Man killed in outback Boxing Day stabbing

A man has been arrested following a Boxing Day stabbing that left one man dead in a remote Aboriginal community.

A 35-year-old man suffered serious chest injuries after being stabbed at a house in a small settlement in Central Australia, 200km northwest of Alice Springs, on Friday.

Northern Territory police said the man died a short time later at the local medical clinic.

Police were called from surrounding centers including Ti Tree, Yuendumu and Alice Springs, and a 39-year-old man was later arrested in Yuendumu, 140km west of the stabbing.

Laramba is a remote community in Central Australia with a population of less than 100 people, according to the 2021 census.

Yuendumu is a larger center with a population of 740 people.