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Barkly residents come from far and wide to celebrate at Tennant Creek's Two Cup Races

Station workers, long term locals and Tennant Creek's international community embrace friends and fashion at the Two Cup Race Day.

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New report claims 'jailing is failing' in the NT, as incarceration rates continue to rise

A new report from the Justice Reform Initiative is calling for money to be redirected from Northern Territory prisons into evidence-based alternatives as incarceration rates continue to rise.

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Aboriginal community of Laramba feels safe to drink tap water now uranium levels are within guidelines

The outback community of Laramba used to have almost triple the recommended levels of uranium in its drinking water.

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Historic native title determination recognises commercial rights in a first for Central Australia

A native title determination recognising commercial rights for the first time in Central Australia has been settled, seven years after the claims process began.

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Bushfire tears through Alice Springs rural area destroying home and other structures

At least one home has been destroyed and several other dwellings have been impacted by a bushfire that tore through an Alice Springs rural area Friday afternoon.

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Drag and cabaret festival fabALICE returns to Alice Springs to celebrate Red Centre's diversity

It's been a tough few months for the Red Centre but the fabALICE festival is back, and aims to unite the community for a positive reason.

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Barkly community misses out on $250 million in new funding to tackle alcohol-related harm

A combination of alcohol, unemployment, and the loss of hope has left residents dismayed that the Barkly will not have access to any of the millions allocated to the Northern Territory Government by the federal government.

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NT chief minister says states, Commonwealth must help offset emissions to obtain Beetaloo Basin gas

Natasha Fyles says the federal government and states with gas shortages must work with the Northern Territory if new supplies from the Beetaloo Basin are to be unlocked and all carbon emissions offset as promised.

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Arrernte boxing academy helping troubled kids get on the right track and stay there

The Arrernte man says he was on his way to prison until boxing taught him the balance and discipline he needed to get his life on track and become a mentor for others.

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Spike in break-ins, alcohol-fueled violence in Alice Springs as alcohol bans end

As intervention-era alcohol bans end across much of the Northern Territory, police say there's been a spike in alcohol-fuelled violence in Alice Springs.

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Injury numbers down during record-breaking year for cars and bikes at NT's Finke Desert Race

Toby Price claimed his second win on four wheels, and David Walsh took home his third consecutive title in the bike race during a weekend of revs, dust and spills in the red centre.

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Talking Respect 'breaks the ice' for NT young people in relationships

Young people are interviewed about issues like consent, porn and jealousy. The result is Talking Respect, a series of teaching tools having a positive impact on attitudes to relationships.

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Indigenous Yuelamu community facing water crisis as aquifer dries up

The remote Indigenous community of Yuelamu in the Northern Territory is facing a water crisis as the town's main aquifer dries up.

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Elena Kats-Chernin, Australia's world famous contemporary composer, working with Alice Springs orchestra

World famous Australian contemporary composer Elena Kats-Chernin has not only visited Alice Springs but written a piece specifically for the outback town's chamber orchestra.

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Finke Desert Race introduces sweeping new safety regulations following death of spectator

The infamously lightly regulated desert race will introduce audience exclusion zones for the first time.

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Advocates make case for more electric vehicle charging stations in outback Australia

When Hunter Murray drove 8,000km in his new electric car in a week, he did it to prove a point: The technology can work even for people living in the most remote parts of Australia

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Club Eastside vicious attack leaves man cut, bruised, patrons in shock

Northern Territory police are calling for witnesses to a violent incident at an Alice Springs club where a group of people allegedly threatened and assaulted patrons and staff members in an unprovoked attack.

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