Surgeon Jacob Jacob arrived in Alice Springs from Port Moresby on his wedding anniversary and almost didn't stay. Upon realising incidences of stab wounds in Alice Springs were amongst the highest in the world, Jacob decided this was where he needed to be. Armed with some powerful data, Jacob made it his goal to reveal the realities of life in a small remote town, hoping for change.

This story was told at SPUN in at Darwin Festival on 14 August 2016.