In Alice Springs, a curfew is in place for all children and young people under 18. The curfew was ordered by the Northern Territory Government for two weeks in response to violence that took place in the town.

Catherine Liddle is the chief executive of the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and she spoke to Sarah Ferguson.

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