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'National disgrace': Verna's son has been locked up for two months and hasn't been able to access a lawyer

A crisis inside one of northern Australia's most important legal entities has led to a severe shortage of lawyers in Alice Springs, leaving some of Australia's most vulnerable residents to represent themselves in court.

A close up on a woman looking seriously at the camera. She is older, and looks sad. The background is black.

Duration: 3 minutes 59 seconds

Published: SunSun 18 Feb 2024 at 11:22pmSource: StatelineTopic: Courts and Trialsby Charmayne Allison

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln moves west over northern Australia, as heavy rainfall continues

Heavy rainfall and strong winds are forecast across parts of the Northern Territory as ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln tracks further inland, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Published: SatSat 17 Feb 2024 at 6:23amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Cyclonesby Samantha Dick

Category one cyclone makes landfall in Gulf of Carpentaria off NT-Queensland border

Tropical Cyclone Lincoln has crossed the Northern Territory coast in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Published: FriFri 16 Feb 2024 at 8:08amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Cyclonesby Samantha Dick

NT government releases 'highly precautionary' water plan for wet season flows

The NT government has reduced the amount of water industry can take during the wet season in a policy that has support from recreational fishers and farmers.

Aerial picture of a flooded Adelaide River, NT

Published: 15 Feb 2024Thu 15 Feb 2024 at 8:05amSource: ABC RuralTopic: Waterby Matt Brann

Cyclone warning issued for Gulf of Carpentaria communities near NT-Queensland border

Communities from Port Roper to Burketown are being warned to prepare for severe weather as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a moderate chance of a tropical low developing into a cyclone over the region.

Published: 15 Feb 2024Thu 15 Feb 2024 at 4:43amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Cyclonesby Steve Vivian

Ruined uniforms, mould and a few silver linings: Inside the remains of a flooded Top End museum

Memories of a "frontier" town risk fading from the page in the damp wreckage of Timber Creek's Police Museum.

A man in an old-fashioned police hat looks through a doorframe, his face illuminated by the light coming in.

Published: 15 Feb 2024Thu 15 Feb 2024 at 4:27amSource: ABC KatherineTopic: Libraries, Museums and Galleriesby James Elton

New owner puts two NT cattle stations back on market citing huge potential for carbon credits

Two Northern Territory cattle stations have been put up for sale, with a specific buyer in mind: companies with a large carbon footprint. The sale could mean a tidy profit for a Sydney-based investor.

Published: 15 Feb 2024Thu 15 Feb 2024 at 12:14amSource: ABC RuralTopic: Decarbonisationby Daniel Fitzgerald

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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

Live cattle industry still waiting for Indonesian permits

It's the middle of February and Australia's live export trade to Indonesia remains in limbo.

Duration: 7 minutes 28 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Beef Cattleby Matt Brann

Wattleseed potential

Australians would benefit from having more wattleseed in their diet. How can this native legume get onto more dinner plates?

Researcher Sera Susan Jacob holding jars of wattleseed

Duration: 14 minutes 4 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Indigenous Cultureby Matt Brann

NT banana farm expansion

The NT's largest banana farm is expanding, with an aim of producing 100 per cent of the Top End's banana needs.

Bunch of bananas coming into packing shed

Duration: 7 minutes 33 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Bananasby Matt Brann

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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

Police Museum in Timber Creek may not be salvaged

Recent floods have left the museum in disrepair, and there's fears it's might now slip into the history books itself.

Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds

Source: ABC News

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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As pilots bring this plane up to the wall of the hurricane, it starts to shake like 'an old wooden rollercoaster'

Each year, a team of scientists flies directly into the eyes of some of the world’s biggest storms as they try to solve one of meteorology's greatest forecasting fears — the rapid intensification of life-threatening hurricanes and cyclones.

Tall white cloud walls look like a stadium.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Tyne Logan

Take a look at 2023's record-breaking temperatures in graphs and photos

While it's already been called the world's hottest year, the full set of climate data up to December 31 shows global temperatures reached "exceptionally" high levels in 2023.

A close up of a cacti dotting a desert underneath a blazing sun.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Tyne Logan

Why a 1960s surf rock classic is a dancefloor hit across outback Australia

The Surfaris' Wipe Out gets people of all ages up and dancing hundreds of kilometres from the coast.

A group of four young men in shirts and ties, three holding guitars and one at a drum kit with the word 'Surfaris' on the front

Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Music (Arts and Entertainment)by Eddie Williams

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

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Know Your ABCs in an Emergency

This summer know your ABCs; action plan, be safe, connect with us. The ABC has a host of useful resources and tips on how to best prepare yourself for emergency weather so you can keep you and your household safe.

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Published: 8 Nov 2023Wed 8 Nov 2023 at 7:00amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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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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'National disgrace': Verna's son has been locked up for two months and hasn't been able to access a lawyer

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln moves west over northern Australia, as heavy rainfall continues

Category one cyclone makes landfall in Gulf of Carpentaria off NT-Queensland border

NT government releases 'highly precautionary' water plan for wet season flows

Cyclone warning issued for Gulf of Carpentaria communities near NT-Queensland border

Ruined uniforms, mould and a few silver linings: Inside the remains of a flooded Top End museum

New owner puts two NT cattle stations back on market citing huge potential for carbon credits

Waiting for import permits during Indonesian election

Live cattle industry still waiting for Indonesian permits

Wattleseed potential

NT banana farm expansion

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Territorian town encouraged to adopt feral birds

Fighting to save the critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle

Police Museum in Timber Creek may not be salvaged

Mun-Dirra weavers

As pilots bring this plane up to the wall of the hurricane, it starts to shake like 'an old wooden rollercoaster'

Take a look at 2023's record-breaking temperatures in graphs and photos

Why a 1960s surf rock classic is a dancefloor hit across outback Australia

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

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Know Your ABCs in an Emergency

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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