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Australia’s problem gambling capital is looking for more pokies, and here’s who profits

You may suspect the last thing a socially-challenged town like Alice Springs needs is more gambling machines, but that’s just what is proposing.

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FOI documents show the NT is breaching its own independent monitoring policy at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre

Freedom of Information documents reveal the NT government is failing to adhere to its own independent monitoring policy at a time when self-harm incidents are surging inside its youth detention facilities.

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Coronial inquest hears safety measures 'lacking' at Finke Desert Race where spectator Nigel Harris was killed

A coronial inquest has heard spectators were standing within two metres of the Finke Desert Race track when a man was fatally struck by a vehicle last year.

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Car crash simulation brings outback first responders together for crucial training

What these paramedics and doctors are learning amid the chaos of fake blood, horrific injuries and an "obstructive" patient will help them save lives in real-life traumatic accidents.

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Health and police data to be used to monitor fallout of alcohol bans ending in Northern Territory

Emergency department presentations at hospitals and rates of police arrests will be among the data points monitored in a new program assessing the fallout from long-term alcohol bans ending in parts of the Northern Territory.

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NT domestic violence sector repeats calls for needs-based funding after one-off $10.7 million federal boost

A one-off, $10.7 million funding boost for Northern Territory domestic violence services falls dramatically short of what is needed, according to women operating shelters from Darwin to Alice Springs.

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Northern Territory police have located boy, 12, missing from Alice Springs

NT Police say the 12-year-old, who was last seen at the Yeperenye shopping centre on Monday, has been found.

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How Ashley Alum's arrest helped NT police catch some of the state's worst child sexual offenders

A tip-off from a US information agency, and an undercover police officer disguised as a girl, helped Northern Territory Police find 15 child sex offenders in one fell swoop.

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Iris Capital awaits decision over push to expand its pokies empire in Alice Springs

In what has been slated as a 'David and Goliath' battle, the Alice Springs community is taking on a gambling giant that wants to add dozens more poker machines to the town.

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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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Northern Territory opposition calls for petrol price inquiry, with prices per litre 30 cents higher than in other states

Petrol prices in Darwin are still up towards the $2 mark, despite recent drops in other states, and the pain at the pump is even worse in Alice Springs.

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NT Government minister accused of 'abrogating responsibility' over outback town poker machine plan

A plan to install dozens of new poker machines in an outback town facing high rates of poverty and social problems has been met with silence by the Northern Territory's gaming minister.

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Music teacher reunited with her stolen car and beloved 87-year-old violin

Gleny Rae has received the message she was longing for after her car and prized Roth violin were stolen outside a popular restaurant in Alice Springs.

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Man charged over NT tourist bus crash

Northern Territory police have charged a man over a fatal tour bus crash west of Alice Springs in June.

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Halls Creek Shire president Malcolm Edwards worried for family members reported overdue travelling back from Alice Springs

The group, who were supposed to be travelling from Alice Springs to their hometown of Halls Creek, have not been seen since Sunday.

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Beloved 87yo Roth violin stolen from outside Alice Springs restaurant leaving musician devastated

Gleny Rae, an Alice Springs-based music teacher and musician, is now questioning why she remains in the town after her car was stolen along with her beloved 1935 German-made Roth violin she's had for decades.

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Albert Namatjira's work hitting new highs on the art market as demand surges

His art used to sell for just a few shillings on the streets of Alice Springs, but now world-renowned Indigenous watercolourist Albert Namatjira's works are reaching new heights at art auctions.

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A.K. and her baby were allegedly killed in a murder-suicide near Alice Springs. Her family wants answers

Speaking out for the first time, A.K.'s family has remembered her as a kind person and loving mother, and hopes she is remembered as more than a statistic.

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Blacken Open Air Festival brings metal to Central Australia with first-ever international act

Metal heads from around the country are travelling to one of the most unique locations for a metal concert around the world this weekend for the Blacken Open Air festival.

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Skyrocketing Qantas airfares, axed routes and slashed seats worrying for outback town

Tourism Central Australia is holding Qantas to account for its high cost of flights to and from Alice Springs, which could spell disaster for the livability of the tourism hub.

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Deaths of woman, baby and man on property north of Alice Springs investigated as murder-suicide

One week after three people — including a baby — were found dead at a property north of Alice Springs, more details have been released by the police minister.

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Vigil held in Alice Springs for mother and baby who died in alleged domestic violence incident

An emotional vigil has been held for a 30-year-old Indigenous woman and her infant child, who died in an alleged domestic violence incident a week ago

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Alice Springs stores rushed with customers as intervention-era alcohol ban expires in NT

Some liquor stores are being forced to intermittently shut their doors to manage high demand in Alice Springs after long-term alcohol bans ended for hundreds of remote Northern Territory communities.

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A penguin farm in the Australian desert: a thought experiment that reveals the flaws our in environment laws

Imagine this fictitious scenario. The federal environment minister announces government approval for a large-scale penguin farm near Alice Springs. It will produce 300,000 penguins each year for the high-end feather market in Europe.

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More strike action for NT prisons

The United Workers Union says prison guards in Alice Springs will walk off the job on Saturday in further industrial action over the four-year pay freeze.

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