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Alice looks beyond curfew to long-term social solutions

A curfew imposed on Alice Springs has calmed violence in the Northern Territory town as its community looks for long-term solutions to crime and other issues.

AAP · Jul 11, 2024

Curfew, extra cops: emergency grips Alice Springs

An emergency has been declared in Alice Springs by the Northern Territory government after a group of young people attacked a pub and brawls broke out.

AAP · Mar 27, 2024

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.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2023

No resolution for Central Australian football competition as first round draws closer

One month since the Alice Springs Town Council resolved to withdraw support for the upcoming Central Australian community football competition, there is no resolution in sight.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2023

Calls for more remote sporting infrastructure amid Alice Springs community football league ban

A central Australian football team loses the will to train after learning it will not be allowed to play on Alice Springs Town Council sporting fields for this season's community competition.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023

NT Attorney-General says government is listening to desperate calls for Alice Springs crime action

NT Attorney-General Chansey Paech says his government is discussing a range of "realistic ideas and solutions" with the community to "reclaim the CBD at night".

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

Alice Springs mayor Matt Paterson calls for federal police, ADF assistance amid crime crisis

A police operation to stamp out crime in the Central Australian town has seen more than 300 people arrested since November – but mayor Matt Paterson says it's not enough.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles blames former federal government for rise in alcohol-related harm in NT

The Northern Territory Chief Minister is denying responsibility for a surge in alcohol-related harm and violence in Central Australia after the end of long-term grog bans.

ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

Outback mayor calls for action on sky-high airfares from Alice Springs

An Alice Springs family of four faces $8,000 in airfares to get to the Coffs Coast of NSW for a holiday, prompting calls for more airline competition to bring prices down.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

NT Police sending 40 additional officers to Alice Springs on Wednesday night as crime continues to rise

Residents urged to stay out of the Alice Springs CBD on Wednesday night, as stolen cars cause mayhem in the main streets.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022