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An Indigenous group has raised concerns over new rental arrangements for public housing in remote NT communities but the government says the scheme is fairer.

Strong Grandmothers of the Central Desert group wants Anthony Albanese and other politicians to hear concerns at grassroots level

Anthony Albanese flew in and announced new alcohol restrictions, leaving the Arrernte people worried about curfews, military, and being ignored

The prime minister's visit to Alice Springs this week has left leaders across the border in WA questioning whether the same national attention would help solve their region's youth crime problem.

The Northern Territory's electoral commission could be enlisted to conduct ballots on returning alcohol bans to remote Indigenous communities, under a plan floated to help deal with escalating violence in Central Australia.

The supposed dimensions of the “crisis” in Alice Springs have been exhaustively portrayed in the media, both nationally and in the Northern Territory. The stories abound: shopfront windows repeatedly broken, groups of young children wandering the streets at night, and defenceless elderly residents struck down during violent robberies of their…

Locals say the rise in social unrest and violence is the result of years of punitive policies and neglect in housing, health and welfare

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did the right thing in dashing off to Alice Springs this week in response to the publicity about that city’s crime crisis. But in doing so, he set up a test for himself.

A group of First Nations' grandmothers has told the Invasion Day rally in Alice Springs they support the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, calling on policy-makers to "get out of our way and ask us what we want."