A 14-year-old boy has been charged for stealing a vehicle in Alice Springs after handing himself into the police station, NT Police said.
Federal Government allocates $842.6m to boost services in remote NT
The federal and NT governments and the Aboriginal Peak Organisations have reached a new funding agreement all say will enhance service delivery in remote First Nations communities.
CLP to allow unqualified corrections officers into Territory jails: Union
The CLP Government is expected to announce it will change current legislation to permit “probationary” corrections officers into the job without having to complete current training requirements, a move criticised by the union as raising serious safety issues for the public and officers, while also taking the “first step towards privatisation” of the NT’s jails.
Teen charged over alleged house break-in, carrying a weapon
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.