Mayor Urges Federal Intervention Following Aboriginal Riots

The mayor of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory has pleaded with the federal government to step in and put the whole territory under its control following a violent riot that resulted in buildings damaged and workers forced to lock themselves indoors on March 26. Residents in the city centre of Australia’s outback were shocked when a group of up to 80 Indigenous people gathered at around 3 p.m. and started to attack businesses and vehicles in the area with crowbars, bricks, and rocks. Videos on the internet showed Aboriginal young adults and teenagers using weapons to smash the doors and windows of a local tavern while staff and customers were forced to barricade themselves inside the buildings....