From the Archives,1972:Hijacking ends in Alice Springs shootout

From the Archives,1972:Hijacking ends in Alice Springs shootout

50 years ago,the hijacking of Ansett Airlines Flight 232 came to a violent conclusion on the tarmac at Alice Springs Airport.

  • byStaff Writers

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It has amazing water holes,star gazing and art ... and it's also much further from Uluru than you think.

  • byUte Junker
A prickly reception for the PM as both camps descend on Alice Springs

A prickly reception for the PM as both camps descend on Alice Springs

The Liberal and Labor campaigns both headed to Alice Springs and were met by noisy anti-fracking protesters.

  • byLisa Visentin andKatina Curtis
Aboriginal groups call for lockdown as COVID spreads in Central Australia

Aboriginal groups call for lockdown as COVID spreads in Central Australia

Some of Central Australia’s most influential Aboriginal groups have written an open letter to the NT Chief Minister demanding an immediate lockdown of the region.

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Alice Springs places to swim:Waterholes fill after heavy rains

Alice Springs places to swim:Waterholes fill after heavy rains

Recent rains have turned the desert green and filled the waterholes to the brim.

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‘Life and death’:new report shows dire conditions for remote Indigenous communities

‘Life and death’:new report shows dire conditions for remote Indigenous communities

Deputy mayor of Alice Springs Jacinta Price says the living conditions of Indigenous Australians in remote and regional areas should be a “national crisis” and that largely “tokenistic” changes like changing the Australian anthem are misdirected.

  • byAmelia McGuire
The Ghan,Darwin to Adelaide:One of the world's greatest train journeys is back

The Ghan,Darwin to Adelaide:One of the world's greatest train journeys is back

After being forced off the rails for one of the longest periods in its 90-year history,The Ghan is back on track.

  • byAnthony Dennis
NT police officer to face murder trial over death of Kumanjayi Walker

NT police officer to face murder trial over death of Kumanjayi Walker

NT police officer Zachary Rolfe has been committed to stand trial over the shooting death of Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker.

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Hotspot declaration'a shambles'for Queensland travellers to NT

The Northern Territory declared Brisbane,Ipswich and Logan as COVID-19 hotspots at 12.01am on Saturday.

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Ceridwen Dovey:'It would be a nod to those younger selves who’d fallen in love around a campfire'

Ceridwen Dovey:'It would be a nod to those younger selves who’d fallen in love around a campfire'

The plan:leave the kids with the grandparents while wife and husband reconnect in the NT wilderness. The reality:flies,more flies,and water running dangerously low.

  • byCeridwen Dovey