Rookies to rescue in Red Centre crime crackdown

By Gail Liston Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson has promised that 14 extra police officers will be deployed to Alice Springs in just over a week. Earlier this week, Police Commissioner John McRoberts came to the central Australian town … Read more at ABC Online.

Call for Aboriginals to set up clubs of their own

By Iskhandar Razak The Larrakia Nation has already suggested that police-free, designated drinking facilities be built for itinerants in the Territory. An anthropologist and land rights activist wants Aboriginal people to set up social clubs.and more » … Read more at ABC Local.

Top cop spreads burden in Red Centre crime fight

By Ruby Jones Northern Territory Police Commissioner John McRoberts says Alice Springs will not be getting any new funding or police officers as part of efforts to reduce crime and social problems. Mr McRoberts has appealed to residents of the central … Read more at ABC Online.

$100m goes walkabout in Budget program shuffle

By Myles Morgan The federal Opposition says Budget funding for vital Aboriginal programs in the Northern Territory has been cut. Opposition Indigenous Affairs spokesman Senator Nigel Scullion says tens of millions of dollars earmarked for Stronger … Read more at ABC Online.

More highway horror as three die in two crashes

Northern Territory Police say crash investigators have been sent to the scene of the central Australian double fatality, which happened four kilometres south of the Ali Curang turnoff on the Stuart Highway, about 30 kilometres from Wycliffe Well and … Read more at ABC Online.

Leighton subsidiaries score $700m in Australian, Indonesian contracts

Australian federal police in February launched an investigation after Leighton notified authorities of a possible illegal payment by one of its subsidiaries linked to work expanding Iraq's crude-oil export facilities. In another development at Leighton … Read more at The Australian.

Two people die in 4WD rollover on Stuart Highway

Northern Territory Police say crash investigators have been sent to the scene. Motorists are being diverted on to a dirt road around the crash scene and police are asking anyone travelling on the highway to delay their plans. Police say a woman … Read more at ABC Online.

Violence again in remote NT community

TOM NIGHTINGALE: Today was a public holiday in the Territory and no Northern Territory police officer was able to be interviewed. The weekend violence is the latest in a series of assaults and brawls that have flared up and died down in waves for … Read more at ABC Online.

Elder says scalping reports exaggerated

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BigPond News The tiny Northern Territory community plunged into violence again over the weekend, with a young man receiving injuries described by police as similar to a scalping. It was early Saturday morning when a brawl broke out amongst several young men in the … Read more at ABC Online.

Time for tears is past: threat to disband black settlement

Don't play Play now More video Recommended Anti-Putin demonstrators clash with police (Video Thumbnail)Click to play video Anti-Putin demonstrators clash with police Syrians say they're caught in crossfire (Video Thumbnail)Click to play video Syrians … Read more at Sydney Morning Herald.