Training for NT General Practitioners facing a grim future
The national trend for declining enrolments in General Practitioner training is most profound: Between 2016 and 2020 new enrolments in the NT fell by 50%, a stark comparison to the 12% national...
View ArticleCDU Vice Chancellor supports stolen generations history snubbed by Wyatt and...
By JOHN P McD SMITH Despite being knocked back by the Morrison and Gunner Governments the stolen generation history linked to The Bungalow in Alice Springs should be properly researched and documented,...
View ArticleAlice temperature eight degrees above average
Alice Springs is forecast to reach 28°C (8°C above average) today and Yulara 30°C (10°C above average). Yulara has only reached 30°C five times during July since observations started in 1983, says the...
View ArticleMarli Banks for Mayor: Time for a change of the old guard.
By ERWIN CHLANDA Outspoken Town Council member Marli Banks has announced she will be standing for Mayor at next month’s local government elections. “It is time for a fresh start and a change of the old...
View ArticleStaff shortages a worry for council youth programs, pool
By OSCAR PERRI The Town Council, like many other local organisations, is struggling to fill vacant job positions, with a 17% of positions vacant at the start of last month. Reports to council in last...
View ArticleNT car sales nation’s biggest increase
By OSCAR PERRI Territory businesses are getting back on the road with a significant increase in car sales compared to 2020. Overall vehicle sales in the Territory have jumped by 14% compared to June...
View ArticleMayor Ryan blocked fracking motions: Green group
By JULIUS DENNIS No fracking can take place in Alice Springs itself, but that should not limit the next council from taking a stance, says Hannah Ekin. She is the spokesperson for the Central...
View ArticleIt is the people’s election
To partially paraphrase John F Kennedy: Don’t ask the council candidates what they can do for you. Tell them. The Alice Springs News has started a two-pronged coverage of the Town Council election...
View ArticleWell-scoring Independent in Braitling now shoots for Mayor
By ERWIN CHLANDA An independent who polled exceptionally well in last year’s Territory election has joined the growing number of mayoral candidates for the town council poll next month. Kim Hopper,...
View ArticleAlice needs Mayor with optimistic vision: CDU
By OSCAR PERRI Engagement between the Town Council and Charles Darwin University must progress beyond “surface level” conversations before the CDU can help fulfil the town’s potential created by its...
View ArticleJamie de Brenni quits, may flip numbers in Council
COMMENT Jamie de Brenni has removed himself from the upcoming council election. This increases the opportunity for a very different mix of representation in the next council, getting away from the...
View ArticleWests pipped at the post
By OSCAR PERRI After leading for most of their round 10 match against Federals, West let their lead slip in the last quarter to narrowly go down by five points at Albrecht Oval on Saturday, a seven...
View ArticleCOVID: Time Gunner got a handle on it
By ERWIN CHLANDA Questions keep piling up about the government’s handling of COVID in Alice Springs. As “quarantine hotels” are turning out to be the problem rather than the solution, how come NT...
View ArticleKids: See them as our future, not a threat
By JULIUS DENNIS A change of outlook from Council on the youth of Alice Springs could go a long way in solving the town’s issues, says the principal legal officer of the North Australia Aboriginal...
View ArticleSexual assault statistics up 30%
Crime is still rising dramatically in Alice Springs, according to police statistics. In the year ending May 31, 2021, compared to the corresponding period the year before, assault went up 16.6%,...
View ArticleNetball fest but COVID may have last say
By STEVE MENZIES Centralians will have a unique opportunity to learn from some of the best athletes in Australia next month. Heading up the top-class athletes is former Australian Diamonds captain and...
View ArticleCouncil turns back on promising youth initiative
By JULIUS DENNIS In a town where discussion of crime perpetrated by youths often seems to be the only reason to have a conversation, a program that has a proven track record of succeeding with troubled...
View ArticleMercure: could virus escape to public land?
By ERWIN CHLANDA Changes to procedures yesterday raise further doubts about the Mercure Hotel, now known as the Todd Facility, being suitable for COVID quarantine. There are apparently concerns that...
View ArticleDrags Nationals competitors beat border closings
The Desert Nationals two-day drag racing in Alice Springs this weekend is escaping the worst of the Covid border closings because most of the cars are already in Darwin. A spokeswoman for the Central...
View ArticleCops seek three to clear up aggravated robbery
Police believe three boys (pictured) have information which may assist with investigations into an aggravated robbery when a group forced entry, ransacked and threatened a staff member at a service...
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