A 14-year-old girl has been charged with aggravated robbery and being armed with offensive weapon at night after she allegedly broke into an Alice Springs house and threatened the occupant, NT Police said.
New police recruits to replace seasoned SA officers in Alice Springs
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said a permanent task force will continue its anti-crime efforts in Alice Springs following the return of 10 police officers to South Australia.
Airnorth to operate flights between Cairns and Alice Springs with NTG subsidy
UPDATED: Airnorth is launching direct flights between Cairns and Alice Springs, with an undisclosed subsidy from taxpayers, while tickets started being sold on Monday for the first flight on April 14.
Woman allegedly stabbed in head by partner, man stabbed while on the street
A woman was allegedly stabbed in the head by her partner in a community outside of Alice Springs overnight while in an unrelated incident a man was allegedly stabbed on a street in the town by a man he knew who had pulled up in a car before driving off, NT Police said.
Liberal Opposition leader agrees ‘in principle’ to Country Liberal’s Alice Springs crime plan
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he supports “in principle” all seven points of action requested of the Federal Government by Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro to help fight crime in Alice Springs, and pledged support should the Coalition secure victory at the next federal election.
Treasurer to kick off travelling economy roadshow through NT, with opening act the Under Treasurer
Treasurer Bill Yan is taking the crumbling Territory economy on the road through the NT next week – with special guest Under Treasurer Tim McManus – in an effort to explain to Territorians how the CLP Finocchiaro Government is planning “to fix the economic mess”.
Attempted angle grinder break-in of supermarket
Three teenagers were arrested after allegedly trying to break into an Alice Springs supermarket with an angle grinder, which woke up the neighbours who called the police, NT Police said.
Australia’s rarest bird of prey photographed in Central Australia for the first time in 30 years
Australia’s most endangered bird of prey, the red goshawk, has been spotted in Central Australia for the first confirmed time in three decades after an ecologist spotted the bird at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary west of Alice Springs.
What’s on this Australia Day across the Territory
Here’s a list of activities planned for this Australia Day across the Northern Territory, including free pool entries, fighter jet fly-overs, the annual ute run and many more festivities on tap this Sunday.
Qantas to resume direct flights from Darwin to Canberra and Singapore
Qantas will resume non-stop flights from Darwin to Canberra and introduce flights from Darwin to Singapore in the coming months, as part of a new long-term agreement between Qantas and the Airport Development Group.
Man surrenders after siege: police
A man who was allegedly chased from the Alice Springs Hospital by police because of an outstanding arrest warrant for domestic violence, allegedly threatened to burn down the house he was holed up in during what police described as a siege.
Federal Government commits additional $200m to boost NT’s rare earths mine
Arafura Rare Earths is now searching for more private investment following the Federal Government announcing an additional infusion of $200 million to help develop its rare earths mine and processing facility in the NT, bringing the total public funding commitment to the project to more than $1 billion.