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Pine Gap in Alice Springs likely gathering intelligence about Russia's next moves in Ukraine

A highly secretive defence intelligence facility, on the outskirts of Alice Springs, is likely gathering information about the escalating situation in Ukraine.

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Rosalie Kunoth-Monks remembered as a formidable advocate at state funeral in Alice Springs

Prominent Indigenous rights campaigner Rosalie Kunoth-Monks has been remembered as a social justice advocate with a generous heart and a powerful voice at her state funeral in Alice Springs.

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NT police officer Zachary Rolfe takes the stand in murder trial over fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

Constable Zachary Rolfe told the court he was trained to shoot assailants armed with edged weapons until they are incapacitated, "no matter how many rounds that takes".

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Zachary Rolfe trial: police officer charged with murder of Kumanjayi Walker gives evidence

Rolfe, who the court heard shot Aboriginal man three times while trying to arrest him, called as first defence witness

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Alice Springs man pleads guilty to death of cyclist Stephen Yates at Simpsons Gap

The Alice Springs man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of the 57-year-old cyclist near Simpsons Gap in March last year.

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NT records one COVID-19 death and 632 new cases as number of ICU patients remains steady

The NT has recorded its 21st COVID-related death — a woman from Alice Springs aged in her 80s. There are now 98 COVID-19 patients in NT hospitals and the territory has recorded 632 new cases.

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Alice Springs liability dispute leave verges overgrown, posing venomous snake risk

Verges and parks in Alice Springs are left overgrown thanks to an ongoing public liability dispute between the council and government, leaving a perfect hiding spot for western brown snakes after recent summer rain.

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NT government defends surprise border rule changes as AMA calls for disaster declaration in Alice Springs

NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles defends recent changes to the territory's border rules, saying they will allow police and health resources to be focused on where they are needed most.

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Zachary Rolfe trial: what the court has heard so far about the shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

Trial of police officer accused of murder of 19-year-old Indigenous man expected to run for another fortnight

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Scott Morrison rejigs schedule to meet with Alice Springs Mayor about crime concerns

Mayor Matt Paterson had an unexpected meeting with the PM after Scott Morrison told ABC Radio earlier in the day he had no time to discuss crime concerns during his brief visit to the centre.

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ACT to ease Covid restrictions; Bob Katter decries ‘super sneaky’ passing of firearms bill – as it happened

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Zachary Rolfe trial: witness saw officer holding gun ‘very close’ to Kumanjayi Walker before fatal shooting

Walker had told family member he planned to hand himself in to police, court hears

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Juror discharged a week into murder trial of NT police officer Zachary Rolfe

Trial also hears from two other officers who were deployed from Alice Springs on the day of the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

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Rolfe did not follow top cop's arrest plan

The young police officer accused of murdering Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker did not follow the arrest plan approved by his senior commander.

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Murder trial of NT police officer Zachary Rolfe finishes first week of evidence over fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

More than two years after the Northern Territory police officer was charged over the fatal shooting of Yuendumu teenager Kumanjayi Walker, the prosecution and defence have each begun to make their case.

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The NT has recorded two COVID-19 deaths in Alice Springs, as hospital numbers fall slightly

A woman in her 40s and a man in his 50s are been confirmed as the latest deaths related to COVID-19 in the Northern Territory.

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Zachary Rolfe trial: Kumanjayi Walker shot dead by officer minutes after safe arrest plan briefing, court hears

NT constable’s murder trial hears that family urged Walker to hand himself in after he earlier threatened officers with an axe

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Murder trial of NT Police officer Zachary Rolfe over the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker begins today

Constable Zachary Rolfe has pleaded not guilty to three charges laid after the 2019 shooting of teenager Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu. A jury is set to be selected this morning to hear three weeks of evidence.

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As COVID-19 enters aged care homes in the NT, concerns are growing for the wellbeing of residents inside

Last week, the Northern Territory reported its first death of an aged care resident related to COVID-19. A leading advocate for elderly Territorians fears it won't be the last.

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Zachary Rolfe murder trial: what the case is about and what to expect when it begins

The police officer is charged with the murder of Kumanjayi Walker in a remote community north-west of Alice Springs

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Zachary Rolfe trial: Kumanjayi Walker's death, Yuendumu's grief and the constable charged with murder

More than two years after Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker died in custody after a police shooting in Yuendumu, a murder trial will be closely watched by people everywhere from the nation's red centre all the way to its coastlines.

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Flood-hit NT communities taking desperate measures to restore food supplies

Sustained, soaking rainfalls across Central Australia this week set dry rivers and creeks flowing and greened the red country. But the heavy rain also wreaked havoc, stalling services to remote communities and leaving flood damage in its wake.

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Unvaccinated aged care resident becomes NT's fourth COVID-19 death — and its second this week

The Northern Territory has reported its fourth death from COVID-19, as the number of coronavirus patients in hospitals leaps to 141.

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Australian Defence Force prepares to drop food supplies into Coober Pedy isolated by floodwaters

The Australian Defence Force is being called in to deliver food to communities isolated by flood waters in South Australia's far north.

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NT brings in outdoor mask mandate, as Territory COVID-19 hospital admissions rise to new peak of 111

There are now 111 people with COVID-19 in Northern Territory hospitals, including five in intensive care, as Health Minister Natasha Fyles announces a seven-day outdoor mask mandate amid a growing number of cases.

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