The Latest Breaking News from Alice Springs

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.

AAP · Aug 4, 2022

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.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

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.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 24, 2022

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

ABC News · Jul 24, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2022

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.

AAP · Jul 22, 2022

NT Minister 'heartbroken' over lack of national attention of alleged Indigenous domestic violence deaths

A national silence on Indigenous deaths is contributing to a lack of funding to fight domestic violence in the Northern Territory, according to its domestic and family violence minister.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

Iris Capital facing backlash over plan to add up to 40 more gaming machines at Alice Springs pubs

Weeks after buying up many of the town's hotels and pubs, Iris Capital reveals plans to add dozens more pokies into a community already stricken with deep-running social problems.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022