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Horse therapy helps heal trauma and improve wellbeing for First Nations youths
Athena Perkusich says her special bond with a horse helps her connect and relax. She is among thousands of young people benefiting from an equine program in the Kimberley.
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Mental Healthby Dunja Karagic
Anger as WA government abandons pledge to build remote dialysis clinic by next election
The state government blames COVID-19 and record floods for a lack of progress on its pledge to build a dialysis centre in Halls Creek as Indigenous health leaders vent about a lack of consultation.
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Healthcare Facilitiesby Ted O'Connor
Dog owner worried what's next after puppy attacked by dingoes on popular beach
Melissa McDougall fears someone will be seriously injured after her son was menaced and her dog was badly injured by two dingoes on Broome's Cable Beach — the fifth attack of its kind in less than a year.
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Dog Attacksby Esse Deves
ABC journo, retired GP and nurse rush to help woman after bone-breaking fall at WA gorge
Travellers near Bell Gorge in the Kimberley say they heard the woman's leg break followed by screaming. An ABC journalist, a nurse and a retired GP were among those who rushed to her aid.
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Emergency Servicesby Rosanne Maloney, Verity Gorman and Roslyn Butcher
Advocates say child protection 'destroys families and communities' in northern WA with system built to fail
Legal and social groups say housing shortages and diminished services mean the child protection system is failing the people it is meant to protect.
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Childrenby Rosanne Maloney
Police fly into remote town to quell 'totally unacceptable' brawl as offenders brandish knives and metal bars
A sprawling fight in the Kimberley community of Halls Creek has raised concerns about violence becoming normalised, prompting calls for greater leadership.
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Crimeby Ted O'Connor
'Just trying to find his own home': 3.3-metre crocodile starts new life after closing Cable Beach
The 3.3m saltwater crocodile that triggered the closing of Cable Beach has been captured and rehomed at nearby Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park.
Duration: 58 seconds
Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Endangered and Protected Speciesby Dunja Karagic and Roslyn Butcher
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Preserving and promoting native language
Yawuru woman, Anita Dean has been on her quest to learn her ancestral language.
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds
Source: ListenTopic: Aboriginal Languagewith Dunja Karagic
100 years of ABC Radio: George Manning on the lucky break that led him to broadcasting
George Manning began his broadcasting career as a trainee at the PMG in 1957. He went onto present the ABC's top-rating breakfast program and establish the Broome office.
Duration: 17 minutes 52 seconds
Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: ABC
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Fingers the saltwater crocodile is relocated
Workers at the Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park relocated the crocodile to a new pen within the park
Duration: 58 seconds
Source: ABC Kimberley
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Horse therapy helps heal trauma and improve wellbeing for First Nations youths
Athena Perkusich says her special bond with a horse helps her connect and relax. She is among thousands of young people benefiting from an equine program in the Kimberley.
Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Mental Healthby Dunja Karagic
30,000 people visit the Bungle Bungle Range every year without knowing its story. That's about to change
For decades, visitors have driven, flown, hiked, and camped across Purnululu National Park without grasping its rich, cultural heritage but future visitors won't miss out.
Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Monument and Heritage Siteby Alys Marshall
'Art is like therapy': Outback designers channel grief into healing through fashion
An Indigenous fashion event celebrating designers from the Kimberley has helped grieving mothers Joycelyn and Amber McCarthy mentally and physically.
Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Fashionby Dunja Karagic
Is this Australia's most expensive town? Tim Tams cost $11.70 a packet or more than $1 a biscuit
The cost of living has increased more sharply in regional areas than in the cities, with some outback residents paying double for essential goods like food and fuel.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)by Erin Parke
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From remote dust bowls to the world stage, SA surfers on the long road to go pro
Some of the state's most talented surfers are creating serious ripples on the national and international competitive circuit, but the path to compete at the highest levels is a costly one and there's little government support.
Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds
Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Surfing
Horse therapy helps heal trauma and improve wellbeing for First Nations youths
Athena Perkusich says her special bond with a horse helps her connect and relax. She is among thousands of young people benefiting from an equine program in the Kimberley.
Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Mental Healthby Dunja Karagic
From remote dust bowls to the world stage, SA surfers on the long road to go pro
Some of the state's most talented surfers are creating serious ripples on the national and international competitive circuit, but the path to compete at the highest levels is a costly one and there's little government support.
Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds
Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Surfingby Malcolm Sutton
Hospital plan delayed, and for cancer patients like Howard the decision is nothing short of 'devastating'
Busselton resident Howie George was relieved that the new hospital planned for his home town would include an oncology unit. He's been left crushed by the project's delay.
Source: ABC South West WATopic: Cancer
Fallout from live sheep export ban continues as door left open on more support for those hit
In an interview with Stateline WA, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt insists the federal government's $107 million transition package is "significant", but says discussions will continue with the state government to determine what is needed.
Source: StatelineTopic: Government and Politicsby Rhiannon Shine
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.
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.
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.
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.
Published: Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Whalesby Kenji Sato
