As curfew is extended, what do local leaders believe should happen in Alice Springs long-term?

The extraordinary decision to declare a youth curfew in the Alice Springs CBD has given residents in the Red Centre a much-needed circuit-breaker. "We would like to see the establishment of a secure care youth facility that has a therapeutic program that has the necessary supports for these young kids and young adults," she says. Ms Ah Chee says kids will need to spend a minimum of 12 months in these facilities, to "give them a therapeutic response". He says First Nations people must be empowered to access better access employment opportunities, rather than "prescribed" measures by governments. In the medium-term, long-time Alice Springs resident Scott McConnell, who has been involved at the political and community level, says education and job opportunities for Indigenous Australians need to be the focus.