The Latest Breaking News from Alice Springs

Curfew announced for under-18s in Australia’s Alice Springs after unrest

Curfew will remain in place for two weeks after some 150 people went on the rampage after a teenager’s funeral.

Al Jazeera · Mar 27, 2024

Afternoon Update: Youth curfew in Alice Springs; Labor’s ‘urgent’ immigration bill delayed; and the veggie chip taste test

Curfew on young people comes after violent unrest descended on the town CBD on Tuesday

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2024

Curfew, extra cops: emergency grips Alice Springs

An emergency has been declared in Alice Springs by the Northern Territory government after a group of young people attacked a pub and brawls broke out.

AAP · Mar 27, 2024

Politician on careless driving charge after car crash

Northern Territory opposition whip Joshua Burgoyne has been charged with driving offences following a traffic accident.

AAP · Feb 19, 2024

Ice rink value quizzed in fiery hearing on outback town

An at-times fiery Senate estimates hearing on Indigenous matters has covered topics ranging from domestic violence to ice-skating in the desert.

AAP · Feb 16, 2024

NT deputy chief stands by alcohol shares purchase

Deputy Chief Minister Chansey Paech says he has always disclosed conflicts after it was revealed he owned shares in an alcohol distribution company.

AAP · Feb 13, 2024

Accused Alice Springs murderer extradited from Victoria

A man has been extradited from Melbourne, accused of murdering a teenager in Alice Springs with two accomplices.

AAP · Jan 15, 2024

Three to be charged over teen's New Year's Day death

Northern Territory Police are preparing to lay murder and accessory charges on three suspects over the death of a 19-year-old man outside Alice Springs.

AAP · Jan 14, 2024

My big move: leaving Berlin for Alice Springs wasn’t my choice. But as life wore on I healed there

I couldn’t stand Alice Springs when I first arrived, in part because of the circumstances that had brought me there. Then, little by little, I settled in

The Guardian - AU · Jan 4, 2024

Funds to help women waiting for help against violence

Millions of dollars in funding will help a Central Australia support group clear a waiting list of women seeking help against violence.

AAP · Jan 4, 2024