Alice Springs Placed Under 2nd Curfew Following Weekend of Violence

The Northern Territory (NT) Police have announced another curfew in the central Australian town of Alice Springs in the wake of a series of violent assaults in the remote community. The three-day public order will last from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and apply to both adults and children. Declaring the curfew on Monday afternoon (July 8), NT Commissioner Michael Murphy said the move aims to “disrupt the behaviours associated with the harm we’re seeing” in the outback town. A litany of serious incidents unfolded over the weekend, including a large-scale fight involving 80 people in which police were assaulted. Four off-duty police officers were also set upon by 20 assailants who assaulted and robbed them....