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The Latest Breaking News from Tennant Creek

Weapons seized after violent disturbance at town camp

Up to 100 people wielding a variety of weapons have been involved in a violent disturbance in a remote town camp.

AAP

Could Aboriginal-designed housing help solve the health crisis in remote communities?

Tennant Creek residents say the hot, overcrowded homes built by government contractors are not fit for purpose, so they’ve drawn up their own plans

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous cultural heritage objects returned from UK

A collection of artefacts of significant cultural importance has been handed back to the Warumungu Community of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.

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Westpac customers in Tennant Creek unable to buy food after ‘disastrous’ branch closure, critics say

Banking watchdog finds Westpac committed ‘serious and systematic’ breaches when closing remote NT branch in 2022

The Guardian - AU

Westpac sanctioned over 'serious' bank closure breach

Westpac breached banking protocols when it suddenly closed an outback branch, leaving the community to rely on a local charity, an investigation has found.

AAP

Lives and property at risk as NT fires rage on

In only two months, 12.8 million hectares of Northern Territory land has burnt in what authorities are describing as the worst fire season in decades.

AAP

Australian authorities protect Outback town against huge wildfire

Emergency crews are working to protect the Outback Australian town of Tennant Creek with containment lines as a huge wildfire threatens the remote community of 3,000

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Language app Feed the Monster the latest tool in battle to save endangered Warumungu language

A language app designed to help children in Syria learn Arabic is now preserving an endangered First Nations language. As a cartoon monster in the app grows, so too do children's literacy skills — and the number of people who speak Warumungu.

ABC News

Child flown to Adelaide hospital after alleged assault in Tennant Creek

A 26-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault and recklessly endangering serious harm after allegedly using a blunt weapon to assault a young child.

ABC News

Alleged Barkly region drug syndicate under surveillance for months, documents show

Court documents obtained by the ABC detail the inner workings of an alleged Northern Territory drug syndicate.

ABC News

Crime forces Greg 'Wheelie' Jordan out of Tennant Creek after 30 years

Greg 'Wheelie' Jordan loved Tennant Creek. Now, he feels unsafe; like a prisoner in his own home. After more than 30 years, his family is fundraising to relocate the wheelchair user to Queensland, in search of a safer life.

ABC News

Steve Waugh calls urgently for cricket nets in Tennant Creek, as players forced to practice in tennis court

The Australian cricket legend says the lack of cricket facilities in the outback town is "ridiculous" in this day and age.

ABC News

Police searching for man accused of luring young girl from Tennant Creek home before indecently assaulting her

Police said the unknown man started talking to the child in her front yard before leading her to a nearby abandoned vehicle where he is believed to have indecently assaulted her.

ABC News

Kurt Fearnley joins Back Roads to explore gold-rush town Tennant Creek where locals strive for bright future

Back Roads guest presenter Kurt Fearnley journeys into Australia's last gold-rush town to meet locals determined to improve things for the next generation.

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Man charged by NT Police after woman seriously injured in alleged domestic-violence-related assault in Tennant Creek

Police say the woman received serious injuries to her abdomen in the alleged domestic violence-related assault, and is expected to require ongoing treatment.

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NT Police charge Barkly Mayor Jeff McLaughlin with 'drug driving' offences for second time

The mayor of Tennant Creek has vowed to contest all charges after police arrested him for alleged "drug driving" for the second time in less than six months.

AAP

NT flood warning as ex-cyclone heads south

The NT's Barkly District is preparing for flooding with ex-tropical cyclone Ellie forecast to dump up to 350mm of rain per day across a vast area.

ABC News

Tennant Creek residents living in tin shed homes call for better Indigenous housing during Northern Territory heatwave

The heatwave that scorched Northern Australia over the weekend was almost unbearable for people living in Tennant Creek's tin shed Indigenous housing, where residents are calling on the NT and federal governments to speed up building new public houses.

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Former Tennant Creek post office manager jailed over $425,000 money laundering scheme

The former manager of a remote post office will serve six months in jail after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Australia Post.

ABC News

How Ashley Alum's arrest helped NT police catch some of the state's worst child sexual offenders

A tip-off from a US information agency, and an undercover police officer disguised as a girl, helped Northern Territory Police find 15 child sex offenders in one fell swoop.

AAP

Chemist staff foil alleged NT armed robber

Northern Territory police say a pharmacy worker stripped a would-be armed robber of his weapon during an alleged hold-up in the outback town of Tennant Creek.

ABC News

NT Police arrest 47-year-old man following alleged armed robbery in Tennant Creek

A man is arrested following reports an armed man was threatening staff at the Tennant Creek pharmacy.

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First women's football league competition kicks off in the Barkly

For the first time in the Barkly region's history, 15-year-old Nishanaye Thompson can represent her hometown by playing the game she loves.

ABC News

Northern Territory alcohol services struggling to retain staff as costs rise

Alcohol treatment services in the Northern Territory are facing having to cut staff looking after vulnerable Indigenous clients because they're being squeezed between rising costs and stagnant government funding, their peak body is warning.

ABC News

Tennant Creek High School teachers 'unsafe at work' amid details of violence and staffing shortages

Teachers at the school say staff are traumatised, students are disengaged and the school environment has disintegrated, with staff unsure if they can carry on in their jobs.

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