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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.

Published: 3h agoThu 4 Jul 2024 at 11:25pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Policeby Meghan Dansie and Zara Margolis

Big Red Bash kicks off in Birdsville as sun rises over soggy festival grounds for the second year in a row

Unseasonal mid-winter rain makes for a muddy beginning to Australia's most remote music festival — but these punters wouldn't have it any other way.

Published: TueTue 2 Jul 2024 at 3:45amSource: ABC Western QldTopic: Carnivals and Festivalsby Peter Quattrocelli and Hannah Walsh

Two elderly men charged with multiple child sex offences dating back to 1970s in North Queensland

Detectives say there may be more alleged victims, and are urging people with information to come forward, after more than a year of investigating the alleged historic crimes.

Published: TueTue 2 Jul 2024 at 1:20amSource: ABC North West QldTopic: Crime

The final days of a ghost uranium mining town, shuttered and sold for parts

Now a ghost town, the community of Mary Kathleen disappeared after the nearby uranium mine closed in 1982. But in its heyday, it was an oasis in outback Queensland.

The red earth corrugations of an old mine pit surround a beautiful blue lake at the bottom.

Published: SunSun 30 Jun 2024 at 2:43amSource: ABC North West QldTopic: Mining and Metals Industryby Meghan Dansie and Zara Margolis

Publican Ben is fed up with his telco. Like many Australians, he's making a switch

If it happened in the middle of a city "there'd be a national disaster declared" says an outback mayor dealing with constant phone and internet outages.

Published: 27 Jun 2024Thu 27 Jun 2024 at 1:19amSource: ABC Western QldTopic: Telecommunications Services Industryby Hannah Walsh and Grace Nakamura

'Don't worry about yesterday': The life advice that kept cowboy Kenny going through his battle with cancer

With 50 years of experience in the outback sport of campdraft, Kenny Boulton decided he wasn't going to let prostate cancer stop him from doing what he loved.

75-year-old Kenny Boulton on Horseback in a cattleyard at the Charleville Showgrounds.

Published: 25 Jun 2024Tue 25 Jun 2024 at 1:45amSource: ABC Western QldTopic: Rural and Remote Communitiesby Peter Quattrocelli

'Digital detox' and a life in the saddle is a dream come true for these backpackers-turned-cowgirls

Working on a cattle station in one of the most remote parts of Australia, these backpackers say outback life is an opportunity that more young Australians should be taking up.

A blonde woman wearing a cowboy hat stares into the sunset

Published: 22 Jun 2024Sat 22 Jun 2024 at 1:20amSource: ABC North West QldTopic: Backpackingby Meghan Dansie and Abbey Halter

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The self-taught teenage barrel racer

What was your after-school sport or passion as a kid? For 14-year-old Tyler Morton, it's the lesser-known rodeo-sport of barrel racing.

Tyler Morton lifting herself onto a black and white horse wearing jeans, white long sleeve top and a hat.

Duration: 3 minutes 37 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sportby Hannah Walsh

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The pub traded on trust and $1000 every Monday

It may sound a little unorthodox, but this outback pub was traded on trust.

Three men stand outside of a small, old pub smiling. A sign reads 'Stonehenge Hotel'.

Duration: 7 minutes 9 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Pubs, Taverns and Barsby Hannah Walsh and Danielle O'Neal

Queensland marathon runner takes on the world

One female athlete completes 25 marathons across four countries in 40 days.

Duration: 6 minutes 26 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

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Stage set for the 2024 Birdsville Big Red Bash

Thousands of people will attend the Birdsville Big Red Bash, billed as the world's most remote music festival.

Duration: 2 minutes 52 seconds

Source: ABC News

The pop-up bra shop lifting breasts and spirits

A temporary lingerie store in western Queensland is supporting women in more ways than one.

A woman smiles as she holds up bras on coathangers.

Duration: 4 minutes 27 seconds

Source: ABC Western Qld

14-year-old plans to compete in the world finals on a horse she's never ridden

Racing around a backyard on a horse called Storm is outback teenager Tyler Morton's after-school sport.

Duration: 1 minute 51 seconds

Source: ABC Western Qld

How a 14-year-old plans to compete in the world finals of barrel racing on a horse she's never ridden

Racing around a backyard on a horse called Storm is outback teenager Tyler Morton's after-school sport.

Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds

Source: ABC Western Qld

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The final days of a ghost uranium mining town, shuttered and sold for parts

Now a ghost town, the community of Mary Kathleen disappeared after the nearby uranium mine closed in 1982. But in its heyday, it was an oasis in outback Queensland.

Source: ABC North West QldTopic: Mining and Metals Industryby Meghan Dansie and Zara Margolis

'Don't worry about yesterday': The life advice that kept cowboy Kenny going through his battle with cancer

With 50 years of experience in the outback sport of campdraft, Kenny Boulton decided he wasn't going to let prostate cancer stop him from doing what he loved.

Source: ABC Western QldTopic: Rural and Remote Communitiesby Peter Quattrocelli

'Digital detox' and a life in the saddle is a dream come true for these backpackers-turned-cowgirls

Working on a cattle station in one of the most remote parts of Australia, these backpackers say outback life is an opportunity that more young Australians should be taking up.

Source: ABC North West QldTopic: Backpackingby Meghan Dansie and Abbey Halter

Whatever happened to Golden Fleece, Australia's first oil company?

There are probably a few things that come to mind when reminiscing about long road trips across Australia between the 1950s and '70s. Things like overheating cars, AM radio and the unmistakable icon of the Golden Fleece.

Photo of a blue and yellow golden fleece service station and restaurant.

Source: ABC North QldTopic: Historyby Phil Brandel

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Published: 15 Jul 2022Fri 15 Jul 2022 at 3:48amSource: ABC Western Queensland

You're invited to paint a portrait of Costa Georgiadis

So grab your paintbrushes or crayons and have a crack.

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Published: 20 Jun 2024Thu 20 Jun 2024 at 10:19pmSource: ABC BRISBANETopic: Art

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Join us on Sunday, 7th July for ABC Radio’s national NAIDOC Concert Special! Listen on your radio or the ABC listen app in the evening after the footy.

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Published: TueTue 2 Jul 2024 at 10:04pmSource: Listen

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: 16 Jun 2024Sun 16 Jun 2024 at 7:42amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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Teens aboard tall ship rescue capsized kayaker from crocodile-prone Queensland waters

A group of young sailors spending their school holidays on an eight-day tall ship voyage have helped pluck two stranded kayakers from dangerous waters near Hinchinbrook Island.

A tall ship passing a mountainous island.

Duration: 13 seconds

Source: ABC North QldTopic: Canoeing and Kayaking

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.

a teenager on a surfboard crouches in a tube

Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds

Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Surfing

Triathlete, 75, would have been a victim of Australia's 'silent killer' if not for quick-thinking strangers

Greg Messer collapsed and clinically died — for more than 15 minutes — after a cardiac arrest in October 2020 following a triathlon swim, but the actions of those nearby who knew CPR saved his life.

Greg Messer and Nicola Wellings in the water at Hervey Bay's Torquay Beach

Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds

Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Public Health

Cavendish is the TDF story that will make your spine tingle

Aggressive. Brash. Arrogant. For a time, these were the words used to describe sprinter Mark Cavendish. As the 39-year-old wrestled with his pro-cycling mortality we've seen a very different 'Cav'.

A cyclist sits up in the saddle, grinning widely with his arms spread wide as he coasts past the finish line.

Duration: 13 minutes 19 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

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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.

Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Whalesby Kenji Sato

Teens aboard tall ship rescue capsized kayaker from crocodile-prone Queensland waters

A group of young sailors spending their school holidays on an eight-day tall ship voyage have helped pluck two stranded kayakers from dangerous waters near Hinchinbrook Island.

Duration: 13 seconds

Source: ABC North QldTopic: Canoeing and Kayakingby Chloe Chomicki and Georgia Loney

From remote dust bowls to the world stage, SA surfers on the long road to go pro

Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds

Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Surfingby Malcolm Sutton

The entrepreneurial generation: Why Gen Z-ers want to work for themselves

Bianca Purdie moved straight into nine-to-five work after school but soon burnt out. Now the owner of her own business, like four in five Gen Z-ers, she says she would rather work for herself.

Young woman dressed in black holding a large camera, sitting on a bed and smiling.

Source: ABC CapricorniaTopic: Entrepreneurshipby Vanessa Jarrett

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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: 11m agoFri 5 Jul 2024 at 3:01amSource: 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: 20m agoFri 5 Jul 2024 at 2:51amSource: 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: 27m agoFri 5 Jul 2024 at 2:44amSource: ABC EntertainmentTopic: Film (Arts and Entertainment)

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

Published: 47m agoFri 5 Jul 2024 at 2:24amSource: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Whalesby Kenji Sato

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

Big Red Bash kicks off in Birdsville as sun rises over soggy festival grounds for the second year in a row

Two elderly men charged with multiple child sex offences dating back to 1970s in North Queensland

The final days of a ghost uranium mining town, shuttered and sold for parts

Publican Ben is fed up with his telco. Like many Australians, he's making a switch

'Don't worry about yesterday': The life advice that kept cowboy Kenny going through his battle with cancer

'Digital detox' and a life in the saddle is a dream come true for these backpackers-turned-cowgirls

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The self-taught teenage barrel racer

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Queensland marathon runner takes on the world

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Stage set for the 2024 Birdsville Big Red Bash

The pop-up bra shop lifting breasts and spirits

14-year-old plans to compete in the world finals on a horse she's never ridden

How a 14-year-old plans to compete in the world finals of barrel racing on a horse she's never ridden

The final days of a ghost uranium mining town, shuttered and sold for parts

'Don't worry about yesterday': The life advice that kept cowboy Kenny going through his battle with cancer

'Digital detox' and a life in the saddle is a dream come true for these backpackers-turned-cowgirls

Whatever happened to Golden Fleece, Australia's first oil company?

Local news direct to your inbox

You're invited to paint a portrait of Costa Georgiadis

Blak.. Loud And Proud with Loren Ryan

Know your ABCs in an emergency

Teens aboard tall ship rescue capsized kayaker from crocodile-prone Queensland waters

From remote dust bowls to the world stage, SA surfers on the long road to go pro

Triathlete, 75, would have been a victim of Australia's 'silent killer' if not for quick-thinking strangers

Cavendish is the TDF story that will make your spine tingle

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

Teens aboard tall ship rescue capsized kayaker from crocodile-prone Queensland waters

From remote dust bowls to the world stage, SA surfers on the long road to go pro

The entrepreneurial generation: Why Gen Z-ers want to work for themselves

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

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

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

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

Other ways to listen

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