The Latest Breaking News from Alice Springs

Alice Springs crime crackdown sees reduction in Northern Territory police officers tasked to 'Operation Drina'

The number of officers assigned to an operation to crack down on property crime in Alice Springs has fallen, just over a month after Northern Territory police sent 45 members to the Central Australian town.

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

Escapee arrested 20 kilometres from Alice Springs prison as union blames staff shortages

Police arrest a prisoner who fled from an Alice Springs prison this morning, as the union claims only six officers were on duty to manage 647 prisoners — less than half the minimum night shift requirement.

ABC News · Jan 5, 2023

Alice Springs prison escapee captured

A 30-year-old man who escaped from the Alice Springs Correctional Facility and fled into the outback on foot has been taken into custody.

AAP · Jan 5, 2023

Concerns for Alice Springs prison officers' mental health as report reveals impact of staffing crisis

With record inmate numbers and an exhausted workforce, staff at this outback prison say they feel unsafe, overworked and undervalued.

ABC News · Dec 22, 2022

NT prison officers feel unsafe, depressed

A union survey of prison officers at Alice Springs has blamed a staff shortage for guards feeling unsafe and depressed at work.

AAP · Dec 19, 2022

A youth crime wave has engulfed Alice Springs, and residents are desperate for a solution

Kids hooning around in stolen cars. Driving head-on at police. Filming the action. A youth crime wave has engulfed Alice Springs — and the community is desperate for solutions.

ABC News · Dec 17, 2022

Jonah Multa jailed for assault of partner before she was hit by car at Alice Springs

A man who attacked a woman with a hammer just before she was hit and killed by a passing motorist has been described by a judge as a "man of very poor character".

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022

Alice Springs Rock Bar license transfer rejected by NT Liquor Commission

A hearing before the Northern Territory Liquor Commission revealed the would-be buyer of the Alice Springs venue had just 40 hours' experience working behind a bar.

ABC News · Dec 14, 2022

Stolen Generations survivors fight for future of Alice Springs childhood home, St Mary's Hostel

The St Mary's Hostel in Alice Springs was home to hundreds of Aboriginal children, many forcibly removed from their families. But now, its future hangs in the balance.

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Landmark Alice Springs pub Monte's Lounge to close down after venue relentlessly targeted by criminals

Monte's Lounge in Alice Springs will call last drinks later this month, as its owners prepare to permanently shut the landmark pub due to what they say is an unwinnable battle against crime.

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022