Charmayne Allison

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Charmayne Allison |Nicolas Perpitch

When Naomi went to bed on Thursday night, she had more than $300,000 in her super account. But when she logged in the next morning, her account balance was at zero. "It just came up with a pop-up message that just said, 'We're experiencing some technical difficulties and don't panic if your balance is zero'," she said.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Charmayne Allison |Emma Haskin |Stewart Brash

Alice Springs businesses say they will voluntarily maintain a minimum alcohol price, despite the Northern Territory government's plan to scrap a law that mandates it. In 2018, the previous Labor government introduced an alcohol "floor price" that banned sales below $1.30 per standard drink, specifically to target cheap wine.

Jan 15, 2025 | abc.net.au | Charmayne Allison

Community leaders in Alice Springs are concerned that drinking hand sanitiser is becoming an ongoing problem in the outback town. They say hand sanitiser has a become a "quick fix" for those abusing alcohol. Some local experts are calling for greater regulations around the sale of hand sanitiser but others argue addiction needs to be addressed as the root cause. Every morning Rex Neindorf walks out the front of his business in Alice Springs and combs the lawn for plastic bottles.

Jan 12, 2025 | abc.net.au | Charmayne Allison

A 49-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was found dead near an Alice Springs riverbed overnight. In a statement, Northern Territory police said they received reports from the man around 12.20am Monday that a woman was unresponsive near the Todd River. Emergency services attended the scene and the woman was declared dead a short time later. "Officers attended a nearby location and arrested the man, who currently remains in custody," the police statement said.

Jan 5, 2025 | abc.net.au | Charmayne Allison

South Australian police officers are being deployed to Alice Springs, following calls for assistance from the Northern Territory police commissioner. SA Police is sending four deployments, of 10 officers each, to Alice Springs over the next month, with the first contingent to be sworn in for an eight-day rotation from Monday afternoon. The NT Police Force said the deployments would help maintain a high police presence in the troubled outback town, amid ongoing crime and antisocial behaviour.