivel. Well SPUDNUTS it is! In Townsville, in YOUR HOME STATE, and you have not called for federal help THERE! Just after attention as usual!
Albanese thinks the Voice will fix it.
Why is Alice Springs, an important part of Australia, suffering from violence and crime? What has triggered this? Who and where are the responsible for all these violence?
Yeah Albo, head to the Alice and use your “voice” there.
Hasn’t he even been there yet? Would have thought the Alice would have been one of the first places on Alba’s agenda, voice can’t be too important then?
Those who are celebrating the cancellation of Melbourne's Australia Day Parade while doing nothing about Alice Springs are revealing what they think is important.
Yeah get your ass out their fix the roads spend the $70 million plus on real indigenous people instead of your uni mates salaries this has gone for far to long noel Pearson is not who we want in charge he's had his time
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Seems to be a Territory issue after the 'Stronger Futures Act' expired in July 2022. One would expect that it should have been debated and extended by the previous Government if it was to extended.
Why is it that an Aboriginal woman has to beg the PM for help? Is he too busy selling Australia “the voice” to care about the details?
Never mind about Albo, Alice needs Snake Plissken.
Obviously jacinta hasnt watched the nightly news about kids stealing cars, breaking into homes ,having knife fights etc in any of the major cities
But will her Voice be heard?
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