Darwin actor embarks on theatrical journey with prisoner
Rising stars usually head to Sydney or Los Angeles to kick-start their careers, lapping up as much television work as they can get. But Samantha Young prefers living in Darwin, touring with cabaret...
View ArticleStarting over in Australia: a refugee's plight
At 25 years old, Burundian Jean-Claude Kubwayo is thanking God that he no longer has to think about starvation and threats of murder for the first time in his adult life.
View ArticleTrouble hits historic Top End pub in final hour
The Top End's historic Grove Hill Hotel and Museum will today go to auction as publican Stan Hausler retires, marking the end of an era for the remote railway pub
View ArticleAnnie Gastin bids farewell to Arvos
This Friday marks the end of an era as the much-loved friendly voice and musical heart of ABC Darwin farewells her friends on 105.7 Afternoons.
View ArticleThe Man Behind The Flag
Harold Thomas shares the journey which led to him designing the Aboriginal flag in 1971.
View ArticleMenzies launches giant ear
Aboriginal health worker Joe Daby has seen the worst when it comes to ear health in Territory communities.
View ArticleRed Hand Prints from an 1880 letterpress
Printmakers Franck Gohier and Chayni Henry have just got their hands on a printing press from the 1800s.
View ArticleWheelchair friendly fishing
Did you know that there is now a fishing platform in Rapid Creek designed for people with disabilities?
View ArticleLen Notaras and his cyclone shelter of military memorabilia
Critical Care head by day, collector by weekend...
View ArticleShopping centre to charge fee for use of toilets
The owner of Katherine's main shopping centre plans to charge people $2 to use toilets inside the complex.
View ArticleNo celebration of war in remembering sacrifice
Anzac Day in the Top End was marked by the young and the old when thousands of people gathered at the cenotaph in Darwin for a moving dawn service.
View ArticlePatterns in the paperbark
At just 18 years of age, Nauiyu artist Kieran McTaggart shows great promise with his unique style of painting...
View ArticleCentenary of Kahlin - Charlie's Story
The old Kahlin Compound site at Myilly Point holds a lot of stories for Charlie King and his family...
View ArticleCentenary of Kahlin - Kathy's Story
Kathy Mills wants to see the old Kahlin Compound grounds registered as a sacred site...
View ArticleNAIDOC: 50 Years of the Yirrkala Bark Petition
Wali Wunungmurra was just 17 years old when he signed the petition that would change the course of history.
View ArticleCaddie Brain and Carmen Brown
Caddie Brain and Carmen Brown report on primary industries across the Northern Territory.
View ArticleCall for camping ground to cater for homeless
A support service for homeless people say the Northern Territory town of Katherine needs a dedicated camping ground for visitors from remote communities.
View ArticleGhan passengers take to buses after derailment
The operators of the Ghan say a mine train derailment north of Katherine has forced it to bus passengers to Darwin.
View ArticleNew Year lurches quietly in to sobering Top End
Northern Territory Police say 81 people were taken into custody in the greater Darwin region during New Year celebrations. They took 58 people into protective custody and arrested 23 in Darwin and...
View ArticleTwo wheels and one big country
Dr Michael Davey is on a mission to ride around Australia. He's six weeks into his epic bicycle journey and says he's battled snakes, road trains and dehydration to make it to Mount Isa in north west...
View ArticleKulikovsky funeral: Russian royals searched for relative just days before his...
The funeral of a Russian royal who died alone in the NT town of Katherine is told his family were trying to find him just days before they learned he was dead.
View ArticleJilkminggan's first op shop opens for business
A tiny Northern Territory community celebrates the opening of its first op shop after a fundraising drive went viral across the country and hundreds of boxes of clothing were donated.
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View ArticleMagpie Goose: A new non-profit fashion label puts a modern twist on...
A Top End fashion label smashes its fundraising target and hopes to create work and opportunities in remote communities.
View ArticleCity boy turned station hand Andrew Killeen counts sheep till he sleeps
A city boy turns to outback for work on the land in far west New South Wales.
View ArticleChildhood experience of family violence leads Indigenous man to lead...
An advocate for the prevention of domestic violence shares the experiences that led him to want to make a difference.
View ArticleStolen Generations' oldest living member, Harry Bennett, reflects on his life...
At 100 years of age Harry Bennett has a lot he could be bitter about, but the oldest surviving member of the Stolen Generations says nothing worries him.
View ArticleChance viewing of Yothu Yindi sparks DJ's journey from Cameroon to Central...
Cameroonian immigrant Charles Mbouti lives two very different lives one as a DJ and another as a mentor to Indigenous youth.
View ArticleMeet a Top End crew catching feral buffalo in the wilds of Arnhem Land
Catching feral buffalo in remote central Arnhem Land is not a job for the faint-hearted.
View ArticleFormer Top End cattle baron Peter Sherwin returns to NT pastoral market aged 93
Former prominent Northern Territory cattleman Peter Sherwin is venturing back into the Top End cattle market with the purchase of a Gulf station.
View ArticleGoat-munching crocodile caught in outback billabong, relocated away from...
A flood, a croc, and a family's missing goat. It's been a big week for the Aristons near Pine Creek in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleJess Ong
Having left her hometown of Darwin as soon as she finished high school, Jess moved to Brisbane where she studied at the Queensland University of Technology, and worked at Channel Seven and the...
View ArticleCommonwealth Games paratriathlon is next big challenge for Katherine's Emily...
Less than a decade after a campdrafting accident fractured her spine, Katherine's Emily Tapp is gearing up for her next challenge: the Commonwealth Games paratriathlon.
View ArticleMeet the Australians who are retiring early to embrace a fulfilling life of...
As more Australians plan to work for longer, some are turning down large pay days to retire early and travel. So how did they do it?
View ArticleActor, musician and cultural leader Balang TE Lewis farewelled in Beswick...
The celebrated Indigenous actor, musician and cultural leader is laid to rest at an emotional ceremony in Beswick.
View ArticleLifeline for Katherine girl who can now access spinal muscular atrophy drug...
Felicity Brown is just one of the Australian children with a rare muscle-wasting disease who from today will have cheap access to a drug that has shown miraculous results.
View ArticleRoadhouse portraits by Rhett Hammerton capture disparate people in the outback
They're a meeting place for different people on long journeys through the outback, but one photographer sets out to find similarities in people who visit remote roadhouses.
View ArticleRipple Effect is the all-female Arnhem Land rock band making waves for women...
They're the eight-piece girl band who sing in four languages and swap instruments between songs Ripple Effect is making waves for women in music.
View ArticleKatherine's historic Springvale Homestead falling into disrepair as sewerage...
As the owner of one of the Top End's oldest buildings battles the NT Government over red tape, its historic sites remain behind closed gates and are falling into disrepair.
View ArticleBondi hairdresser helps fund Jilkminggan's first new housing in almost two...
Bondi Beach could hardly be further from the remote communities of the NT, but a Sydney hairdresser is helping deliver vital housing infrastructure to the community of Jilkminggan.
View ArticleSocial media saves Christmas in Minyerri after gifts for remote Indigenous...
Christmas celebrations in a remote Indigenous community are back on thanks to the goodwill of people online after presents for local children were destroyed last week.
View ArticleMolly the miracle dalmatian appears in Larrimah after surviving fatal crash...
A dopey dalmatian reappears in the town of Larrimah after surviving a crash that killed her owner and spending a week in the scorching outback.
View ArticleHospital wait times under fire as man waits three days to get gruesome injury...
A man who mangled his leg in a boat trailer mishap last week says his local health system is inconveniencing the people it's designed to help. WARNING: Story contains graphic image.
View ArticleMale strippers stranded in outback for second year running due to car trouble
For the second year running, a male performance team from Sydney becomes stranded in the desert due to car troubles en route to the Top End.
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