Sky News reporter Matt Cunningham breaks down as Alice Springs crime wave grows out of control 

A seasoned news reporter has collapsed on live television as he made a desperate plea for action against the out-of-control crime wave gripping Alice Springs.

Sky News Darwin bureau chief Matt Cunningham held back tears as he stood in front of the central Australian city’s welcome sign on Friday.

The well-respected Cunningham has worked as a journalist in the Northern Territory for over 12 years and has been Sky News’ chief Northern Australia correspondent since 2016.

“Look at this place, it’s the most beautiful place in the world, the heart of this country, but right now it’s breaking,” he said.

The Northern Territory community is on the brink of a spate of break-ins, robberies and violent crimes, committed mainly by young people, since alcohol bans were lifted in July.

The Northern Territory community is caught up in a spate of break-ins, robberies and violent crime, committed mainly by young people, since alcohol bans were lifted in July.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Tuesday that temporary restrictions would be introduced for the next three months in an effort to stem the crime wave.

Cunningham, the former NT News editor, took a deep breath as he valiantly tried to maintain his composure, saying the crime spree had been going on for far too long.

“I’ve been reporting on these things for a long time,” he said. ‘I see the country that cares for about five minutes and then moves on, it doesn’t care anymore.

“Maybe we’ll get a chance to focus on this for once and maybe something will really happen and something will change.”

The troubles are particularly close at hand for Cunningham, who has frequently reported on the city’s troubles.

It covered the murder of Alena Kukla and her baby, who were killed by her partner, Bernard John Alice, around the same time the alcohol ban was lifted last year.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Tuesday that temporary restrictions would be introduced for the next three months in an effort to stem the crime wave (a resident pictured drinking a ‘hand sanitizer cocktail’)

Cunningham had been hosting the segment on Friday when concerns grew about the ineffectiveness of alcohol prohibition (pictured, a fence destroyed as a result of rampant crime in Alice Springs)

Alice had a history of domestic violence and shot Mrs. Kukla and murdered her baby before he killed himself.

Cunningham had been hosting the segment on Friday as concerns grew about the ineffectiveness of alcohol prohibition.

Some residents are expected to take advantage of the loopholes in the prohibition by driving to neighboring cities to buy alcohol.

It is also feared that there are too few liquor inspectors to enforce the ban.

Alice Springs locals were quick to mock Anthony Albanese as the “prime minister” or “FIFO” after his whirlwind visit to the troubled community on Tuesday.

After a visit of just a few hours, Mr. Albanese was accused of not fully appreciating the growing lawlessness on the city’s streets.

After the visit lasted only a few hours, Albanese was accused of not fully appreciating the growing lawlessness on the city’s streets (pictured, a fight in a parking lot the same day Albanese flew into Alice Springs).

A Northern Territory homeowner posted CCTV footage after his home was broken into this month

Crime and lawlessness in the iconic Outback town entered the national spotlight this week amid reports that up to 200 children are roaming the streets at night, breaking into homes and businesses and stealing and burning cars.

According to videos posted on Action for Alice’s Facebook page, the prime minister’s visit coincided with a stabbing in the Coles-Liquorland car park and a woman drinking a ‘hand sanitizer cocktail’ in front of children on a street. principal.

One person posted a photo of the jet stream from the Prime Minister’s plane and wrote “Albo leaving 5 minutes after press conference,” prompting the response: “Albo loves his planes.” He is never outside of them.

Another joked ‘what was John Denver’s song… I’m leaving on a plane, I don’t know when I’ll be back’, and one person questioned if ‘Albo and the rest of the fly in fly outs’ saw the ambulances assembled for an emergency in the main street of the town.

Others posted ‘Did any of them visit business owners in town’ and ‘it is said that they were only in town for 2 hours and then left’.