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 has announced new measures to deal with out-of-control  in Alice Springs during a visit to the troubled outback town on Tuesday.
The Northern Territory community is in the grip of a spate of break-ins, robberies and violent crimes, committed primarily by youth, since alcohol bans were lifted in July. 
The Prime Minister, after touching down in the troubled red centre, declared that immediate restrictions on alcohol sales will be in place for the next three months.
Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said the current limit on takeaway alcohol on Sundays would be extended to bans on Monday and Tuesday, bottle shop open hours will be reduced to between 3pm and 7pm only, and only one daily transaction will be allowed per person.
She acknowledged that 'not everyone will be happy' with the move.
On Channel 10's The Project, the NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker told host Waleed Aly about the enormous damage alcohol does to the community. 
During the interview, Aly pointed out that the commissioner is white - saying that may be controversial for some viewers due to the nature of the grog ban. 
Anthony Albanese (pictured) has announced new measures to deal with out-of-control crime in Alice Springs on a visit to the troubled outback Northern Territory town on Tuesday
'The community will probably note that here we are asking you, a white Police Commissioner, his thoughts.

Do you understand how some people might bristle at that whole situation?' Aly asked.
Commissioner Chalker replied: 'A lot of people who I hold very dear are Aboriginal... I feel that we come from a pretty good place'.
He then spoke about the devastating impacts alcohol abuse has on the community.
'It is a harsh reality that the involvement of police in families due to alcohol-related harm and family and domestic violence is fairly present, but to all the communities that we tend to visit, they all ask for us to continue our presence there,' he said.
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'Certainly when I was walking the street on Thursday night, I engaged with nearly 100-odd people who were keen to come up and have a chat, including the youth on the street.'
The Commissioner added that many people in Alice Springs were waiting to return home to other areas.
He said they 'had been there for a myriad of reasons, from health-related services to a whole range issues and ultimately we were urging them to head home, but from their lens, a lot of them were having fun'. 
Waleed Aly (pictured) spoke with the NT's Police Commissioner on The Project
Commissioner Chalker, who was deployed to Alice Springs in mid-1995 said it was important to remember alcohol abuse in Alice Springs is not a new issue. 
'Back then, under a power that we have called protective custody, we were taking in excess of 150-plus people per Friday night into the watch-house purely for detention due to their level of intoxication and no-charge policy.'
Nearly 30 years later, he said, the problems have not gone away. 
'Takeaway licensed premises are open by 2pm and by 2.05pm there is not a single patron left in those venues, but 300 people have spilled into the streets from those venues.' 
'It is an issue that goes to the point that what is driving people that feel the need to consume alcohol at those alarming levels that is then spilling into the community.'
Supermarket giant Woolworths had to close security doors to exits at its Alice Springs store (pictured) while shoppers were still inside, to try to curb violent incidents
A smashed glass cabinet in a bottle shop in Alice Springs is pictured, posted by a local pressure group
There will also be a new body created to coordinate partnerships between the Territory and Federal Governments.
'We have agreed to establish a central Australian regional controller and that person will be Dorrelle Anderson,' Mr Albanese said. 
'Dorrelle is the right person for the job, someone who is very experienced and someone who is familiar with this local community.
'She will have the responsibility to make sure that we get federal and state programs coordinated in the best possible way.'
A smashed window in an Alice Springs business is pictured, posted agen judi online by a community group
Ms Fyles and Mr Albanese made it clear in their press conference that even more limits on alcohol could soon be introduced if needed. 
'We all have a role to play and (these changes) will significantly reduce the amount of alcohol,' Ms Fyles said.'
'We'll put them in place for three months and whilst that is in place, we will work on other measures as we have done continually since we came to government in 2016.
'We will also work with the Commonwealth around a package to support kids and families.

We will have two facilities that we will stand up, that will allow children to remain with their families, but to have the support and programs. 
'We will look at alternative models to provide that support and care. Central Australia is a very special place.
The Prime Minister and myself as Chief Minister, we won't give up.'
Earlier, the Prime Minister met Alice Springs leaders about surging youth crime rates in the remote city, which one of his senior ministers has branded a crisis.
Mr Albanese said it's a challenging situation, where many locals are fed up with the violence and calling for 'boots on the ground'.
The Northern Territory's Chief Minister Natasha Fyles (pictured) announced immediate new alcohol restrictions for Alice Springs and Central Australia
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