There have been significant local news stories of national interest that have been written by the newspaper. These included the life of Albert Namatjira, the Sundown murders (1958), protests against the establishment of Pine Gap, the hijacking of the Alice Springs bound Ansett Airlines Flight 232 (1972), the Azaria Chamberlain disappearance (1980), the murder of Peter Falconio (2001) and the closure of the Uluru climb (2019).