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The Latest Breaking News from Alice Springs

Pokies cap lowered by NT government, stops short of banning new machines in Alice Springs venues

The Northern Territory has lowered its cap on pokies to 1,659, but applications for 20 additional gaming machines at two of Iris Capital's Alice Springs venues "remain in train".

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NT Police charge man with murder over fatal stabbing outside Alice Springs' Todd Tavern

The 23-year-old, who has been in police custody since Thursday, has been remanded to face court today.

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Paramedic among two women treated in hospital after Alice Springs stabbing death

The woman paramedic was struck in the head while another woman sustained facial injuries in a clash outside a pub that killed a man.

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Man dies following alleged stabbing outside Alice Springs pub

Police say the victim was transported to Alice Springs Hospital in a critical condition, but died from his injuries.

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Police investigate after child dies in Alice Springs house fire

Authorities say the child was carried from the burning building but could not be revived.

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Child dies after flames engulf house in Alice Springs

A child has died following a house fire in Alice Springs after emergency services arrived to find the home engulfed in flames.

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Alice Springs residents, tourists call for no more pokies as moratorium nears expiration

A No New Pokies Mparntwe survey of more than 1,000 people reveals 98 per cent are opposed to any more pokies.

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Youth detainees in Alice Springs detention centre lose 'urgent' bid against transfer to Don Dale

The children will be sent to a detention centre 1,500 kilometres away because the Alice Springs youth detention centre is full, after the children's lawyers filed an injunction to prevent the transfer on the grounds their physical and mental health would suffer.

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NT Police call for information on vehicles in relation to disappearance of Angie Fuller

Months after Angie Fuller was last seen, NT Police call for information on two vehicles believed to have been travelling on the Stuart Highway north of Alice Springs around the time she went missing.

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$Fyles accosted by anti-fracking protesters while competing in West Macs Monster$

Fyles accosted by anti-fracking protesters while competing in West Macs Monster

Police were called after dozens of protesters stormed the finish line in protest of the NT government's green-lighting of fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.

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Alice Springs hub challenges fallacies about science and tech knowledge

City folks’ ‘cutting edge’ technology goes by gigahertz, gigabytes and RAM, but the bush offers a sophisticated slowness to science and tech.

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NT pensioners and workers struggle to survive without access to bulk billed medical services

Pensioner Paul Bevington struggles to afford groceries, and he can't find a general practitioner who will bulk bill his medical appointments in his hometown of Alice Springs.

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Self-defence program empowers Alice Springs locals, builds their confidence

Matilda Byrne never imagined she'd find empowerment in wrestling. This local program is changing that.

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To reduce harm from alcohol, we need Indigenous-led responses

Alcohol management in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities has been a deeply divisive issue, as seen recently in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.

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Coronial inquest leaves serious doubts over Finke

A 60-year-old spectator was killed by an out-of-control vehicle during the 2021 running of the famous off-road race, which takes place between Alice Springs and Aputula.

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Barkly residents come from far and wide to celebrate at Tennant Creek's Two Cup Races

Station workers, long term locals and Tennant Creek's international community embrace friends and fashion at the Two Cup Race Day.

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Childcare wait times in Australia grow amid worker shortage, leaving parents unable to rejoin workforce

Experts say access to childcare varies across the country, with regional and remote locations impacted by much patchier coverage.

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Alice Springs' Traeger Park to host community and town-based football competitions again

A compromise has been reached, after Alice Springs council banned this years' community competition from Traeger Park citing concerns about crime, with four weeks to be played in town and four weeks in remote communities.

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Coroner hears more should have been done to ensure spectator safety before Finke Desert Race death

The national motorsport peak body has told a court it failed to do enough to keep people safe in the years leading up to a spectator's death at the Finke Desert Race in 2021.

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Suppression order lifted over police report into death of Kumanjayi Walker

The report contains highly critical reviews of NT Police processes and concerns raised by prosecutors about the expert witnesses called in the murder case against former police officer Zachary Rolfe.

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CLP leader Lia Finocchiaro hits back at rank-and-file over no-confidence motion

Lia Finocchiaro says members of the CLP's Litchfield and Alice Springs branches reportedly circulating no-confidence motions in her leadership won’t distract her from opposition leader duties.

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Northern Territory government budget criticised for lack of focus on police and crime

The Northern Territory opposition leader decries the government's failure to significantly increase NT Police resources, which only gained $12 million in the latest budget.

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Jervois Station mother and Alice Springs ICPA ask government to fund playgroups

Kiya Gill's young daughter has difficulties with her legs, but living 350 kilometres away from the nearest town, she believes it took longer to realise her development was different to other kids'.

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Town talk: Alice Springs mayor flies to Melbourne to meet AFL executives

The footy season has started but Alice Springs Town Council and AFLNT are still locked in a legal battle over access to the town’s football oval.

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Details of $250m in promised funding for Alice Springs, Central Australia to be revealed in federal budget

Details of tens of millions of dollars in funding to improve safety in the embattled town, announced by the prime minister in February, will be revealed for the first time in the federal budget.

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