Indigenous boy featured in NDIS promotional material placed in state care after funding cut Disability royal commission begins hearings in Alice Springs focused on NDIS for First Nations people The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2022
Demons bank on depth to replace Oliver Jake Melksham and Luke Dunstan are among the options to replace star Melbourne midfielder Clayton Oliver for Sunday's clash with Port Adelaide in Alice Springs. AAP · Jul 11, 2022
Northern Territory police and health staff to undertake domestic and family violence training Northern Territory police and health staff will soon undertake comprehensive domestic and family violence training in a bid to counter unnecessary trauma for both victims and responders. ABC News · Jul 10, 2022
Disabled Indigenous boy in NDIS 'stolen' A teen was forced to leave home once his support funds were slashed, the disability royal commission has heard. AAP · Jul 10, 2022
Rat of Tobruk Sydney Kinsman dies in Alice Springs A World War II veteran who was shot and survived the Siege of Tobruk before escaping a prisoner of war camp managed to live until he was 100 and make a huge impact on the community he loved. ABC News · Jun 27, 2022
Alice Springs council denounces transphobia in sport A Central Australian council is striving to be a "beacon of inclusion and diversity" amid international debate about transgender women competing in sport at the highest levels. ABC News · Jun 24, 2022
World War II veteran and Rat of Tobruk Sydney George Kinsman dies in Alice Springs, aged 100 Sydney George Kinsman was a veteran of some of the biggest battles of World War II, including the Siege of Tobruk and First Battle of El Alamein, and escaped after being captured as a prisoner of war. ABC News · Jun 18, 2022
Pilbara girl Ruby McKie in coma after being hit by spectator's vehicle at Finke Desert Race Pilbara girl Ruby McKie is in an induced coma in Alice Springs Hospital, with significant facial fractures and other head and body injuries, after an incident on day two of the Central Australian motorsport event. ABC News · Jun 17, 2022
Qantas to suspend flights from Alice Springs to Perth from July Qantas announces it will suspend direct flights from Alice Springs to Perth from July 1 due to low passenger numbers, stoking disappointment from a tourism group. ABC News · Jun 16, 2022
Joshua Buzzacott, who threw spears at former partner, sentenced by Supreme Court NT Joshua Buzzacott, a 34-year-old man who has previously served an eight-year sentence for manslaughter, is sentenced to three years prison for attacking his former partner with two spears, a stick and a large rock during two assaults in Alice Springs. ABC News · Jun 15, 2022
Woman allegedly dragged across NT road A woman has been flown to Royal Adelaide Hospital after suffering spinal injuries when a man allegedly dragged her onto an Alice Springs road and assaulted her. AAP · Jun 14, 2022
Injury numbers down during record-breaking year for cars and bikes at NT's Finke Desert Race Toby Price claimed his second win on four wheels, and David Walsh took home his third consecutive title in the bike race during a weekend of revs, dust and spills in the red centre. ABC News · Jun 14, 2022
Alice Springs woman flown to Adelaide with spinal injuries after domestic violence incident Police say a group of witnesses saw a man dragging and assaulting the now badly injured woman in Alice Springs last Wednesday night, and are calling for more witnesses to come forward. ABC News · Jun 14, 2022
Finke Desert Race bikes and cars take to the track under sweeping new safety standards Hundreds of competitors will attempt to take on the desert today in what's billed as the most challenging off-road motorsport event in the country. ABC News · Jun 11, 2022
ABC News · Jun 7, 2022 Young Finke Desert Race competitor's bike stolen during journey to Alice Springs The 16-year-old says he spent months staying up late putting his bike together, only to have it stolen from a motel car park in Coober Pedy on the journey to the start line.
AAP · Jun 6, 2022 Fatal bus crash in NT, five hospitalised One man has been killed and several others remain in hospital after a 4WD tour bus crash west of Alice Springs.
AAP · Jun 6, 2022 Man dies in central Australian bus crash A man has died and a number of passengers have been injured in a tour bus crash about 125km west of Alice Springs in central Australia.
ABC News · Jun 6, 2022 Tour bus crash near NT community of Hermannsburg kills one, injures six A man dies and six others are seriously injured after a tour bus crashes near the remote community of Hermannsburg, west of Alice Springs.
ABC News · Jun 2, 2022 St John Ambulance NT calls for emergency medical rescue helicopter to service Alice Springs St John Ambulance says its Alice Springs service would benefit from a dedicated medical helicopter after federal Labor’s $10 million pledge for a second Darwin-based CareFlight chopper.
ABC News · Jun 1, 2022 Convicted killer Joshua Buzzacott pleads guilty to attacking partner with spears A man previously jailed for manslaughter has pleaded guilty to a brutal attack on his partner. The man's partner told police she believed he was going to kill her.
ABC News · May 27, 2022 Labor's Marion Scrymgour formally claims narrow federal election victory in Northern Territory seat of Lingiari After a tight race, Labor's Marion Scrymgour has officially claimed victory in Lingiari, previously held by Warren Snowdon for more than two decades.
ABC News · May 24, 2022 NT Laramba residents consider further court action as absence of safe water laws problematic Since 2018, residents in the remote community of Laramba, 200 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs, fork out for bottled water instead because they know the tap water contains triple the recommended levels of uranium.
AAP · May 24, 2022 Qld pilot fights PTSD claim in court The first officer on a Boeing 717 aircraft travelling from Alice Springs to Brisbane in 2018 is involved in court action after the engine failed mid-flight.
ABC News · May 22, 2022 Man, 51, dies in second fatal motorbike crash in Northern Territory this week A 51-year-old man has died in a motorbike crash off Maryvale Road, south of Alice Springs, days after police raised concerns about the growing road death toll in the Northern Territory.
ABC News · May 21, 2022 Labor’s Marion Scrymgour set to win Northern Territory seat of Lingiari, fending off CLP’s Damien Ryan The ABC's election analyst, Antony Green, has called the Northern Territory's seat of Lingiari for Labor, saying Marion Scrymgour's lead is now large enough that it can't be overturned by postal votes.