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Alice sends firies

Volunteer firefighters from Alice Springs were last week helping battle the huge Tennant Creek blaze while their colleagues were also fighting several smaller fires...

Vets reunite for the voice

TWO elderley Vietnam vets embrace in an Alice Springs back yard, squinting in the bright midday sunshine, blinking away their tears. Geoff Shaw (78), a Kaytetye...

Child commissioner quits

Northern Territory children’s commissioner Colleen Gwynne has resigned. The resignation followed Ms Gwynne reaching a confidential settlement with the NT government after about six months...

Relief for cattle producers

Cattle producers are buoyant following the lifting of export restrictions to Indonesia for northern Australian cattle, with pastoralists now seeking quick action to bring...

Tree fire raises concerns about bushfire plans

Alice Springs town councillor Kim Hopper and local historian Alex Nelson have raised concerns about the protection of significant trees in town, after two...

Cost of going feral

Feral cats and other introduced species are causing widespread destruction across Australia, contributing to the loss of native species and impacting the livelihoods of...

Building strong foundations

Shannon Althouse is a tough looking bloke: a builder by day, who's done his own hard yards, but is now proving to be an...

Owners of derelict pub face fines

The owners of the site of a derelict former Todd Mall pub are among three Alice Springs landowners facing serious council fines for neglecting...

No screen needed for these students

IT might be more common to see high school students with their heads aglow from the light of a digital screen. But last week, several...

Warlpiri man appointed to AIATSIS

Central Australian Elder, Mr Karl Hampton has been appointed Councillor of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) for a...