Northern Territory Police are calling for information about an alleged assault on a woman who took herself to Alice Springs Hospital with a serious stomach cut earlier this month.
Councillor said he probably wouldn’t be leaving if mayor resigned after drugs charges
A quarter of the Barkly Regional Council resigned in two days last week, with one councillor saying he probably would not have resigned if mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin had resigned from his position once he was charged with drug offences, while the mayor said the departures were not a vote of no confidence in either him or the chief executive officer.
Three councillors unexpectedly quit Barkly Regional Council
Three Barkly Regional Council councillors quit unexpectedly on Thursday during a regular council meeting, the chief executive officer has confirmed, with the resignations following one of the three telling staff that recent issues had “attracted negative media attention”.
Two taken to hospital in Alice Springs after three different group fights: Police
A male has undergone emergency surgery for “lacerations” after a group fight in Alice Springs, one of three group fights in the town on Wednesday night, Northern Territory Police have said, however the police have given no explanation about how the man received his injuries.
Fyles Government unveils plan to fix Alice Springs crime with voluntary accommodation for youths
The Fyles Government has unveiled its Alice Springs crime prevention plan that will involve the government providing “temporary accommodation” for unsupervised children and young people found out at night, but concerns remain over the voluntary nature of the program.
Alice Springs overnight CBD shut-down plan proposed by government: Council
A plan to close off the Alice Springs CBD to traffic at night using bollards, has been put to the Alice Springs Town Council by the Fyles Government, the mayor has said, while an independent MLA has gone further and suggested heavy duty gates and concrete road blocks need to be used.
Police shut down Alice Springs CBD for second time this month, provide residents no details
For the second time in two weeks, NT Police have warned Alice Springs residents not to enter the CBD, or to leave if they were already there, with sources saying it was due to stolen utes being driven through the centre of town.
‘The government does not have control of this town’: Tourism boss calls for federal help in Alice Springs
The Fyles Government has lost control of Alice Springs and should realise the problems are beyond them and call for federal government help, the head of Central Australia Tourism has said in the wake of police telling residents to stay out of the CBD for the second time in two weeks, and as police claim reinforcements are on the way.
Another stolen vehicle used to ram police in Alice Springs over weekend
One teen is in custody and police are calling for the public to help identify other occupants of a stolen Toyota Hilux ute that was driven dangerously around Alice Springs before being used to smash into an unmarked police car twice, and another vehicle, while youths were in the tray of the ute.
‘It is horrific’: Dead man exhumed from wrong grave after hospital morgue mix-up
EXCLUSIVE: A man’s body has had to be exhumed after he was buried in the grave of another man, following body identification failures by a Northern Territory hospital and a funeral home, the NT Independent can reveal.
Violent ‘microburst’ thunderstorm wreaks havoc on Alice Springs
Alice Springs residents were still picking up from the damage Sunday night caused by a violent “microburst” thunderstorm that tore through the town late Saturday afternoon, leaving homes severely damaged, one school with its roof torn off and at least 80 residences still without power as of last night.
Concerns Darwin gallery cost blow-out could impact National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs as debt grows
The NT Government has committed more than $300 million on art galleries and museum projects across the Territory, with an independent MLA raising concerns that the recent cost blow-out of the Darwin city art gallery could result in a shortfall for the long-delayed National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs.