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We're not the fireworks 'fun police', say authorities after NT cracker night crackdown at outback border

Authorities patrolled a remote part of the Queensland-Nothern Territory border this week following the NT's "Cracker Night", and say many people are unaware of the jail time they could face.
police pose next to fireworks

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Policeby Meghan Dansie and Zara Margolis

'Uncivilised, lazy, violent': Arrernte leader says narratives around Aboriginal people in Alice Springs must change

With election day just months away in the Northern Territory, a prominent Indigenous leader is calling on politicians — and the media — to change the narrative around Aboriginal people.
A phot of an Indigenous man looking directly at the camera with Indigenous mural in background.
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds

Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)by Charmayne Allison

The trombone has played an odd, ongoing role in Jonathan Frakes life

The Star Trek star on playing William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation, his approach to directing, and ... the trombone.
bearded man playing a character in Star Trek
Duration: 23 minutes 48 seconds

Published: Source: ListenTopic: Science Fiction Filmswith Paul Verhoeven

Hiker with only half a cup of water rescued from remote track where man was found dead a month ago

As Bron stood atop a ridge, trying to find her way back to the Larapinta Trail, all she could think about was the Victorian hiker whose body was retrieved from the same track only a month before.
A woman stands with three people in front of a helicopter - two are in police and paramedic uniforms.

Published: Source: ABC Alice SpringsTopic: Hikingby James Elton, Lee Robinson and Alex Barwick

Night Patrollers are out on the streets of Alice Springs

Patrolling the streets at night in Alice Springs is hard work.
Lhere Artepe workers in van
Duration: 4 minutes 45 seconds

Published: Source: ListenTopic: Crime Preventionby Elsa Silberstein

Bilby DNA blueprint may help save iconic Australian animal from extinction

A genetic map of the bilby could help us understand how many of the elusive species are still alive and how to combat inbreeding.
An adult bilby close-up and front-on against a dirt red background

Published: Source: ABC ScienceTopic: Marsupialsby Peter de Kruijff

'It's going to change my life': Unlocking the benefits of Australia's remote pools

These desert lifeguards want more remote swimming pools to be reopened, revitalised, and maintained to unlock the many benefits they offer. 
An aerial view of four children swimming backstroke in a clear blue pool
Duration: 3 minutes 12 seconds

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Swimmingby Stephanie Smail

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Prince William and Catherine at Uluru

Prince William and Catherine have taken in an iconic sunset at Uluru Kata-Tjuta National Park to end their tour of the Red Centre in 2014.
Duration: 35 seconds

Source: ABC News

Finke Desert Race president Antony Yoffa speaks on the race's future

Myles Houlbrook-Walk sits down with Finke's president to discuss the future of the gruelling desert race.
Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds

Source: ABC News

Coronial inquest into the death of NT teen Kumanjayi Walker comes to an end

After almost two years, the coronial inquest into the death of NT teenager Kumanjayi Walker has heard its last evidence.
Coronial Inquest End, Kumanjayi Walker: Close up of Northern Territory police shield.
Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds

Source: ABC News

Bettong numbers increase at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary

A survey of brush tailed and burrowing bettongs 350km north west of Alice Springs has revealed some exciting signs for the rare mammals.
Duration: 2 minutes 22 seconds

Source: ABC Alice Springs

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We're not the fireworks 'fun police', say authorities after NT cracker night crackdown at outback border

Authorities patrolled a remote part of the Queensland-Nothern Territory border this week following the NT's "Cracker Night", and say many people are unaware of the jail time they could face.
police pose next to fireworks

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Policeby Meghan Dansie and Zara Margolis

'Uncivilised, lazy, violent': Arrernte leader says narratives around Aboriginal people in Alice Springs must change

With election day just months away in the Northern Territory, a prominent Indigenous leader is calling on politicians — and the media — to change the narrative around Aboriginal people.
A phot of an Indigenous man looking directly at the camera with Indigenous mural in background.
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds

Source: StatelineTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)by Charmayne Allison

Thorpe calls on Albanese government to be 'fair-dinkum' on family violence, and fix community legal sector funding deficit

A Darwin barrister has raised the alarm on the NT's community legal sector, saying it is 'collapsing', and will only get worse if a nation-wide funding shortfall for community legal centres isn't filled.
A close up of Lidia speaking.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politicsby Oliver Gordon

Artist shares her surprise after her design is picked for new NAIDOC collectible coin

A young Indigenous artist will have her work circulated in wallets around the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee.
A woman holds up a specially designed 50 cent coin

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)by Daniel Litjens

National News

Sitting in Ashley detention centre for months, youth often have 'no idea' where their court cases are up to

The criminal justice system is complex. But imagine being a young offender, with limited access to legal advice, sitting on remand for months in a youth detention centre. That is the reality in Tasmania, but there are calls for change.
A sign saying 'Ashley Youth Detention Centre' outside some fencing.

Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Law, Crime and Justiceby Adam Holmes

'Disappointed' O'Connell forced out of Olympics as young gun Gadecki prepares for Games debut

Injuries force out Chris O'Connell on the eve of the Olympics, while Olivia Gadecki marks her incredible rise with a Games debut as Australia finalises its tennis squad for Paris.
Chris O'Connell in action at Wimbledon 2024

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Summer Olympic Games

How a boy from Ballarat wound up pitching himself to Eddie Murphy to direct the new Beverly Hills Cop

Mark Molloy moved to LA a decade ago to pursue his dream of directing a Hollywood feature film. But it was an advertisement he made that helped him score his debut: directing one of the world's biggest stars in the reboot of Beverly Hills Cop. 
Eddie Murphy looking serious and pointing a gun with both hands, palm trees behind him

Published: Source: ABC EntertainmentTopic: Film (Arts and Entertainment)

Whales were happier during the COVID pandemic when humans weren't around, scientists find

Scientists find eastern Australian humpback whales benefited from a reduction in human activity on the ocean during the first year of the pandemic, recording lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. 
A whale splashes around

Published: Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Whalesby Kenji Sato

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