Charmayne Allison

Traditional owners are hopeful the addition of the popular Watarrka National Park to the National Heritage List will ensure the site is better protected for generations to come.

Northern Territory Police are on the hunt for copper thieves stripping wire from Alice Springs telecommunications pits to sell on the black market.

Alice Springs residents are beginning to doubt a controversial plan to construct an Aboriginal art gallery will go ahead after the Northern Territory government revealed its intention to almost halve the building's size.

The Northern Territory's Legal Aid Commission says an almost $4 million funding lifeline will prevent looming service cuts that threatened to bring the territory's strapped justice system to its knees.

A federal Labor MP has flagged that the Commonwealth could take control of an Aboriginal art gallery project in Alice Springs and described the Northern Territory government's plan to downsize the building "offensive".

Aboriginal men and boys have led a march through the streets of Alice Springs, declaring domestic violence in the Northern Territory is "not a women's issue — it's our issue".

Alice Springs residents and leaders say they're angry and frustrated at crime in their community and feel they're witnessing "lawlessness" at a

Abby McGrath had been in Alice Springs less than 24 hours when she arrived home to what looked like the scene of a murder.

In most parts of the Northern Territory, if you build a house, there is no legal requirement for it to meet the safety or liveability standards mandated for the rest of Australia.

South Australian police officers will be deployed to Alice Springs, following calls for assistance from the Northern Territory police commissioner.