A young child has allegedly been sexually assaulted in Alice Springs, NT Police said.
Teen busted for alleged dangerous driving, assaulting police in Alice Springs
NT Police deployed its drone unit to track a car reportedly driving dangerously around Alice Springs early Wednesday morning resulting in an 18-year-old female being arrested, who allegedly assaulted a police officer during a foot pursuit.
Extradited man to face court on murder charge
A man who was extradited from Victoria has faced Alice Springs Local Court today on a charge of murder over the death of Yiel Deng Gatluak outside the town on New Year’s Day,it has been reported.
Past bike winners to compete at Finke Desert Race
Bike entries for the Finke Desert Race will open at the end of the month, with some famed past winners having flagged they intend to compete, organisers have announced.
Two charged with being accessories after the fact to alleged murder
A teenager and a man have been charged with being accessories after the fact to the alleged murder of Yiel Deng Gatluak on New Year’s Day, while police have said another man was to be extradited from Victoria to face court on a murder charge.
Govt crime marketing manager working from Alice Springs
The marketing manager who provides strategic advice on the “Territory master brand”, installed by the government to control the NT Police media unit, has been working with police in Alice Springs at a time when the now-Lawler Government hopes to avoid national media attention about crime.
Two teens arrested, three sent home for alleged car theft
Two boys aged 13 and 14 were arrested, while three boys between 11 and 13 were taken home, after allegedly stealing a car and doing burnouts on an Alice Springs city street, NT Police said.
Christmas cheer: Batchelor Institute flew Alice Springs staff to Darwin for Christmas party
Alice Springs staff members of the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education were flown to Darwin and put up in hotel rooms for two nights at the public’s expense for its Christmas party, sources have told the NT Independent.
‘Shocking revelation’: Minister admits child protection team missing a third of its workers
Territory Families Minister Ngaree Ah Kit has admitted the child protection team is short-staffed by close to a third, but maintained they can provide 24-hour weekend staffing in Alice Springs while not able to say how many staff were rostered on each shift, which a local MLA has said would make it impossible for the government to deliver what they pledged.
Victims of crime let down by govt’s ‘community court sentencing’ program: Sources
Offenders who commit crimes in Darwin and other urban centres can choose to be sentenced in their home remote community, as part of a new “community court sentencing” program implemented by the Fyles Government earlier this month, that sources say will silence victims, cut prosecutors out of the sentencing process and reduce the public’s awareness of how offenders are dealt with by the courts.
Sexual assault of child in Tennant Creek suppressed by NT Police
Police have suppressed the sexual assault of a seven-year-old child in Tennant Creek and refused to say if the offender has been arrested, breaching their own transparency guidelines, an independent MLA has said.
Bonza launches Alice Springs to Melbourne route
Australia’s newest low-cost airline Bonza has launched its Melbourne – Alice Springs route, with its maiden flight due to touchdown in Alice Springs later today.