Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has suspended the demolition of Anzac Oval in Alice Springs that was to house the $154 million Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Gallery of Australia, suggesting it will still be built but the “next steps” need to be worked through.
A man was arrested for allegedly bashing a family member at an unspecified Central Australian community on Sunday night, leaving the victim with serious head injuries, while a vehicle was also allegedly driven through a fence and another person was brandishing a firearm at the same location, NT Police said.
Up to 200 people were in an Alice Springs sporting club when a massive brawl broke-out early Sunday morning with reports some were armed with edged and blunt weapons, NT Police said, while police are also investigating a crime spree across the town over the weekend that included six males breaking into an aged care facility at 2am and another incident that saw six puppies stolen.
Independent Member for Araluen Robyn Lambley has taken to social media to announce her husband Craig Lambley was arrested and charged last week with mid-range drink driving in Alice Springs and that he is currently “taking measures to address his drinking problem”.
NT Police are seeking the public’s help identifying people involved in an overnight crime spree in Alice Springs that saw multiple stolen vehicles used to swerve at police cars and later smash them with rocks, with some of the vehicles and people involved still at large.
A man has been charged with causing serious harm and contravening a domestic violence order after allegedly beating his partner unconscious in the street in Alice Springs, NT Police said.
Up to 30 vehicles were damaged during a break-in at the Pickles vehicle auction yard in Alice Springs, with the office building also damaged, NT Police said.
The Country Liberal Party has defeated Territory Labor in an election landslide that has seen Lia Finocchiaro elected the first female CLP Chief Minister in the Territory’s history.
Territory Labor is facing public backlash for a late election mass text message campaign in which certain voters were targeted with unsolicited anti-CLP messages, with political insiders calling the tactic a sign Labor is in trouble and fearing for its political future days out from the election.
EXCLUSIVE: A corruption investigation into Deputy Chief Minister Chansey Paech’s previous shares in a liquor wholesale company has been blocked by the Labor Government, which refused to release portions of Cabinet records that would show if Mr Paech declared a conflict of interest during Cabinet discussions about the NT Government’s role in federal grog bans in remote communities being lifted, the NT Independent can reveal.
A man was stabbed multiple times in his leg and body following a fight which broke out in a car in Alice Springs, NT Police said.
The Korean Film Festival in Australia will screen four free movies in Alice Springs in October as part of its touring program.
