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Gera Kazakov is a reporter for NT News covering all things Alice Springs and Central Australia. He previously worked across various community media organisations in Perth reporting on councils, sports, courts and everything in between. He can be reached at gera.kazakov@news.com.au

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Alice Springs Brumby's has hit the market in April 2025, with the new owner able to take the reins for just $99,000 (including stock at valuation). Picture: Territory Business Sales

Popular Alice Springs bakery hits the market

A popular Alice Springs bakery – located right in the heart of town – has hit the market, and the agent behind the sale says people from all over Australia are interested in buying it. Find out more.

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Tennant Creek's Deborah Cain is accused of falsifying her working with children checks.

Why the 2023 Tennant Creek senior citizen of the year will be in court in May

The woman – once crowned the Barkly capital’s senior citizen of the year – has been ordered to come to Alice Springs next month, for what could be the end of a long battle.

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Northern Territory Police generic imagery. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

NT servo where worker stabbed gets private security

As police continue their investigation into a stabbing, the servo where it took place has beefed up their security. Find out more.

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Alice Springs police station. Picture: Gera Kazakov generic NTPFES police

Woman stabbed ‘multiple times’, man knocked out in violent attack

An alleged mid-morning assault in the Red Centre capital has ended with a woman in custody, police say – and two people in hospital. Read the latest.

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Man convicted over ‘sexual advances’ to young girl walks free

The man, who the judge said ‘abused his position of power’, was ‘entitled’ to walk free after he was sentenced in the Darwin Supreme Court. Find out why. DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING

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A Northern Territory police officer in Alice Springs. Picture: Gera Kazakov NTPOL NTPFES generic NT police

Man who was allegedly struck by axe taken to hospital, offender on the run

A man who was allegedly struck by an axe has been taken to Alice Springs Hospital with a “deep laceration” to his forearm, as police search for the young man it claims was responsible. Read the details.

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The Alice Springs Anzac march arrives at Anzac Hill ahead of the mid morning Anzac Day service. Picture: Gera Kazakov

Lest we forget: Alice Springs gives standing ovation to those who served

Alice Springs has delivered a standing ovation for armed service members past and present, as veterans share what Anzac Day means to them. See the pictures.

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Thousands of Territorians stood shoulder-to-shoulder in Darwin to commemorate the 2025 Anzac Day. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

IN PICTURES: Anzac Day the Darwin way

In true Darwin form, thousands gathered to honour the Anzac legacy with a high degree of reverence. SEE THE GALLERY.

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Xavier Deshaun Jenkins, 35, leaves the Alice Springs Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Picture: Gera Kazakov

Rape case against US citizen dropped in Alice Springs

The US man is once again allowed to have his passport, with the prosecution telling the court they’re dropping the case against him. Find out why.

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How new NT street signs are keeping one language ‘going strong’

New street signs have popped up in the Red Centre, and they’re there to keep one important language ‘going strong’. Find out how.

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