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Constable James Kirstenfeldt tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest 'better' arrest plan could have avoided tragedy

One of the five Alice Springs-based officers deployed to Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker died has told the coronial inquest there were failings in the plan to arrest the young Indigenous man before his shooting death in 2019.

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COVID-19 isolation policy sees girls in Alice Springs juvenile detention centre moved into boys' area

Documents obtained by the ABC reveal a government-appointed observer has raised concerns about a COVID-19 isolation policy inside the Alice Springs youth detention centre, which has seen young girls placed in the boys' section.

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Health workers feel safe in Yuendumu

A Northern Territory inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard health workers still feel safe in the community.

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Robyn Verrall is a fixer, and now she's set her sights on food security for the nation's most vulnerable

Robyn Verrall is a problem-solver and she's set her sights on a big one. Working with Indigenous friends, she's trying to improve food security for the nation's most vulnerable. But they can't do it alone.

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest to resume in Alice Springs, with NT Health under the spotlight

Senior health workers and clinic nurses are expected to give evidence to the Northern Territory coroner, as the inquest into the fatal police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker resumes.

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NT Police Minister strongly opposes dog squad proposal for Alice Springs

A private security firm wants to trial a dog squad in Alice Springs, but the NT Police Minister says it will not address the key issues behind local crime.

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Number of patrons refused service at Alice Springs bottle shops quadruples

The NT police say there has been a significant increase in the number of patrons turned away from Alice Springs liquor stores, largely due to drunkenness, since alcohol bans were lifted.

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Security firm proposes dog squad trial for Alice Springs, minister requests greater police visibility

A private security firm wants to use a dog squad to patrol the streets of an outback town in a bid to curb rising crime rates and anti-social behaviour.

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Victims of Red Centre NATS motorsport flame explosion receive $3.2 million federal court settlement

Twelve people who suffered injuries in a trackside explosion of flames at a motorsport festival in Alice Springs have settled federal court action, with the judge saying the amount was "fair and reasonable".

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Kumanjayi Walker arrest 'not consistent' with plan and 'outside scope' of instructions, coroner hears

A senior police officer has told the coroner body worn footage he was shown in court was "outside the scope" of his instructions to arrest Kumanjayi Walker.

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Coroner hears of 'social gathering' at Zachary Rolfe's house, two days after Kumanjayi Walker shooting

The inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard a social gathering at Constable Zachary Rolfe's home had the "potential to contaminate" his evidence.

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Alice Springs crime 'crisis' scaring off visitors, tourism body calls for NT government action

The NT government is being called to urgently address law and order in the red centre, as a central Australian tourism body says rising crime is deterring visitors.

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Iris Capital's Alice Springs poker machines expansion bid stopped by NT government

Hospitality giant Iris Capital's push to install 60 new poker machines in pubs across Alice Springs has been put on hold after a community campaign gained traction.

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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

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Traditional owners take fight against Australia's largest water licence on Singleton Station to Supreme Court

A group of traditional owners have travelled hundreds of kilometres to Alice Springs, in a bid to overturn the approval of a massive groundwater licence on Singleton Station in the Northern Territory.

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Kumanjayi Walker's family revisits 'terrifying' night he died as inquest begins in Alice Springs

A three-month inquest into the death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker has begun in Alice Springs, with members of his family urging the court to hear their voices.

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NT Police increase presence in Yuendumu in response to escalating destruction, violence

While NT Police has increased its presence in the community, it says the key to resolving the conflict is through mediation between feuding families.

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Red CentreNATS returns to Central Australia for eighth instalment of drag racing, burnout festival

The burning rubber proved unmissable for thousands of motoring enthusiasts as Red CentreNATS roared back into Alice Springs for burnouts and drag racing.

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Coronial inquest into death of Indigenous 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker begins in Alice Springs

The three-month inquest will explore the circumstances of Kumanjayi Walker's death in the remote community of Yuendumu, where he died hours after being shot by Constable Zachary Rolfe, who was found not guilty earlier this year.

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Woman lying on Alice Springs road killed

Northern Territory Police say a 21-year-old woman lying on a highway in central Australia is dead after being hit by a car.

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Australia’s problem gambling capital is looking for more pokies, and here’s who profits

You may suspect the last thing a socially-challenged town like Alice Springs needs is more gambling machines, but that’s just what is proposing.

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FOI documents show the NT is breaching its own independent monitoring policy at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre

Freedom of Information documents reveal the NT government is failing to adhere to its own independent monitoring policy at a time when self-harm incidents are surging inside its youth detention facilities.

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Coronial inquest hears safety measures 'lacking' at Finke Desert Race where spectator Nigel Harris was killed

A coronial inquest has heard spectators were standing within two metres of the Finke Desert Race track when a man was fatally struck by a vehicle last year.

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Car crash simulation brings outback first responders together for crucial training

What these paramedics and doctors are learning amid the chaos of fake blood, horrific injuries and an "obstructive" patient will help them save lives in real-life traumatic accidents.

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Health and police data to be used to monitor fallout of alcohol bans ending in Northern Territory

Emergency department presentations at hospitals and rates of police arrests will be among the data points monitored in a new program assessing the fallout from long-term alcohol bans ending in parts of the Northern Territory.

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