A 47-year-old man who allegedly attempted to smuggle more than six kilograms of cannabis into the NT inside a hidden compartment of his car has been arrested and charged in Alice Springs, NT Police said.


A 47-year-old man who allegedly attempted to smuggle more than six kilograms of cannabis into the NT inside a hidden compartment of his car has been arrested and charged in Alice Springs, NT Police said.

An Alice Springs woman woke to find a man lying on top of her in her bed at 3:30am Saturday morning, leading to a struggle with the intruder before the man fled, NT Police said.

An Alice Springs trio have won a recent TattsLotto draw, scoring themselves a division one prize of $320,000.

EXCLUSIVE: A major fraud case involving the alleged rorting of taxpayer funds has been stalled in court for nearly three years due to a delay in a pre-trial decision by Justice Stephen Southwood, who is now expected to move on the matter by the end of the month, after the NT Independent raised the issue with the NT Chief Justice.

A head-on crash involving two motorcycles near Finke in Central Australia that sent both drivers to hospital, including one with serious head and pelvis injuries, is being investigated by NT Police.

UPDATED: A tour bus crashed east of Hermannsburg Monday afternoon, killing one man and seriously injuring five other passengers, NT Police have confirmed.

OPINION: As Territorians await a coronial inquiry into the circumstances around the death of Kumanjayi Walker and details of the flawed police procedures that led to Constable Zach Rolfe being in that house in Yuendumu, one thing is certain: the NT Police cover-up is an internal arse-covering exercise of epic proportions, writes former NT Police tactical unit boss Carey Joy.

NT Police have arrested an 18-year old male for allegedly stealing a Toyota Hilux with two others in Alice Springs Saturday night that smashed into a campervan while attempting to overtake it.

A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with one count of sexual assault after allegedly assaulting a 19-year-old woman while working at a remote resort in Central Australia last month, NT Police said.

Alice Springs Future Grid has appointed energy management technology vendor SwitchDin to deliver the technology that will manage and link solar and battery systems across Alice Springs, creating the first Solar Connect Virtual Power Plant (VPP) in the Territory.

Race marshals will now be part of the Northern Territory’s Finke Desert Race in an effort to improve safety after a spectator died last year when he was hit by a car 35km from the finish line near Alice Springs.

Another man involved in a hit-and-run in the NT over recent weeks has been arrested in connection to last week’s Alice Springs fatality, NT Police have said.