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Alice Springs Council 2025 Elections Open
Early voting for the 2025 Local Government Elections commenced today and will continue over the next two weeks in the lead-up to election day on Saturday 23 August 2025. Early voting centres are now open in Darwin, Casuarina, Palmerston, Coolalinga, Katherine and Alice Springs. All early voting centres will issue ballot papers for all councils. Remote teams are travelling by four-wheel-drive vehicles and aircraft to deliver voting services to some of the Territory’s most remote communities. 13 remote mobile voting teams will visit 93 remote locations across the Northern Territory.Voting services across several days will be available in larger remote…
New top cop, review after ‘tumultuous’ years for NT
Northern Territory Police has announced a new commissioner and a review into the force, as the government attempts to draw a line in the sand after a "tumultuous" three years. Long-serving NT police officer Michael Murphy will officially take over the top job, after acting in the position for almost five months following Jamie Chalker's retirement. Mr Chalker retired in April after reaching a private legal settlement with the NT government. "It's been an incredibly tumultuous three years on the back of COVID-19 and increased demands across all areas of managed services," Mr Murphy told reporters on Thursday in Darwin.…
Govt invests $18m to address FASD in central Australia
The federal government is investing $18.4 million to help children in central Australia with neurodevelopmental issues. Donna Ah-Chee, chief executive of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, a health organisation based in Alice Springs, said the funding would help identify children with ADHD, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and autism. "Congress has known for a long time that if we get the start to life right we can change a child's entire life story," she said. "If we can assess children early and provide early interventions we can make a big difference. "We started this critical work in 2018 and now, with…
Pearson asked to take ‘yes’ message stick to Canberra
A council of Yolngu leaders has entrusted Indigenous activist Noel Pearson with a special message: take our support for a First Nations voice to Canberra. The Dilak Council, made up of senior cultural leaders of 13 clan groups from northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, handed Mr Pearson a message stick at the Garma Festival on Sunday. "Take our voice straight to Canberra, so our voice will be heard," Balupalu Yunupingu said. Balupalu said the message stick represented a canoe and the gurtha (sacred fire) and asked Mr Pearson to carry the sounds of the yidaki (didgeridoo) on his journey. Garma…