Young people are now banned from walking the streets of the Alice Springs CBD without a "lawful purpose" between 6pm and 6am, after the Northern Territory government declared an "emergency situation" in the town.
The NT government has blamed a series of violent incidents on Tuesday – including an attack on an Alice Springs pub in the afternoon, and a brawl involving up to 150 people later that night – as the "final straw" that triggered the curfew.
Some people in the community have praised the drastic action, while others have raised deep concerns about the possible criminalisation of children and teenagers.

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