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Cars underwater, trees torn down — Alice Springs flooding in pictures

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 12 Feb 2026
Overnight thunderstorms left Central Australian rivers inundated on Thursday, with rapidly rising floodwaters submerging cars, ripping up trees and leaving multiple people stranded ... .
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Multiple people rescued in Alice Springs flooding after becoming stranded

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 12 Feb 2026
Northern Territory emergency services have rescued multiple people isolated by flooding in Alice Springs, after storms caused a dramatic rise in river levels overnight ... .
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Breaking: Floodwaters leave Alice Springs residents stranded

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 Feb 2026
Northern Territory emergency services are working to rescue multiple people isolated by flooding, including a woman clinging to a tree in the middle of a river ... .
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Patient's death at Alice Springs Hospital 'entirely preventable', inquest hears

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 06 Feb 2026
A coronial inquest has heard that the death of a 34-year-old mother who was repeatedly sedated during a schizophrenic episode was "entirely preventable" ... .
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Police investigating 'allegations involving a child' at Alice Springs childcare

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 30 Jan 2026
The centre operator says staff have been stood down as police investigate an allegation made by the family of a child enrolled at one of its services ... .
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Council chief says Alice Springs mall project signals 'strong future'

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 28 Jan 2026
Construction is underway on the Todd Mall in Alice Springs, with more development planned for the outback town ... .
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Accommodation facility for women on bail opens in Alice Springs

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 Jan 2026
There are hopes the Salvation Army-run facility will keep women safe and help them reintegrate into the community while easing pressure on the prison system ... .
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New Alice Springs mayor will not take part in Australia Day celebrations

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 Jan 2026
Asta Hill will not take part in celebrations of Australia Day, which she sees as a day causing harm to First Nations peoples — a decision described as "disgraceful" by the local member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ... .
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Bid to extend opening hours of 'only truly free' public space in Alice Springs

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 19 Jan 2026
In one of Australia's hottest towns, the library is an important air-conditioned public space offering a no-cost respite from burning summer temperatures ... .
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Why Alice Springs has become one of Australia's most prolific literary towns

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jan 2026
With many local authors, Alice Springs is no longer just a setting for stories by writers from elsewhere. It is becoming one of Australia's most distinctive literary centres with homegrown talent inspired by the Red Centre's landscape ... .
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Hundreds mourn loss of Chris Perry at Alice Springs funeral

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jan 2026
Well-known and loved Centralian Chris "CP" Perry has been farewelled by hundreds of mourners at his funeral service in Alice Springs ... .
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10-year wait for a home in Alice Springs as public housing sits vacant

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jan 2026
Public housing in Alice Springs is sitting vacant and in disrepair while residents wait up to a decade to be allocated a home ... .
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Lower crime rates in Alice Springs leave many optimistic, others worried

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 04 Jan 2026
After years of negative headlines, crime rates in Alice Springs are showing signs of turning a corner but some locals remain worried the change could be short-lived ... .
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Police investigating Boxing Day stabbing death north of Alice Springs

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 26 Dec 2025
Northern Territory police are investigating after a 35-year-old man was stabbed to death in a small town north-west of Alice Springs on Friday ... .
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Meet the Alice Springs disability enterprise delivering mail to town camps

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 Dec 2025
A disability enterprise is partnering with Australia Post to deliver mail to Aboriginal town camps around Alice Springs ... .
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