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Pleas for grog ban in crime-stricken Alice Springs

Country Liberal Party senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price will push to reinstate alcohol bans in central Australia, making an impassioned plea to the government.

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Rubbish left at Top End creek after Australia Day causes 'despair', but these ideas could help stop littering

Litter left at this Top End creek after an Australia Day party causes "despair" as locals clean up the mess. Here are some ideas to stop people leaving rubbish at beauty spots, especially on public holidays.

ABC News

Mount Isa 'overwhelmed' with NT itinerants in wake of Alice Springs alcohol crackdown

More people are crossing the border after recent crackdowns on alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, with leaders in Mount Isa saying itinerants from the NT are exhausting local resources.

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Enshrining the Voice gives best chance for Closing the Gap, Albanese says

Enshrining a constitutional Voice to parliament will bring better practical outcomes and give the best chance for Closing the Gap, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will say in a major address on the referendum on Sunday.

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Experts say earlier FASD diagnosis a key step in tackling Alice Springs youth crime wave

As debate rages over a youth crime wave in Alice Springs, those on the front lines say this major issue can no longer go "hugely neglected".

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‘We have to come together’: alcohol bans alone won’t fix Alice Springs’ problems

Restrictions have had success but an Aboriginal health group warns the ‘underlying drivers of destructive drinking’ must be dealt with

The Guardian - AU

The Lehman Trilogy’s Michael Balogun on his extraordinary journey from prison to starring in the West End

Following an ‘epiphany’ while serving a prison sentence, Balogun decided to pursue a career in acting - and became a star. Now he is about to open in an acclaimed play in the West End

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Second Alice Springs hotel owned by Iris Capital temporarily shut by NT Police for Liquor Act breach

A second pub owned by Iris Capital in the city has been temporarily shut by NT Police in as many weeks due to what they say are threats "to public safety".

ABC News

NT government under fire for letting Alice Springs grog bans lapse, urged to act quickly on report

The chief minister is criticised by the First Nations justice commissioner for not listening to community concerns sooner and urged to quickly reinstate grog restrictions in and around Alice Springs.

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TGA says RATs effective as cases decline

Virus cases continue to decline with NSW Chief Medical Officer Kerry Chant saying the biggest state is approaching the bottom of the current wave.

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No firm movement on health funding as national cabinet briefed by ASIO on sovereign citizens — as it happened

Doctors are criticising recommended changes to the healthcare system after national cabinet announces it will wait until April to decide how to address issues in the sector — as it happened.

ABC News

Cabinet backs NT's 5G project

The cabinet has approved National Telecom's (NT) 5G business project and operational expenditure of 6.7 billion baht to capitalise on the 26-gigahertz spectrum range during the period until the spectrum licence expires in 2036.

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Aboriginal land council levels criticism at NT government over unregulated land clearing

A powerful Aboriginal land council and a fishing lobby has "lost confidence" in the NT government, following an ABC investigation which uncovered evidence of land clearing without a permit for a nascent cotton industry.

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Alice Springs alcohol support sector says significant funding is needed to address alcohol-related harm

The NT's peak drug and alcohol body says dire funding shortfalls could be hampering government efforts to reduce soaring rates of alcohol-related harm in Alice Springs.

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Grattan on Friday: Chalmers attracts some flak for blue sky ideas but the government has bigger problems

Jim Chalmers likes to say we need national “conversations” about the economic issues facing the country. Now, just as the new parliamentary year is set to begin on Monday, Chalmers has bought himself a doozy of a conversation, with his essay advocating we embrace “values-based capitalism”.

ABC News

No immediate action on Alice Springs alcohol bans, Prime Minister says governments will listen to community

It could be up to a week before a decision is made on whether Intervention-era alcohol bans are reinstated in central Australia in a bid to arrest a spike in crime and alcohol-fuelled violence.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Pell funeral met with protests; no Charles on $5 note; and the ACT’s new EV incentive

Tony Abbott leads the praise inside St Mary’s Cathedral while protesters outside face off with funeral attenders in sometimes heated exchanges

AAP

Governments warm to new range of NT alcohol bans

A report handed to the federal and Northern Territory governments has recommended alcohol bans while management plans are put in place, media reports suggest.

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Report into Alice Springs unrest recommends urgent alcohol ban in central Australian communities

NT chief minister met with prime minister on Thursday afternoon to discuss report, which will be released after it is considered by cabinet next week

ABC News

Alice Springs report recommends urgent new alcohol laws, needs-based funding for NT services

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles are meeting in Canberra to discuss the snap review into alcohol restrictions ordered during Mr Albanese's trip to Alice Springs last week.

ABC News

Alice Springs power stations guzzle diesel 'unnecessarily' in Electrical Trades Union stoush

Two of Alice Springs' power stations, which normally run on gas, have been on expensive backup diesel intermittently since November due to a union stand-off.

ABC News

Vanadium redox flow batteries can provide cheap, large-scale grid energy storage. Here's how they work

A type of battery invented by an Australian professor in the 1980s is being touted as the next big technology for grid energy storage. Here's how it works.

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No access to major NT fishing ground as barramundi season begins with permit system

The barramundi season begins in the Northern Territory but some fishing boats remain in Darwin with commercial and recreational fishers banned from the Mini Mini and Murgenella areas following a request from traditional owners.

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: The Boy With Two Hearts, Punchdrunk and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Billy Crystal’s musical about a fading comedian, a female Faustus and a revival of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate

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Data reveals 50 per cent spike in alcohol-related emergency presentations after lifting of bans in Alice Springs

Hospitals in Alice Springs and Darwin see a surge in alcohol-related presentations, as organisations call for immediate funding to help quell soaring rates of family violence.

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