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What are the major election promises for the Northern Territory? Who are the candidates? Where do I vote?

What are the major election promises for the Northern Territory? Who are the candidates? Where do I vote? We answer your questions.

ABC News · May 20, 2022

West Macs Monster ultramarathon running festival begins in Central Australia

Competitors in the 231km West Macs Monster race through rugged terrain west of Alice Springs started running on Friday morning and have 60 hours to complete the trail.

ABC News · May 20, 2022

Malcolm Abbott's domestic violence past shows 'urgent action' required to support First Nations

An anti-domestic violence campaigner says her community feels "enraged" and "shattered" over the death of R Rubunjta, following revelations her murderer had killed another woman and assaulted several others.

ABC News · May 14, 2022

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Indigenous Yuelamu community facing water crisis as aquifer dries up

The remote Indigenous community of Yuelamu in the Northern Territory is facing a water crisis as the town's main aquifer dries up.

ABC News · May 14, 2022

Elena Kats-Chernin, Australia's world famous contemporary composer, working with Alice Springs orchestra

World famous Australian contemporary composer Elena Kats-Chernin has not only visited Alice Springs but written a piece specifically for the outback town's chamber orchestra.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Alice Springs crime sprees mean residents, businesses 'no longer feel safe'

The Alice Springs mayor says nightly crime sprees have left residents feeling unsafe in their homes and business owners "can't take it anymore".

ABC News · May 9, 2022

Labor and the Country Liberal Party running hard to land Northern Territory seat of Lingiari

Whoever voters decide will inherit Lingiari from retiring MP Warren Snowdon also takes on some of the nation's toughest challenges – and the hopes of residents that they'll urgently seek out new solutions.

ABC News · May 7, 2022

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Federal Labor to fund Medicare urgent care clinics in Darwin and Alice Springs if elected

Tanya Plibersek announces a Labor government would fund Medicare urgent care clinics in Darwin and Alice Springs as a plan to relieve pressure on hospitals, and also purchase a second CareFlight helicopter for the NT.

ABC News · May 7, 2022

Truck driver, 48, dies in accident on Stuart Highway south of Alice Springs

Police are investigating a fatal truck accident this morning at Stuarts Well, 90 kilometres south of Alice Springs.

ABC News · May 6, 2022

Alice Springs prison officers strike, claim facility chronically understaffed

Staff at the Alice Springs Correctional Centre open up about chronic burnout, bed shortages and family breakdowns during a 12-hour work stoppage in protest of the NT government's proposed four-year wage freeze.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

Alice Springs prison guards walk off job

About 60 corrections officers have walked off the job in Alice Springs over the Northern Territory government's public sector pay freeze, a union says.

AAP · May 5, 2022

Tennant Creek voters want to see youth crime become a federal election issue

The remote town of Tennant Creek only has 3,000 residents, but voters in the seat of outgoing Labor stalwart Warren Snowdon say politicians need to be listening.

ABC News · Apr 30, 2022

The Northern Territory candidates vying for your vote in the federal election

Whether you're in downtown Darwin or the furthest flung corner of the Northern Territory, there's a politician that wants your vote in the federal election on Saturday 21 May.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

Alice Springs police urge public to come forward following spate of alleged indecent assaults

NT Police say they are yet to determine if more indecent assaults are happening in Alice Springs or if more people feel confident reporting them.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2022

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AAP · Apr 24, 2022

PM pledges big funding to secure NT

Tackling crime and boosting jobs is part of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's election pledge to the Northern Territory as he lands in Alice Springs.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2022

Prime Minister Scott Morrison promises $300 million for Northern Territory energy industry, $14 million to fight crime

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has headed to the Northern Territory to detail a $300 million energy spend that would see more than a third handed to gas giants to invest in carbon capture and storage.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2022

Zachary Rolfe’s ex-fiancee told detectives he spoke of getting paid holiday if he shot someone, court documents show

Police officer denies making comments, which are alleged in an interview and statement released by Northern Territory supreme court

ABC News · Apr 7, 2022

Concerns for 62-year-old woman Beryl Collins, reported missing in Alice Springs

Beryl Collins hasn't been seen by family for more than three weeks. Police say she was upset by an argument between family members, and spotted walking with a black backpack the following morning

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ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

Advocates make case for more electric vehicle charging stations in outback Australia

When Hunter Murray drove 8,000km in his new electric car in a week, he did it to prove a point: The technology can work even for people living in the most remote parts of Australia

AAP · Apr 4, 2022

Alice Springs casino gets $70M expansion

Iris Capital will spend $70 million expanding Alice Springs' Lasseters Hotel Casino to attract international holiday makers and gamblers.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022

Central Australian man who pleaded guilty to fatal hit-and run sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail

Clem Kantawarra was performing a U-turn on the Ross Highway near Alice Springs when he hit and killed 50-year-old Thomas Jacko, and fled without offering assistance.

AAP · Mar 29, 2022

Aboriginal teen's inquest to seek 'truth'

An inquest in Alice Springs will examine police conduct on the day Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot by an officer as he resisted arrest.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

NT Chief Minister defends action on crime in Alice Springs after broad daylight attacks

The NT government says it's doing all it can to combat crime after two people were allegedly assaulted in unprovoked attacks in Alice Springs this week and a police officer was allegedly kicked in the head.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022

Rare earths miner says Nolans Project separation plant crucial to supply chain diversity

Arafura Resources says its planned facility near Alice Springs will be pivotal in reducing Australia's reliance on China for materials essential to the production of renewable energy technology.

AAP · Mar 23, 2022

NT prisoner leaps wall, escapes custody

A prisoner has leapt over a wall in Alice Springs to escape police custody, the Northern Territory police say.

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