The Latest Breaking News from Alice Springs

Advocates say the extra funding is a start but not enough to keep up with the level of need — or inflation, with one researcher describing the situation as "not sustainable".

With the Liberal Party formally opposing the Voice, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton last week kicked off his no campaign in Alice Springs. His claim that child sexual abuse is rife was quickly under attack from the government and others who accused him of politicking, using the issue as a political…

The NT government has announced it will extend restrictions on takeaway alcohol after alcohol-related hospital presentations almost halved.

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the restrictions, first implemented in January to curb crime and alcohol-fuelled violence, have coincided with significant reductions in alcohol-related hospital presentations and domestic violence incidents.

Tour operators in the outback destination say their industry is under "sustained attack" on multiple fronts with soaring airfares, cost of living pressure and negative crime coverage a major concern.

As debate rages over claims of widespread child sexual abuse in Alice Springs, the National Children's Commissioner says both sides of politics have failed to address this serious issue.

The Alice Springs businessman who has become famous as the victim of a local crime wave has denied running a campaign to aid Peter Dutton.

There are two huge issues in Indigenous affairs at the moment: the Voice and the problems in Northern Territory Indigenous communities, especially but not only in Alice Springs.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has given his campaign against the Voice added horsepower by elevating high-profile Indigenous Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to become shadow minister for Indigenous Australians.

The leveraging of fear and prejudice for partisan advantage is happening again in the Coalition campaign to destroy the Voice referendum.

Bad-faith actors are going to act in bad faith. As the Alice Springs saga has shown, Australian media needs to get better at recognising this.