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NT Police Charge Jefferson Lewis With Murder After The Death Of 5 Y.O. Kumanjayi Little Baby

Northern Territory Police have charged Jefferson Lewis with one count of murder following the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby.

Pedestrian.tv · May 3

Elderly patients victim to 'horrible' alleged thieving

A woman faces court on multiple theft and deception charges after allegedly stealing from elderly patients recovering from serious surgery in hospital.

AAP · Dec 29, 2025

Mum sedated four times by medics before overdose death

A "pleasantly psychotic" woman seeking treatment for mental illness was sedated four times in a day by health staff before she died, an inquest has been told.

AAP · Oct 20, 2025

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Alice Springs Hospital sees sharp fall in domestic violence cases since return of alcohol bans

The Central Australian town of Alice Springs had, for months, been dealing with high levels of assaults and alcohol-related hospital presentations, but new figures suggest that's begun to ease since the Northern Territory government reinstated liquor bans.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2023

Data reveals 50 per cent spike in alcohol-related emergency presentations after lifting of bans in Alice Springs

Hospitals in Alice Springs and Darwin see a surge in alcohol-related presentations, as organisations call for immediate funding to help quell soaring rates of family violence.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2023

Man seriously injured in stabbing in Alice Springs car park, NT Police searching for three suspects

Police say the 45-year-old man was allegedly assaulted with multiple "edged weapons" in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

ABC News · Jan 11, 2023

Pilbara girl Ruby McKie in coma after being hit by spectator's vehicle at Finke Desert Race

Pilbara girl Ruby McKie is in an induced coma in Alice Springs Hospital, with significant facial fractures and other head and body injuries, after an incident on day two of the Central Australian motorsport event.

ABC News · Jun 17, 2022

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Fatal bus crash in NT, five hospitalised

One man has been killed and several others remain in hospital after a 4WD tour bus crash west of Alice Springs.

AAP · Jun 6, 2022

Malcolm Abbott's domestic violence past shows 'urgent action' required to support First Nations

An anti-domestic violence campaigner says her community feels "enraged" and "shattered" over the death of R Rubunjta, following revelations her murderer had killed another woman and assaulted several others.

ABC News · May 14, 2022

NT records 36th COVID-related death after man in his 80s dies with coronavirus

A man in his 80s has died with COVID-19 at Alice Springs Hospital, as the NT today reports 421 new cases.

ABC News · Apr 2, 2022

Malcolm Abbott pleads guilty to murdering his partner who was a prominent anti-domestic violence campaigner

Malcolm Abbott has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole for the murder of his partner, who was a well-known anti-domestic violence campaigner.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2022

NT close to lifting indoor mask mandate as Aboriginal health groups criticise surprise border rule changes

A man has died with COVID-19 at Alice Springs Hospital, as Aboriginal groups criticise the scrapping of the NT's last remaining border restriction. The indoor mask mandate may also soon be scrapped.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2022

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