Western Australian town named Stuart until 1931 (5,7)

I believe the answer is:

alice springs

(Other definitions for alice springs that I've seen before include "Town in Australia's Northern Territory" , "Remote Australian town" , "somewhere in Oz" , "Aussie town" , "Australian town - place's rising (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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