The Latest Breaking News from Alice Springs

Victims of Red Centre NATS motorsport flame explosion receive $3.2 million federal court settlement

Twelve people who suffered injuries in a trackside explosion of flames at a motorsport festival in Alice Springs have settled federal court action, with the judge saying the amount was "fair and reasonable".

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker arrest 'not consistent' with plan and 'outside scope' of instructions, coroner hears

A senior police officer has told the coroner body worn footage he was shown in court was "outside the scope" of his instructions to arrest Kumanjayi Walker.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022

Coroner hears of 'social gathering' at Zachary Rolfe's house, two days after Kumanjayi Walker shooting

The inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard a social gathering at Constable Zachary Rolfe's home had the "potential to contaminate" his evidence.

ABC News · Sep 26, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker's family revisits 'terrifying' night he died as inquest begins in Alice Springs

A three-month inquest into the death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker has begun in Alice Springs, with members of his family urging the court to hear their voices.

ABC News · Sep 5, 2022

NT Police increase presence in Yuendumu in response to escalating destruction, violence

While NT Police has increased its presence in the community, it says the key to resolving the conflict is through mediation between feuding families.

ABC News · Sep 5, 2022

Red CentreNATS returns to Central Australia for eighth instalment of drag racing, burnout festival

The burning rubber proved unmissable for thousands of motoring enthusiasts as Red CentreNATS roared back into Alice Springs for burnouts and drag racing.

ABC News · Sep 4, 2022

Coronial inquest into death of Indigenous 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker begins in Alice Springs

The three-month inquest will explore the circumstances of Kumanjayi Walker's death in the remote community of Yuendumu, where he died hours after being shot by Constable Zachary Rolfe, who was found not guilty earlier this year.

ABC News · Sep 4, 2022

Woman lying on Alice Springs road killed

Northern Territory Police say a 21-year-old woman lying on a highway in central Australia is dead after being hit by a car.

AAP · Aug 30, 2022

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.

The New Daily · Aug 26, 2022

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.

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022