Alice Springs will see more gambling machines in local pubs and clubs after Gaming Minister Chansey Paech only slightly reduced the numbers of pokies Territory-wide following deep community outrage over Iris Capital’s application for more machines at its establishments.
A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection to the stabbing death of another man on Thursday afternoon outside the Todd Tavern in Alice Springs, police said.
CLP Leader Lia Finocchiaro has defeated a no confidence motion in her leadership brought forward by disgruntled branches of the party at the weekend’s central council, the party’s president has said.
The Fyles Government’s claim there are 230 more police than there were in 2016 is “disingenuous”, says the union representing police, while the real number of extra police officers is more likely 37, with police auxiliaries who do not perform police duties making up the rest of the figure.
Joyrides in stolen vehicles and a spate of break-ins in Alice Springs over the weekend has resulted in the arrests of eight kids – two boys and six girls – aged between 12 and 17 in connection to two separate incidents, NT Police said.
The Fyles Government has advertised for the next police commissioner through a recruitment firm, after the controversial and early end to Jamie Chalker’s tenure as the top cop, with speculation the government already has its favourites lined up locally.
A 42-year-old man has been charged with drug trafficking in a remote East Arnhem community, after police seized more than $120,000 in cash as part of an investigation into the alleged drug operation.
UPDATE: A man has died after being stabbed outside the Todd Tavern in Alice Springs, NT Police have said.
A former Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation employee has been charged after allegedly using forged NT working with children clearance documents, sources have said.
UPDATED: The young child who died while trapped inside a burning home in Alice Springs on Thursday morning was just three-years-old, it has been revealed, in a scene that has rattled first responders in the town.
A 16-year-old girl has been charged with multiple traffic offences after allegedly stealing a car from Darwin and crashing it into the Palmerston Shopping Centre, NT Police said.
The man who allegedly assaulted a baby, requiring the infant to be flown to Adelaide for emergency medical treatment on Sunday, was on a suspended sentence for previously breaking his partner’s jaw, court records show.
