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Jamal Ben Haddou is a crime and court reporter based in Alice Springs. He was previously a producer for ABC News in Melbourne and Sydney.

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Palmerston residents at the Palmerston College voting centre for the Palmerston council election.

Centralians turn out in droves for Territory Election

THE election day polls have been open for more than seven hours and thousands have turned out to vote

Northern Territory

Thousands head out as polling booths open

THE election day polls have been open for just under four hours and thousands have turned out to vote

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Dogs of Oz stressed dogs for Petbarn story. SICK OR SCARED DOG COVERED WITH A WARM TASSEL BLANKET

Dogs rush attacker, court hears

A GUN-WIELDING man stormed into a woman’s house in the early hours of the morning demanding she hand over drugs, before she set off a pack of dogs on him, a court has heard

Northern Territory

21/7/17: UQ ChangeMakers lunch with Andrew Liveris AO, appointed by US President Donald Trump to head the American Manufacturing Council, speaking at a UQ ChangeMakers lunch in Brisbane. Liveris is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company, and a materials, polymers, chemicals and biological sciences enterprise, with 2015 annual sales of nearly $49 billion. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Economic recovery report slammed for ‘frack focused’ plans

AN environmental advocacy group has slammed the NT Government for adopting all recommendations from the Territory Economic Reconstruction Commission’s interim report, fearing it will cause further damage to the environment

Northern Territory

The new testing centre will be vital as borders reopen. Picture: Emma Murray

New COVID-19 testing centre for Alice Springs as borders open

A NEW COVID-19 drive-through testing clinic will open in Alice Springs as the Territory’s borders reopen to travellers

Northern Territory

Alice Springs shivered down to -0.9 on Tuesday morning

Alice shivers through subzero morning … and there’s more to come

ALICE SPRINGS froze through one of its coldest mornings this year on Tuesday with birdbaths around town freezing over

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Centralian towns call for rise in social security payments

ABORIGINAL organisations in Central Australia are putting pressure on the federal government to permanently raise income support payments and create more jobs

Northern Territory

Shot of dried marijuana and a rolled joint. Cannabis clipseal bag generic image. Picture: iStock

Man lands relative in court after leaving him toolbox of drugs

A TENNANT Creek man has avoided extra jail time after he dropped a toolbox filled with cannabis at a relative’s house, landing both of them in court on drug charges

Northern Territory

Novita Gifts owner Ann Demarco (right) with retail assistant Jeanine Schultz in the Todd Street shop. Photo: EMMA MURRAY

Alice council finally backs successful voucher scheme

THE Alice Springs Town Council has finally shown support for a voucher stimulus scheme after seeing its success in Darwin, despite the idea being put forward by its deputy mayor in April

Northern Territory

New Urapuntja Health Service Wendy Edmondson Photo: Flinders University

Central Australia health service out of special administration

ONE of Australia’s longest-running Aboriginal Health Services in Central Australia has come out of special administration after measures were put in place to deal with staff safety concerns

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