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Central Australian health hub sets NT sustainability benchmark with 6-Star rating
A recently opened health hub in Central Australia has become the highest-rated G...
Dechlan Brennan 31 Aug 2026
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Ebony Abbott-McCormack to lead Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
Central Arrernte woman Ebony Abbott-McCormack has been appointed chief executive...
Joseph Guenzler 24 Jul 2026
Congress members strengthen community-led stance against domestic and family violence
Members of Central Australian Aboriginal Congress have endorsed a change to the...
Nicole Brown 15 Jul 2026
Birthing on Country services secure $44m funding boost
Ten Birthing on Country services across the country will be funded for a further...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Jun 2026
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress reports diphtheria death in NT, Indigenous cases 98 per cent of outbreak
The diphtheria outbreak in the Northern Territory which has overwhelmingly impac...
Giovanni Torre 15 May 2026
CAFL round cancelled out of respect for Kumanjayi Little Baby and family

The Central Australian Football League has cancelled this weekend's fixtures. The decision has been made out of respect for the grieving family of Kumanjayi Little Baby and the wider community.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark May 2, 2026
Territory mourns loss of Central Australian leader Geoffrey Shaw OAM

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the name and image of a person who has died. Territorians are mourning the death of Geoffrey Shaw OAM, a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 19, 2025
Territory footy mourns loss of St Marys and Pioneer champion John Pepperill

The Northern Territory football community is mourning the passing of champion footballer John Pepperill, a man who will be remembered for helping to shape the game across both the Top End and Central...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Dec 16, 2025
Aboriginal leaders urge men to confront violence ahead of holiday period

A Northern Territory health alliance says men, families, and community leaders need to unite to prevent violence against women and children over the holiday period.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 10, 2025
NT Aboriginal health leaders mark Diabetes Feet Day with call for greater investment in foot health

The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory and Central Australian Aboriginal Congress have called for greater awareness and investment in foot health to prevent avoidable amputations...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 12, 2025
Mparntwe Culture Care Connect Team wins Award for Excellence in Indigenous Healthcare

The Culture Care Connect Suicide Prevention Team was awarded the 2025 Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthcare Award at the National Rural and Remote Health Awards held in Canber...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 6, 2025
More “workable solutions” for remote groceries needed, Central Australia commerce roundtable says

An industry roundtable focusing on food security in Central Australia has said there needs to be an improvement in the supply chain "from freight to fridge" to better support affordable groceries in r...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 8, 2025
Motlop to lead NTFL in historic showdown against Central Australia

Steven Motlop has been named captain of the Northern Territory Football League's representative team for Saturday's clash against Central Australia in Alice Springs.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Apr 5, 2025
Redtails Pinktails Right Tracks program secures $57 million donation

The Redtails Pinktails Right Tracks program has received a mammoth $57 million donation from Queensland construction magnates. The donation is believed to be the largest private contribution to a comm...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Feb 21, 2025
Indigenous coaches to ignite Territory footy's fiercest rivalry

Two Indigenous former AFL players have been revealed as the coaches of the intrastate representative clash between the Northern Territory Football League and Central Australia.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Feb 19, 2025
Experts call for NT alcohol harm reduction measures to be retained

A group of community, health and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations have urged the NT government to retain the Minimum Unit Price (floor price) on alcohol across the Territory.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 11, 2025
Central Australian Youth Justice Network alarmed by decision to move youth detainees from Mparntwe to Darwin

The Central Australian Youth Justice Network expressed alarm on Tuesday at the NT government's decision to permanently relocate all young detainees from Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre to Holtze...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 26, 2024
Indigenous healthcare heroes among winners at National Rural and Remote Health Awards

Almost 200 rural health professionals and distinguished guests from across Australia gathered at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday night for the second annual National Rural and Remote...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 7, 2024
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