Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has effectively refused an invitation to travel to Alice Springs to address the crime wave with Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

“The issue that is gripping Alice Springs is completely out of control. It’s frightening, it’s lawless and is no doubt a national shame.”

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An Alice Springs local has detailed a harrowing incident witnessed by her six-year-old outside of a shopping centre:

Here more from Drive with Chris O’Keefe: