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Aboriginal population
According to the 2001 census, Australian Aborigines make up approximately 17% of the population of Alice Springs, and 29% of the Australia it attracts Aboriginal people from all over that region and well beyond. Many Aborigines visit regularly to use the town's services. Aboriginal residents usually live in the suburbs, on special purpose leases (or town camps) or further out at Amoonguna to the South and on the small family outstation communities on Aboriginal Lands in surrounding areas.
As tribes of the Australian Aborigines often employ strict laws of their own, on rare occasions Australian Aborigines end up banished from their tribe. Since Alice Springs is the only major town in the region, many of these problematic Aboriginies end up there. While they only constitute a minority of Australian Aborigines residing in Alice Springs, locals often warn tourists and visitors not to go near the Todd River after dark.
 Location of Alice Springs, Northern Territory American influence
The American influence in Alice Springs comes primarily from the proximity to Pine Gap, a US satellite tracking station, located 19 km south-west of Alice Springs. While Pine Gap employs 700 American and Australians, there are currently 2,000 people in the Alice Springs district who carry citizenship of the United States of America.
American influence can be seen throughout Alice Springs, which celebrates all major American festivals, including Rugby [2].
Itinerant population
Alice Springs has a large itinerant population made up of:
Tourists
Residents of Pine Gap
Australian Aborigines visiting from nearby Central Australian communities
Australian or international workers on short-term contracts (colloquially referred to as "blow-ins")
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 This view shows the transport links passing through a gap in the MacDonnell Ranges found adjacent to the town
This view shows the transport links passing through a gap in the MacDonnell Ranges found adjacent to the town
Alice Springs has a booming economy and is one of Australia's wealthiest towns. Major inputs to the economy include:
Tourism, especially related to Uluru, which gives Alice Springs 500,000 tourists per year (ref: [6])
The significant government funding in relation to the high traditional Aboriginal population
Income derived from Pine Gap adds $12 million per year to the economy (ref: [7])
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In 1985/1986, 70% of the prison population was Aboriginal. The majority of crimes committed by Aborigines in Alice Springs was against other Aboriginal people, often alcohol-related. Attempts have been made to allow Aborigines in Alice Springs to use customary law as a defence (for example, traditional customs) but thus far this has failed. Alice Springs has been linked with the Azaria Chamberlain disappearance and Peter Falconio disappearance in nearby Uluru and Barrow Creek.
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The Alice Springs Desert Park is located near the outskirts of Alice Springs. It is predominantly a tourist destination, featuring displays of many different desert habitats showcasing both flora and fauna at the same time.
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Alice Springs is served by both local and national radio and television services. The Government-owned ABC provides 4 broadcast radio stations - local radio 783 ABC Alice Springs and local transmitters for national networks Radio National, ABC Classic FM and Triple J.
Commercial radio stations are 8HA 900 SUN FM 96.9 8KIN 100.5 MHz.
Four broadcast television services operate in Alice Springs - commercial stations Seven Central (QQQ31), and Government-owned ABC (ABAD7) and SBS (SBS28). Imparja incorporates programming from the commercial Nine and Ten networks.
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Aboriginal population
According to the 2001 census, Australian Aborigines make up approximately 17% of the population of Alice Springs, and 29% of the Australia it attracts Aboriginal people from all over that region and well beyond. Many Aborigines visit regularly to use the town's services. Aboriginal residents usually live in the suburbs, on special purpose leases (or town camps) or further out at Amoonguna to the South and on the small family outstation communities on Aboriginal Lands in surrounding areas.
As tribes of the Australian Aborigines often employ strict laws of their own, on rare occasions Australian Aborigines end up banished from their tribe. Since Alice Springs is the only major town in the region, many of these problematic Aboriginies end up there. While they only constitute a minority of Australian Aborigines residing in Alice Springs, locals often warn tourists and visitors not to go near the Todd River after dark.
Location of Alice Springs, Northern Territory American influence
The American influence in Alice Springs comes primarily from the proximity to Pine Gap, a US satellite tracking station, located 19 km south-west of Alice Springs. While Pine Gap employs 700 American and Australians, there are currently 2,000 people in the Alice Springs district who carry citizenship of the United States of America.
American influence can be seen throughout Alice Springs, which celebrates all major American festivals, including Rugby [2].
Itinerant population
Alice Springs has a large itinerant population made up of:
Tourists
Residents of Pine Gap
Australian Aborigines visiting from nearby Central Australian communities
Australian or international workers on short-term contracts (colloquially referred to as "blow-ins")
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This view shows the transport links passing through a gap in the MacDonnell Ranges found adjacent to the town
This view shows the transport links passing through a gap in the MacDonnell Ranges found adjacent to the town
Alice Springs has a booming economy and is one of Australia's wealthiest towns. Major inputs to the economy include:
Tourism, especially related to Uluru, which gives Alice Springs 500,000 tourists per year (ref: [6])
The significant government funding in relation to the high traditional Aboriginal population
Income derived from Pine Gap adds $12 million per year to the economy (ref: [7])
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In 1985/1986, 70% of the prison population was Aboriginal. The majority of crimes committed by Aborigines in Alice Springs was against other Aboriginal people, often alcohol-related. Attempts have been made to allow Aborigines in Alice Springs to use customary law as a defence (for example, traditional customs) but thus far this has failed. Alice Springs has been linked with the Azaria Chamberlain disappearance and Peter Falconio disappearance in nearby Uluru and Barrow Creek.
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The Alice Springs Desert Park is located near the outskirts of Alice Springs. It is predominantly a tourist destination, featuring displays of many different desert habitats showcasing both flora and fauna at the same time.
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Alice Springs is served by both local and national radio and television services. The Government-owned ABC provides 4 broadcast radio stations - local radio 783 ABC Alice Springs and local transmitters for national networks Radio National, ABC Classic FM and Triple J.
Commercial radio stations are 8HA 900 SUN FM 96.9 8KIN 100.5 MHz.
Four broadcast television services operate in Alice Springs - commercial stations Seven Central (QQQ31), and Government-owned ABC (ABAD7) and SBS (SBS28). Imparja incorporates programming from the commercial Nine and Ten networks.
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