That’s what Alice Springs Mayor Matt Paterson wants as he repeated calls for support from the Federal Police, saying violent crime in the Central Oz town has reverted to where it was at the start of the year. He said there was a brief lull after alcohol restrictions were reinstated, but the town is now seeing an uptick in crime requiring federal assistance. It echoed comments by Coalition leader Peter Dutton as he doubled down on his party’s stance against the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum on day 2 of his visit to the town yesterday. It comes as a key parliamentary inquiry into the referendum holds its first public hearing in Canberra today, fronted by several prominent legal experts and Voice advocates. The committee will then make a 2-week whip around Orange, Cairns and Perth before the parliament votes on the referendum’s wording in about 6 weeks.