A man was stabbed in the leg on the Alice Springs Hospital lawns on Wednesday, allegedly by a relative, NT Police said.
Virgin to open flights to Uluru as exorbitant airfares from Darwin continue
Virgin Australia will commence direct flights to Uluru from Melbourne and Brisbane starting June 6 next year, but they will not provide any remedy for ongoing skyrocketing domestic ticket prices that soared more than $3,000 one-way from Darwin recently.
Police Minister, Commissioner contradict each other over 50 ‘extra’ police in Alice Springs
Police Minister Brent Potter and Police Commissioner Michael Murphy have contradicted themselves in interviews about how they will provide a pledged 50 extra police in Alice Springs, while the union representing police said they believed officers would have to be brought in from remote communities, recently estimating the Territory was about 200 officers short.
Three boys break into 80-year-old woman’s home, hit her in the head with a rock: Police
An 11-year-old boy, and two 13-year-old boys allegedly broke into an 80-year-old woman’s home in Alice Springs, with one of them throwing a rock into her head, which required the woman to be treated in hospital, NT Police said.
‘The definition of madness’: Fyles Government’s ‘summer plan’ to reduce crime in Central Australia unveiled
The Fyles Government’s “summer plan” to reduce crime in Central Australia is “the definition of madness” for continuing to do the same things, Alice Springs independent MLA Robyn Lambley has said, while the government is promising an “additional” 50 police officers along with a set of initiatives believed to already be in effect.
Fyles Govt signs new deal to play AFL games in the Territory but will not reveal costs
The Fyles Government has announced a new three-year deal with Gold Coast and Melbourne to play three AFL games a year in the Territory, but has refused to say how much Territorians are paying the clubs, while the Tasmanian government has revealed it will pay Hawthorn nearly $1.7 million per game in Launceston from next year.
Six teens arrested for aggravated robbery after Alice Springs home invasion, others on the run
Six teens are facing charges following an apparent home invasion in Alice Springs on Friday night that involved five youths threatening occupants of a residence with weapons to steal their car keys, NT Police said, calling on the public to help identify another two suspects still on the run.
Kids lift car keys from lawyers’ office in Alice Springs courthouse, go on crime spree: Sources
A group of youths stole car keys from the Alice Springs Local Court building and used them to steal a car which police had described as being driven dangerously around town this week, while at least one occupant threw rocks at police and attempted to ram a police car, sources have told the NT Independent.
Girl threatened with knife by men in home break-in
A girl was threatened with a knife by one of three men who broke into her house in Alice Springs while she was alone, with police asking for witnesses but have not provided a description of the men who are still on the run.
New school bus service for Barkly region to help combat poor attendance rates
The Fyles Government has introduced a school bus service in the Barkly region for the first time amid the fallout of national reporting of its failings to provide a proper education in remote communities, with the Opposition saying the new bus service does not go far enough to address chronic poor attendance rates in the region.
UN Special Rapporteur visits NT as government hides child sexual assault data
The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the sexual abuse of children has visited the Northern Territory as part of her nationwide investigation, which comes amid rising crimes against Territory kids that reportedly jumped by 22 per cent last year, but the total figures have been withheld from the public by the NT Government.
Three vehicles stolen in night of mayhem used to throw rocks at public, attempted rams of police cars
Police are calling for information regarding three stolen vehicles in Alice Springs which they said were being driven dangerously around town last night with the occupants allegedly throwing rocks at citizens and the police, while also trying to ram police vehicles.