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'Rivers of grog': territory's booze bans extended

A crime-troubled territory has extended grog bans in Aboriginal communities and town camps beyond 2027 in a bid to curb alcohol-related violence.

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Diphtheria outbreak: residents of remote NT community say health clinic has no hand sanitiser

There’s a three-week wait on test results in Yuendumu, near Alice Springs, and locals say NT Health has dropped the ball on telling locals what to do if they test positive

The Guardian - AU

AFL:Oliver, Callaghan shine as Giants dampen Demon spirits

GWS have overwhelmed Melbourne in Alice Springs as Finn Callaghan starred and Clayton Oliver impressed against his old team.

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AFL:Giants swamp Demons in second half as Callaghan shines

GWS have overwhelmed Melbourne in Alice Springs as Finn Callaghan starred and Clayton Oliver impressed against his old team.

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Oliver, Callaghan shine as Giants dampen Demon spirits

GWS have overwhelmed Melbourne in Alice Springs as Finn Callaghan starred and Clayton Oliver impressed against his old team.

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Murray Valley encephalitis can be fatal. With no vaccine, here’s how to stay safe

Health authorities in the Northern Territory have issued warnings for residents and visitors to avoid mosquito bites after two people from Alice Springs died from Murray Valley encephalitis.

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Heartbreak as cops avoid charges over Aboriginal death

Police says anger in communities will be understandable after a decision not to prosecute officers who held down an Aboriginal man who died.

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Mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby asks politicians not to leverage child’s death: ‘My heart is broken into a million pieces’

Labor introduced condolence motions in parliament on Tuesday to honour the five-year-old who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs last month

The Guardian - AU

Candlelight vigils held across Australia for 5-year-old Indigenous girl found dead

The child disappeared from Alice Springs on 25 April and her body was found five days later

The Independent UK

Kumanjayi Little Baby: Advocates say five-year-old’s death ‘should not be politicised’ as hundreds gather at vigils

Crowds were invited to stand in silent solidarity with the family of the Warlpiri girl who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs last week

The Guardian - AU

Crowds swathed in pink light candles for little girl

Thousands of people have attended sombre candlelight vigils across Australia to honour and grieve for a little girl, many wearing her beloved colour pink.

AAP

Kumanjayi Little Baby vigils: where you can pay your respects to the five-year-old across Australia

Mourners are encouraged to wear pink to the vigils and light a candle for the Warlpiri girl who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs

The Guardian - AU

Jefferson Lewis excused from appearing in court over alleged murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby

Lewis, 47, did not appear for first hearing since being charged over death of girl, 5, who was allegedly abducted from an Alice Springs town camp

The Guardian - AU

Accused outback child killer to stay behind bars

A man accused of the horrific murder of five‑year‑old Kumanjayi Little Baby near Alice Springs has been excused from appearing in court via video link.

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Accused child killer faces court on murder charge

A five-year-old girl's alleged killer will face court from a remote location, where he was moved for his own safety after his arrest.

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Family's plea: don't politicise Little Baby's death

Police have made more arrests over rioting in an outback town as elders call for calm after charges were laid against the man accused of killing a local girl.

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Tension simmers as man charged with 'horrific' murder

The alleged murder of a five-year-old girl has left Alice Springs torn between deep grief, unrest and demands for action.

The Guardian - AU

Jefferson Lewis charged with murder over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby near Alice Springs

Warlpiri girl went missing on Saturday 25 April from a town camp and was found dead five days later

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The Guardian - AU

Kumanjayi Little Baby’s relatives share grief at ‘child ripped away’ as NT chief minister foreshadows charges

Gurindji families mourn ‘a life so precious, gone far too soon’

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Outback town regroups after little girl's death, riot

An outback town is devastated after a five-day search for a missing girl ended in tragedy and a riot erupted over the accused murderer's arrest.

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Family tucked in 5yo into bed, but when they went to check on her, she was gone. Now the search might have come to a nightmare end

A few moments of inattention, and the child was gone.

The Guardian - AU

Kumanjayi Little Baby: desperate hope, grief and a loss that’s ‘too traumatising to talk about’

The death of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl has sent Mparntwe/Alice Springs into a deep grief, but locals say the search showcased the town at its best

The Independent UK

Riots erupt in Australia over Indigenous girl’s death as locals assault suspect

Crowds attacked Jefferson Lewis and beat him unconscious before police intervened

The Guardian - AU

Police say they will charge people with unrest in Alice Springs after arrest over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby

Five-year-old’s grandfather and senior Warlpiri elder appeals for calm, saying: ‘It is time now for sorry business’

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‘Let Us Get Payback’: Violence Erupts In Alice Springs After Alleged Child Killer Arrested

NT Police moved alleged child killer Jefferson Lewis to Darwin, after a crowd in Alice Springs demanded "payback" for Kumanjayi Little Baby's death.

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