Wine cask haul fuels call for grog law changes - ABC Online
Wine cask haul fuels call for grog law changesABC OnlineBy Allyson Horn An alcohol control advocacy group in the Northern Territory says the number of empty wine casks found in the dry Todd River at Alice Springs is proof of the need for a floor price on alcohol. The People's Alcohol Action Coalition says ...and more »
Cricket vs footy - ABC Online
ABC OnlineCricket vs footyABC OnlineBy Nadine Maloney During the annual National Indigenous Cricket Carnival in Alice Springs a group from Cricket Australia spent a day at the Aboriginal community Santa Teresa to encourage footy obsessed kids to take up cricket. To view this media, ...
Australia's most remote dialysis clinic opens its doors - ABC Online
Australia's most remote dialysis clinic opens its doorsABC OnlineThe nearest dialysis is hundreds of kilometres either northeast or southwest in Alice Springs or Kalgoorlie. Many patients have been forced to move to those towns, sometimes to live in rough or unhygienic conditions. But the mobile truck, ...
Tarring the Tanami still viable according to study - ABC Online
Tarring the Tanami still viable according to studyABC OnlineBy Matt Brann An economic study into the cost of sealing the iconic Tanami Road between Halls Creek (Western Australia) and Alice Springs (Northern Territory), suggests it would still be a viable project despite costing over $300 million.
Fight to help cancer patients in the bush - ABC Online
Fight to help cancer patients in the bushABC OnlineLesley Reilly, who lives outside Alice Springs, was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer 12 years ago when a mobile breast screen clinic visited town. "It was a shock because I had no sense of being unwell. I had no symptoms.Government to Take Care of Cancer Patients in Rustic CommunitiesNewsPoint Africaall 6 news articles »
death in custody raises alarm - The Australian
NEWS.com.audeath in custody raises alarmThe AustralianMr Briscoe, a 28-year-old Anmatyerre man, died in the Alice Springs Watchhouse on January 5 after being arrested for drunkenness. Before his funeral yesterday, Mr Briscoe's sister Louise Daniels, 33, said her brother was a happy man whose girlfriend ...Police 'laughed' as Briscoe was heldSydney Morning HeraldClaims police laughed while assaulting Aboriginal man who later died in custodyNEWS.com.auFuneral for NT man who died in custodyHerald SunABC Online -Sky News Australiaall 31 news articles »
Musicians drum up attendance in NT schools - ABC Online
Musicians drum up attendance in NT schoolsABC OnlineMost of the participants are based in town camps in Alice Springs. Many have been exposed to violence or drug abuse. "It's high-risk kids that we're dealing with. Some of those kids come out of some pretty tough conditions in their lives," Mr Lowson ...and more »
Alice alcohol laws surprise tourist - ABC Online
Alice alcohol laws surprise touristABC OnlineBy Paul Serratore (Drive Producer) Are Alice Springs' alcohol laws the most restrictive in the Western world? One Danish tourist says so, after his family was refused service at a local bottle shop for failing to show their passports.
Alice Springs losing tourists - ABC Online
Alice Springs losing touristsABC OnlineDAVID TAYLOR: The once thriving tourist destination of Alice Springs is looking more and more like just another regional centre. Tourists in search of authentic outback or Northern Territory experience are now heading straight for Darwin and Uluru.Uluru family approves balloon flights over RockYahoo!7 Newsall 6 news articles »
Alice Springs @ Galleria Carla Sozzani - Trendstop (blog)
Trendstop (blog)Alice Springs @ Galleria Carla SozzaniTrendstop (blog)The Galleria Carla Sozzani in Milan concept store 10 Corso Como is set to host an exhibition of Alice Springs' photography. Fans of fashion, photography and art should head down anytime between February 19 and 22 to catch the show, called People, ...