The Northern Territory chief minister, Eva Lawler, says the government is laying the groundwork for an end to Alice Springs’s youth curfew, which has been extended.The Northern Territory chief minister, Eva Lawler, says the government is laying the groundwork for an end to Alice Springs’s youth curfew, which has been extended.government has extended a youth curfew for the Alice Springs CBD until the territory’s school holidays end next Tuesday.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Lawler met with the Territory Emergency Management Council and local stakeholders on Monday to discuss how the town would make the transition out of curfew. Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersBrawls continued later in the evening as family members mourned the death, with up to 150 people clashing in town camps.Lawler called the emergency declaration the next day, imposing the curfew and deploying an extra 58 police officers to the town.