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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flies into Alice Springs amid calls for action on alcohol-fuelled crime crisis

Anthony Albanese will join Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles on the trip, after days of pressure from the federal opposition and national media.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

NT alcohol restrictions amid crime crisis

The Northern Territory government will restrict the sale of alcohol in Alice Springs and central Australia in a bid to curb surging youth crime.

AAP · Jan 23, 2023

NT Police data reveals nearly one-quarter of calls to emergency lines in 2022 were trivial or pranks

Police in northern Australia have voiced their frustration at the high amount of nuisance calls they are receiving as they battle a prolonged crime wave.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

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Alice Springs mayor Matt Paterson calls for federal police, ADF assistance amid crime crisis

A police operation to stamp out crime in the Central Australian town has seen more than 300 people arrested since November – but mayor Matt Paterson says it's not enough.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

Constable Zachary Rolfe takes Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker to court, seeking to have disciplinary matters thrown out

Constable Zachary Rolfe has launched legal action against the Northern Territory Police Commissioner in a bid to have disciplinary action taken against him thrown out.

ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

Five per cent of Wadeye's population in jail following months of violence, unrest, according to NT Police Commissioner

Around one in every 20 residents of the remote Top End community of Wadeye is in jail following months of unrest and violent disputes between families, according to the NT Police Commissioner.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker attends final day of Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest hearings for the year

Commissioner Jamie Chalker said he attended the hearing to "acknowledge" the proceedings and show "respect for both sides", as Kumanjayi Walker's cousin described the end of proceedings for the year as "surreal and overwhelming".

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

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‘More police doesn’t build trust’: concern over proposal to tackle crime in Alice Springs

Deployment of 40 extra police to NT town doesn’t address underlying reasons for antisocial behaviour, community groups say

The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2022

NT's 'tough-on-crime' approach not working as young people jailed over TikTok copycat ramraids

Northern Territory police will target repeat offenders in their homes as incarceration rates in the NT continue to soar.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

Racist texts, cover-up allegations: Kumanjayi Walker inquest poses big questions for police

This week extraordinary allegations were vented in an Alice Springs court that raise wider issues for the Northern Territory and its police force

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, family of Kumanjayi Walker react to 'blatantly racist' texts between Zachary Rolfe and colleagues

The NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker says while he believes text messages found on Constable Zachary Rolfe's phone were "isolated", they "give people an insight into the legacy I’ve inherited".

ABC News · Sep 15, 2022

Northern Land Council chair says NT Police ignored warnings of unrest before Peppimenarti arrow death

The chair of the Northern Land Council says he warned NT police about escalating violence in the remote community of Peppimenarti, before this week's death.

ABC News · Sep 15, 2022

NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker says he will not resign, following damning union survey result

Speaking publicly for the first time since a majority of police union members said they had "no confidence" in his leadership, Commissioner Chalker confirms he will not resign.

ABC News · Aug 18, 2022

NT police reject commissioner, union says

The Northern Territory police union says hundreds of its members have no confidence in Commissioner Jamie Chalker and morale is at an all-time low.

AAP · Aug 12, 2022

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ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Majority of NT Police Association members have no confidence in Commissioner Jamie Chalker, according to survey

Almost 80 per cent of union members surveyed said they did not have confidence in the Northern Territory's police commissioner, with low morale, pay, and lack of resources among the key issues identified.

ABC News · Jun 23, 2022

NT Police Association to survey members on their confidence in NT Police Commissioner, Jamie Chalker

The Northern Territory police union plans to survey its members on whether officers "have confidence" in Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, an internal email reveals.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

United Workers Union formally demands NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker resign as head of fire service

The union representing firefighters has launched an extraordinary attack on the Northern Territory Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, over disputed comments allegedly made at a meeting of recruit firefighters.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022

NT Police Commissioner rejects political interference claims in Constable Zachary Rolfe murder charge

The Northern Territory's top police officer says he had no prior knowledge of a decision to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with murder four days after the death of Kumanjayi Walker.

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AAP · Mar 23, 2022

Rolfe case claims 'sadden' NT police chief

The Northern Territory's police commissioner has explained how the decision was made to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with Kumanjayi Walker's murder.

AAP · Mar 15, 2022

NT police chief defends Kumanjayi charges

Northern Territory police commissioner Jamie Chalker has defended the handling of a murder investigation after a policeman fatally shot an Aboriginal teen.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2022

NT Police Association accuses government of 'political interference', calls for investigation into Zachary Rolfe's murder charge

The head of the NT's police union is calling for an independent investigation into the decision to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with murder four days after the death of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker.

ABC News · Jan 28, 2022

NT Police Commissioner not ruling out emergency response to food shortages

Northern Territory Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker says that if the territory is cut off from Queensland, as well as SA, due to flooding, then an emergency response could bring in essentials.

ABC News · Jan 28, 2022

NT COVID-19 hospital patient numbers leap to a new record of 105, as booster vaccine mandate announced

There are now 105 people with COVID-19 in hospital in the Northern Territory, up from 95 on Thursday, as the NT government announces more than 1,000 new cases of the virus.

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