NT independent MP raises questions over funding for Alice Springs

Alice Springs has been subjected to a “deterioration in everything in this town” over the last six or seven years, says Northern Territory Independent MP Robyn Lambley. Her comments come as the state continues to experience a youth crime crisis, and questions are now being raised over the Albanese government’s funding, which was allocated to tackle the issue. “We don’t know where that money has gone in its entirety,” Ms Lambley told Sky News Australia. “We do know where $150 million of the $250 million has gone, basically. “It’s all very well to be optimistic, but history will say that this money often just disappears, and it’s very difficult to see what’s being delivered for the money that’s allocated. “Of course I’m optimistic, I’ll always be optimistic, but I’m no fool, and locals won’t be fooled either.”