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Bonza claims title for worst on-time arrival results at four Australian airports in January

Australians are still suffering from budget airline Bonza's unreliability issues, one year after its launch.

Published: 2h agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 2:44amSource: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Air Transport Industryby Tamara Clark

'They poop on cars, they poop everywhere': Feral peacocks wreak havoc on outback town

If you find yourself in need of a pet peacock, the tiny outback town of Elliott can help. Locals have found a unique solution to deal with about 30 fine-feathered fowls running wild in the town.

Published: 8h agoWed 21 Feb 2024 at 8:46pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Animals and Nature

Zachary Rolfe argues to narrow Kumanjayi Walker evidence, days before scheduled inquest appearance

As the coronial inquest into the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker resumes today, lawyers for former NT Police officer Zachary Rolfe have foreshadowed a series of objections he will raise when he takes the stand.

A woman with blonde hair looks seriously at the camera. Behind her are two men and blue handprints.

Published: 8h agoWed 21 Feb 2024 at 8:40pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Courts and Trialsby Melissa Mackay

NT government vows to demolish Don Dale as $32m youth detention centre nears completion

The redeveloped Alice Springs youth detention centre is nearing completion and the Northern Territory government is promising that detainees forcibly sent away to Darwin's notorious Don Dale will soon be returned to Central Australia.

A sign that reads "Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre" in front of the entrance to the prison.

Published: 20h agoWed 21 Feb 2024 at 8:31amSource: ABC Alice SpringsTopic: Prisons and Punishmentby Lee Robinson

Chopper crash widow seeks to freeze celebrity crocodile wrangler's assets

The widow of Netflix star Chris "Willow" Wilson is seeking to freeze Matt Wright's assets as the Federal Court considers her bid to personally add the celebrity crocodile wrangler to a civil lawsuit over her husband's death.

Published: TueTue 20 Feb 2024 at 9:05amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Courts and Trialsby Samantha Dick

Federal government to investigate whether millions of dollars handed to oil and gas companies are 'valid and legal'

The federal government has faced questioning over whether millions of dollars of public funds that have been handed to oil and gas companies are "valid and legal".

a gas exploration site in the middle of scrub.

Published: MonMon 19 Feb 2024 at 8:53pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Oil and Gasby Roxanne Fitzgerald

Cattle sail from Darwin as Indonesian live export trade resumes

Indonesia has finally issued import permits for Australian cattle with the first ship now on the water bound for Jakarta.

A truck of cattle is parked next to a large boat, ready to loaded for export

Published: MonMon 19 Feb 2024 at 2:32amSource: ABC RuralTopic: Beef Cattleby Matt Brann

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It was a race driver who invented to speed camera

Former Adelaide Radio DJ Vic Le Grand joins Michael Pavlich to share some of the amazing freaky facts and forgotten gems from the wonderful world of trivia that you probably didn't know and had never bothered asking.

Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Comedy (Humour)with Michael Pavlich

Waiting for import permits during Indonesian election

Commodity groups waiting for Indonesia to release import permits for 2024 are watching today's election closely.

Prabowo Subianto and a young man stand in an open top car waving and pointing at a crowd of supporters

Duration: 8 minutes 48 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Beef Cattleby Matt Brann

Jo Laverty recalls the day Toni Childs sang barefoot on shopping centre tables

"She performed at Casuarina Shopping Square, which is the equivalent of Burnside Village", recalled ABC Radio Adelaide Drive presenter, Jo Laverty.

woman singing with left hand raised skywards wearing colourful kaftan

Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Music (Arts and Entertainment)with Jolene Laverty

Who banned Monopoly?

Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Comedy (Humour)with Michael Pavlich

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Territorian town encouraged to adopt feral birds

Halfway between Darwin and Alice Springs feral peacocks are wreaking havoc on a tiny outback town and the council is looking to avoid a cull.

Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds

Source: ABC News

Fighting to save the critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle

The Goulburn Islands are a haven for endangered turtles, and as climate change causes sea levels to rise rangers are worried erosion is causing the turtle numbers to decline.

Duration: 5 minutes 54 seconds

Source: 7.30

Mun-Dirra weavers

Weavers from Maningrida Arts Centre holding up a section of their artwork Mun-Dirra (2023).

Duration: 24 seconds

Source: ABC Arts

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Duration: 7 seconds

Source: ABC Arts

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CJ Rankin has 40 flying hours under her belt. Next year, she's training with Qantas

On a tiny red-dirt airstrip surrounded by small aircraft, teen pilot CJ Rankin is taking lessons to join the ranks of Qantas. It's a long way from where she grew up.

Smiling woman wearing t-shirt with Aboriginal flag stands on airstrip with her pilot's headphones

Source: ABC Radio DarwinTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)by (A)manda Parkinson

Darwin woman forced to fly interstate for a cancer diagnosis, but the NT government denies there's a problem

Late last year, a Darwin woman flew to the Gold Coast for a scan after being told she'd face a 10-week wait locally. Her doctor says it may have saved her breast.

Source: ABC Radio DarwinTopic: Breast Cancerby Shanelle Tobin and Nicole Curby

Catamaran, abandoned in mangroves for 25 years, wows former owner after 'spectacular' restoration

Warren Clancy is about to realise a vision formed when he stumbled on a beautifully crafted boat laying abandoned on a Darwin shoreline two and a half years ago.

A joined image, which features a derelict boat on the top and then the same boat, completely restored, below.

Source: ABC Radio DarwinTopic: Peopleby Nicole Curby

Simon is an 'extreme introvert' — yet finds pole dancing in front of a crowd surprisingly invigorating

Simon Ferguson wraps himself around a silver pole and performs a horizontal body ripple. As a male pole dancer, he's in the minority and attracts increased attention, but more men are taking up the sport.

Duration: 1 minute 49 seconds

Source: ABC Radio DarwinTopic: Danceby Nicole Curby

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Is Angus Brayshaw's medical retirement a sign of things to come?

At age 28, Angus Brayshaw's AFL career is over. The Melbourne Demon has struggled with concussion for much of his career and today, on advice from doctors, announced his retirement.

An AFL player lies on a stretcher and is carted off with support staff around him.

Duration: 12 minutes 50 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

The AFL responds to Joel Smith and Tarryn Thomas allegations

The AFL season is around the corner, but it's the off-field headlines that have put new CEO Andrew Dillon in the hot-seat.

Joel Smith watches a kick during a 2023 AFL match.

Duration: 11 minutes 45 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

From skiing to football, rugby and equestrian — what is Australia's most dangerous sport?

Australians know they are accepting a certain level of risk every time they step onto a sporting field. But when playing sport leads to death, society's tolerance and the sport's social licence is tested.

A three-panel split image showing a young man in a cricket cap, a woman riding a jumping horse, and a water-skier.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

Will 2024 be the Melbourne Rebels last season?

The Super Rugby season is about to kick off, but for the Melbourne Rebels there is more at stake than just a title.

Duration: 14 minutes 50 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

NT News

Territorian town encouraged to adopt feral birds

Halfway between Darwin and Alice Springs feral peacocks are wreaking havoc on a tiny outback town and the council is looking to avoid a cull.

Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Animal Behaviour

Bonza claims title for worst on-time arrival results at four Australian airports in January

Australians are still suffering from budget airline Bonza's unreliability issues, one year after its launch.

Source: ABC Mildura-Swan HillTopic: Air Transport Industryby Tamara Clark

Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre set to open

After delays and cost blow-outs, the government hopes the expansion will help detainees turn their lives around before returning to families.

Set To Open: Sign outside the Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre

Duration: 2 minutes

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Prisons and Punishment

'They poop on cars, they poop everywhere': Feral peacocks wreak havoc on outback town

If you find yourself in need of a pet peacock, the tiny outback town of Elliott can help. Locals have found a unique solution to deal with about 30 fine-feathered fowls running wild in the town.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Animals and Nature

National News

WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

Mulch laced with bonded asbestos is discovered at a residential complex in Canberra, as one landscaping company describes learning their products contain the material as "a major kick in the guts".

Fence with a danger asbestos sign at the Rozelle Parklands as the clean up continues

Published: 7m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 5:07amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Asbestosby Victor Petrovic and Harry Frost

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Speaking during his weekly audience with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the king also said he was gratified to see how his diagnosis had boosted support for cancer charities across the UK.

An older white man with white hair in a navy pinstriped suit smiles as he shakes hands with a middle-aged man of Indian heritage

Published: 19m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:55amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

The fatal crash off the coast of Queensland last year killed four defence personnel.

A ship pulls Taipan wreckage from the ocean, authorities are in a smaller watercraft nearby

Published: 1m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 5:13amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Defence Forcesby Andrew Greene

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

Published: 49m agoThu 22 Feb 2024 at 4:25amSource: ABC North CoastTopic: Floodsby Bruce MacKenzie

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Bonza claims title for worst on-time arrival results at four Australian airports in January

'They poop on cars, they poop everywhere': Feral peacocks wreak havoc on outback town

Zachary Rolfe argues to narrow Kumanjayi Walker evidence, days before scheduled inquest appearance

NT government vows to demolish Don Dale as $32m youth detention centre nears completion

Chopper crash widow seeks to freeze celebrity crocodile wrangler's assets

Federal government to investigate whether millions of dollars handed to oil and gas companies are 'valid and legal'

Cattle sail from Darwin as Indonesian live export trade resumes

It was a race driver who invented to speed camera

Waiting for import permits during Indonesian election

Jo Laverty recalls the day Toni Childs sang barefoot on shopping centre tables

Who banned Monopoly?

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CJ Rankin has 40 flying hours under her belt. Next year, she's training with Qantas

Darwin woman forced to fly interstate for a cancer diagnosis, but the NT government denies there's a problem

Catamaran, abandoned in mangroves for 25 years, wows former owner after 'spectacular' restoration

Simon is an 'extreme introvert' — yet finds pole dancing in front of a crowd surprisingly invigorating

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Is Angus Brayshaw's medical retirement a sign of things to come?

The AFL responds to Joel Smith and Tarryn Thomas allegations

From skiing to football, rugby and equestrian — what is Australia's most dangerous sport?

Will 2024 be the Melbourne Rebels last season?

Territorian town encouraged to adopt feral birds

Bonza claims title for worst on-time arrival results at four Australian airports in January

Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre set to open

'They poop on cars, they poop everywhere': Feral peacocks wreak havoc on outback town

WorkSafe ACT identifies 70 cubic metres of asbestos-ridden mulch at Canberra site

King Charles says he has been 'reduced to tears' by public support after cancer diagnosis

Independent inquiry launched into fatal Taipan army helicopter crash

No plan in place to move Lismore flood survivors into permanent housing, report finds

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