Alice Springs

The chief minister confirmed takeaway alcohol restrictions will be extended in Alice Springs indefinitely.

In nine days, two women have been killed and a third suffered multiple stab wounds.

The child was found unconscious by firefighters inside a burning house in Larapinta

Police have seized 200 litres of wine from the boot of a car, under suspicions that it would be delivered to a "dry" remote Indigenous community.

Alcohol-related presentations to the emergency department at Alice Springs Hospital have nearly halved since the restrictions were introduced.

Parrtjima, A Festival in Light has returned to the desert near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.

The accident happened about 4pm on the Finke Track - where the Finke Desert Race is held each year - 35 kilometres south of the Stuart Highway intersection.

The town's mayor Matt Patterson has admitted it is 'scary to live here at times', with violent crime up more than 50 per cent in the past year.

Northern Territory residents want the government to tackle the underlying causes of crime instead of more prison sentences or police on the streets, a new study has revealed.

Alice Springs locals have issued a desperate plea to the Prime Minister after another night of violent crime.

The Victoria Bitter Xtra beer comes in 250ml bottles and has 6 per cent alcohol, compared to 4.9 per cent in a regular VB.

Deliveries to hundreds of homes and businesses in Alice Springs have been suspended after one of its posties was allegedly attacked.

Zachary Rolfe was charged with murder but acquitted after a Supreme Court trial.

A series of controversial text messages that may have influenced Constable Zachary Rolfe's defence to a murder charge were not meant for him, an inquest has been told.

NT Deputy Police Commissioner Murray Smalpage said members of the police unit were "unaware" Walker had wanted to return to the alcohol rehabilitation clinic from which he had fled.

Tourism in the Red Centre has been dealt a blow with Qantas announcing it will slash 30,000 seats during this year's peak season between March to October - blaming a drop in demand.

The latest statistics have confirmed what locals have been saying about Alice Springs - that crime is skyrocketing in the town.

Alcohol bans will be reinstated in Northern Territory communities amid the ongoing furore about crime in Alice Springs.

The teenage boy was walking near a pizza shop when a confrontation exploded in a nearby park.

A decision on alcohol bans in central Australia could take up to a week as measures to reduce crime are still being discussed.

The outback centre's crime wave continues as governments await a report on further alcohol bans.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested over an axe attack on another teenage boy in Alice Springs as "fed up" locals flood a crisis meeting to discuss a crime wave plaguing the outback town.

The town is "at breaking point" with residents left feeling like prisoners in their own homes, Mayor Matt Paterson said in a plea for drastic change.

Rachel Hale has described confronting incidents of child abuse she witnessed while working in the public health system in the Northern Territory.

As new alcohol restrictions hit Alice Springs to combat a crime wave, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is not ruling out banning all liquor.

An embattled mayor has warned "there will be no Alice Springs left" if the federal government does not step in to address the town's crime crisis.

First Minister Natasha Fyles said while not everyone will be happy with the announcement, it will lead to lower levels of offending in the region.

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A driver has been caught on camera carrying out a brazen ram raid in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.

It comes after a man from the Tanami mine site spent seven hours at Alice Springs Airport last Friday.

People living in some of Australia's remotest communities have been sharing photos revealing the eye-watering prices they are being forced to pay for basic groceries.

A boy has been taken to hospital after losing consciousness during an alleged break-in in Alice Springs.

The Northern Territory government has ordered an investigation into a major blackout across Alice Springs on Sunday.

Six Boeing 737 Max 8 planes – the model involved in two recent crashes that resulted in mass casualties - will be stored at an Alice Springs "plane graveyard".