Tag: Alice Springs 0870
Govt needs to revise economic forecast: Oppn
The Northern Territory Opposition says the Government needs to reassess the Territory's economic future because it's working with out of date figures.[MORE]
Barkly 'should be a disaster zone'
The owner of a business affected by the flooding of the Barkly Highway near the Northern Territory and Queensland border wants the region declared a disaster zone. [MORE]
NT sales figures 'give reason for optimism'
Claims by the Australian Retailers Association that the sector will recover from its poor November performance are being supported by Northern Territory shop owners. [MORE]
Man granted bail over alleged glassing
A 22-year-old man accused of glassing a committee member of the Tennant Creek Memorial Club last Wednesday has been granted bail in the Alice Springs Magistrates Court.[MORE]
Alice police slam 'cowardly' attack on officers
The Northern Territory's Southern Region Police Commander has described an attack on officers in Alice Springs as cowardly.[MORE]
Territorians take out top bird award
The DL Serventry Medal for the study of birds has been won by two Northern Territory researchers. [MORE]
I may have been a drink driver: Henderson
Just as his Government is trying to crackdown on drink drivers, the Chief Minister says he may have driven over the blood alcohol limit in the past. [MORE]
Truckies lose out after flooding cuts freight route
The transport industry is counting the cost of major flooding in Qld's north-west.[MORE]
Govt accused of losing fight against drink driving
The Northern Territory opposition says the Henderson Government is losing the fight against drink driving. [MORE]
RSPCA reports increase in strays
Darwin's RSPCA says the number of stray animals they've picked up since New Years Day has increased by 40 per cent.[MORE]
Last year was a scorcher: BOM
The Northern Territory Bureau of Meteorology says 2008 was scorching and wet, with maximum temperatures the tenth warmest on record and rainfall above average. [MORE]
Territory 'must never win another Dirty Ashtray'
The Northern Territory Cancer Council is urging the Government to speed up a review of the Tobacco Control Act.[MORE]
'Vanguard of change' Jim Downing dies
The Federal Labor Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, has paid tribute to the late Jim Downing for his service to Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Breath test us more, say drink driving Territorians
A survey looking at community attitudes to road safety across the country has found most Northern Territory residents do not think speed is a major contributor to crashes. [MORE]
NT's Red Centre turns green
The desert region around Uluru in the Northern Territory is covered in a carpet of green.[MORE]
Second trafficking charge laid in Alice
A 45-year-old Australian woman who collapsed on an international flight last week has been charged with drug trafficking.[MORE]
Suspected drug trafficker discharged and charged
A man suspected of international drug trafficking has been discharged from the Alice Springs Hospital and charged with drug smuggling by federal police.[MORE]
Intervention 'a mark of the failure of self-government'
The former chief minister of the Northern Territory, Paul Everingham, says the federal government was wrong to split responsibility for Aboriginal affairs when it granted self-government 30 years ago.[MORE]
Katherine man in hospital after stabbing attack
Katherine police say a 25-year-old man spent the night in hospital after being stabbed in the back last night.[MORE]
Everingham's cabinet papers reveal new fashions, same old problems
The first Northern Territory cabinet papers to be released have portrayed the then Country Liberal Party government as one keen to push ahead with economic development, including new mines and casinos.[MORE]
Researchers develop electronic cattle tags
Researchers in Alice Springs say a new, electronic cattle management system could see pastoralists running their stations by computer.[MORE]
Suspected drug trafficker collapses on plane
A pair of suspected drug traffickers remain in the Alice Springs Hospital after being taken off an international flight from Vietnam yesterday.[MORE]
Territorians welcome new year with 100+ brawl, glassing
A brawl that erupted outside a Darwin nightclub early this morning allegedly involved more than 100 people.[MORE]
Alice police arrest 83 in New Year celebrations
Police in Alice Springs in say they locked up 83 people during New Year's Eve celebrations in the central Australian town.[MORE]
Territorians 'unlikely' to donate organs
A Federal Government survey has found the organ donation rate - and basic knowledge about organ donation - is poor in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
