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Sep 17, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Emma Masters

    NT paramedics could carry pepper spray for safety, minister says (opens the original)

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    The NT government has floated the idea of paramedics in the territory carrying pepper spray for their safety at work. The suggestion comes in response to ongoing high rates of assaults against ambulance officers on the job across the NT. In an incident last week, six paramedics were forced to barricade themselves inside a home while treating a patient in the Alice Springs. The Northern Territory government has suggested ambulance officers carry pepper spray and body-worn cameras in an effort to

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Emma Masters

    Can Alice Springs turn around its bad reputation? Council hopes so (opens the original)

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    The Alice Springs council is preparing a "change the narrative" strategy to help address the outback town's bad reputation. The council's hope is to challenge the negative media and social media coverage the town has received, including that of a YouTube content creator who recently labelled it "absolutely mental". Mayor Asta Hill says the strategy is not about glossing over the negatives, but telling people "the whole story" about Alice Springs. Elected officials and tourism bodies in Alice Spr

  3. Article · Sep 7, 2026 · Emma Masters

    'Buffel bust' sees volunteers clear more than 100sq/m in Alice Springs (opens the original)

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    A wet winter in parts of Central Australia has caused the highly-invasive weed buffel grass to blanket the region. In response to concerns about its spread, a group of Indigenous artists are pulping the weed and turning it into art. The National Biosecurity Council is expected to deliver a decision on the inclusion of buffel grass on the list of weeds of national significance in December. For Western Arrernte artist Carita Coultard, painting bush tucker that has been found across the nation's ce

  4. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Emma Masters

    Senator says NT doesn't 'want to stick to' terms of $4b housing deal (opens the original)

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    Federal parliament has heard the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments are deadlocked on the NT Remote Housing plan. The jointly funded deal promised to build 2,700 new homes in 10 years. Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy says the NT will get its funding when it meets the criteria. The federal and Northern Territory governments are in a deadlock over a multi-billion-dollar project to build thousands of new homes in remote Aboriginal communities, with concerns the pro

  5. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · Emma Masters

    Hundreds march on Pine Gap in secretive site's biggest protest in decades (opens the original)

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    About 300 people, including many who travelled in from interstate, have protested against joint Australian-US defence facility Pine Gap in Alice Springs. The rally was the biggest protest to be held at the secretive facility since 1987. Protesters called for Pine Gap to be closed and for the land to be returned to the Arrernte people, with traditional owners delivering a letter to the base's front gates. Arrernte traditional owners in Central Australia have delivered a letter to the front gates

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