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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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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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Uluru tourism climbing back to pre-pandemic levels, but visitors bypass Alice Springs

Following several years of underwhelming visitation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more guests are returning to the iconic rock and cultural heart of Australia.

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Carnarvon liquor restrictions tougher than those in Alice Springs, WA Premier Mark McGowan says

Mark McGowan says alcohol limits imposed in the coastal town are necessary to prevent crime and ensure children are kept safer — and he makes "no apologies for that".

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What First Nations Australians think of King Charles III's coronation

King Charles III's coronation has stirred up mixed emotions among Australians, but what do First Nations people think of the event?

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Palmerston and Alice Springs urgent care clinics to open later this year, prime minister announces

On a quick visit to Darwin, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced two bulk-billed urgent care clinics will open in Palmerston and Alice Springs later this year to relieve pressure on the NT's struggling health system.

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On-country studio to give Alice Springs traditional owners access to Strehlow Collection

The Strehlow Collection is one of the most significant audiovisual archives of Indigenous ceremonial life in the world. After a painstaking digitisation process, it is now in the hands of the traditional owners of Alice Springs.

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Alice Springs Town Council bans all Aussie Rules football at Traeger Park, accuses AFLNT of licence breach

There will be a total ban on football at Traeger Park in Alice Springs this year due to an alleged licence breach by AFLNT, according to the mayor of Alice Springs.

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Behind this Archibald Prize entry is a man who remains indefinitely detained

Malcolm Morton, 32, is an Indigenous man with a significant intellectual disability. His family and friends are pushing to have him released from what they describe as cruel and arbitrary detention.

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Alice Springs' first Anzac Day without local WWII hero, Rat of Tobruk Sydney Kinsman

Sydney Kinsman was one of Australia's last surviving Rats of Tobruk. Today, Alice Springs commemorates its first Anzac Day since the local hero died.

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Pigglys, East Side IGA and Milner Road Foodtown in Alice Springs ram-raided, thieves take liquor

The owner of two grocery stores targeted in successive ram raids in Alice Springs overnight says it's "getting very hard" for small businesses to survive in the town.

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NT Police investigating alleged sexual assault of disabled woman in Braitling, Alice Springs

Police are calling for anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area at the time — or anyone who has CCTV footage that could assist with the investigation — to contact them.

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Melbourne Demons vs GWS Giants AFL match in Alice Springs in jeopardy amid community competition dispute

In an email to the council, seen by the ABC, the league said it would "review the viability" of holding the Round 16 match between Melbourne Demons and GWS Giants in Alice Springs in June.

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NT government announces an extra $20 million for domestic and family violence prevention

Advocates say the extra funding is a start but not enough to keep up with the level of need — or inflation, with one researcher describing the situation as "not sustainable".

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor MP Marion Scrymgour on the Voice and the need for a new NT jobs program

With the Liberal Party formally opposing the Voice, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton last week kicked off his no campaign in Alice Springs. His claim that child sexual abuse is rife was quickly under attack from the government and others who accused him of politicking, using the issue as a political…

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Alcohol restrictions continue in Alice Springs

The NT government has announced it will extend restrictions on takeaway alcohol after alcohol-related hospital presentations almost halved.

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Northern Territory government extends alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs for another three months

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the restrictions, first implemented in January to curb crime and alcohol-fuelled violence, have coincided with significant reductions in alcohol-related hospital presentations and domestic violence incidents.

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Tourism operators flee Alice Springs amid claims fewer tourists flying into region than at height of pandemic

Tour operators in the outback destination say their industry is under "sustained attack" on multiple fronts with soaring airfares, cost of living pressure and negative crime coverage a major concern.

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National Children's Commissioner condemns lack of action on child maltreatment crisis

As debate rages over claims of widespread child sexual abuse in Alice Springs, the National Children's Commissioner says both sides of politics have failed to address this serious issue.

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Baker, the face for victims of crime in Alice Springs, denies campaigning for Dutton

The Alice Springs businessman who has become famous as the victim of a local crime wave has denied running a campaign to aid Peter Dutton.

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View from The Hill: Albanese should not try to make the Voice the only game in town in Indigenous affairs

There are two huge issues in Indigenous affairs at the moment: the Voice and the problems in Northern Territory Indigenous communities, especially but not only in Alice Springs.

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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to be Peter Dutton's right-hand campaigner against the Voice

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has given his campaign against the Voice added horsepower by elevating high-profile Indigenous Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to become shadow minister for Indigenous Australians.

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Paul Bongiorno: ‘No’ campaign veers off the rails in Alice Springs

The leveraging of fear and prejudice for partisan advantage is happening again in the Coalition campaign to destroy the Voice referendum.

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Dutton, Price challenged on reporting claims of NT child abuse

Mr Dutton has been calling for the urgent deployment of the federal police to the Northern Territory in response to child abuse claims.

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NT police minister says Peter Dutton, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price failed to report claims of child sexual abuse in Alice Springs

Northern Territory Police Minister Kate Worden says she has heard "crickets" from Peter Dutton and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price about their claims that Indigenous children in Alice Springs are being returned to their abusers.

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