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The treasurer, the test cricketer, the cotton boss and plans to build a new dam in northern Australia

A private company has unveiled its plans to build a major off-stream dam in the Northern Territory so who is NT Water Pty Ltd?





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Cattle company Shanghai Zenith, native title holders do battle over land clearing at Yakka Munga Station

Aboriginal native title holders in the Kimberley demand land clearing work stop on the Yakka Munga cattle station, claiming cultural sites are being damaged.




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Endangered species discovered clinging on in Great Sandy Desert 'island refuge'

The discovery of endangered quolls, bilbies, and rock wallabies on islands of habitat in the Great Sandy Desert offers a rare glimmer of hope for wildlife managers.




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MG Corporation executive chairman Lawford Benning with Lands minister Ben Wyatt




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Lake Argyle




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Role of traditional owners recognised as 137-year relationship with historic homestead goes full circle

A piece of land formerly part of the Durack pastoral empire handed back to traditional owners.




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Yakka Munga station blockaded by protesters in fight to protect Kimberley land

Land clearing work at the Kimberley's Yakka Munga cattle station has ground to a halt as native title holders blockade the road and refuse contractors entry to the site.






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WA Government issues Chinese company a stop-work order over Kimberley land clearing

The WA Government has ordered Zenith Australia Investment Holding to stop clearing land at Yakka Munga station after a blockade by the area's native title holders.




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Aged care in regions a 'death sentence', as royal commission told of neglect and isolation

Stories of families not being told when elderly relatives have died, old people found surrounded by food scraps and with maggots these are reasons why some people regard aged care in the regions a "death sentence".




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High Court to determine Aboriginal right to exclude public from popular camping beaches

Many Australians regard the beach as a place that belongs to everyone, where no-one can be excluded. But the truth of that notion will now be tested by the High Court.



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Search for missing WWII planes off Broome, sunk in Australia's second-worst mainland attack

At least 80 people were killed in a Japanese attack on Broome in 1942, and now the search is on for the wrecks of the flying boats where they died.





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How Indigenous owned and run Roebuck Plains Station is changing lives in the Kimberley

Welcome to Roebuck Plains Station, where traditional owners and Indigenous people are taking back the reins, creating jobs, protecting country and forging a promising future, all while running a profitable and sustainable station.




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$50/ha fines 'are not deterrents': Calls for tougher penalties for land clearing as Zenith investigated

Conservation groups want harsher penalties for illegal land clearing, as the WA Government investigates a Chinese-owned company over the mysterious clearing of 120 hectares at a cattle station.





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It survived ice-ages and the rise and fall of oceans how has Indigenous rock art lasted so long?

While the world has lost artworks by Rembrandt, da Vinci, and Van Gogh in just a few hundred years, some Indigenous art has lasted more than 30,000 years. So what is the secret?







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Bush pilots pull off risky remote aeroplane rescue near Derby, WA

Two pilots have pulled off a risky retrieval operation in remote WA, dangling a 1-tonne aeroplane beneath their chopper and flying it almost 100 kilometres to the nearest town.




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Katrina Francis and Alphonse Balacky living proof that people can change

Katrina Francis and Alphonse Balacky are living proof that people can change. After suffering shocking abuse from Alphonse, Katrina now works with her partner to help men in Broome break the cycle of domestic violence.




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Australian actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies on tour aged 52

Australian Indigenous actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies at the age of 52 in Edinburgh, Scotland, while touring with the stage production of The Secret River.




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Telstra outage causes 20hr communications blackout affecting mobile phones, internet in northern WA

Damage to a fibre optic cable causes a 20-hour communications blackout across Western Australia's Kimberley region, proving bad for business, but reigniting old-fashioned conversation.




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Autore Pearls bringing shine back to remote Arnhem Land farm

The harvest is underway at one of Australia's most remote pearl farms and its new owners are excited by what they see.




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As WA's TAB is sold off, country racing clubs plan for a challenging future

Country racing clubs are pondering their futures as the Western Australian Government moves to sell off the nation's last state-owned betting agency.




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Female rangers 'blazing a trail' in fight to keep culture and country alive

Indigenous ranger teams have traditionally been dominated by men, but a growing female workforce in the Kimberley is being seen as a vital resource.




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Claims of 'aggression' and 'intimidation' at Fitzroy River talks, FOI documents reveal

A water allocation plan is being developed for the Kimberley's Fitzroy River, but there's concern over the consultation process that will help to decide the future of the national asset.




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Power company trials solar, batteries and controlling home air conditioning to manage regional grid

A power company is remotely turning home air conditioners off in a trial to manage peak electricity demand, but will consumers hand over the remote control?





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A flying doctor and son have flown from Colorado to Broome in a 'gutsy' little plane

A life-changing adventure for a Broome based GP and his son: Dave and Tom Berger have flown 40,000km in a single-engine plane.




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Kimberley locals fear youth crime and potential vigilantism could combine to spark a tragedy

Residents of northern Western Australia have issued a desperate plea for help, saying it is only a matter of time before a resurgent youth crime wave sees a child killed.




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Mental at Mentos: WA man campaigns against confectionery giant's plastic wrapping

Ocean lover Adam Western was sick of picking up Mentos mint wrappers from his favourite beach so he decided it was time somebody challenged the global confectionery company.





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Yabbie on a plate




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Yabbie on a plate






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Federal election 2019: Major parties accused of neglecting a 'broken' National Landcare funding system

The Landcare movement has the ability to unite farmers and environmentalists, but it hasn't received much attention in an election campaign infatuated with climate change.




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What is the future for Australian chia, quinoa farmers in the multi-billion-dollar superfood industry?

An increase in the production of the trendy grains overseas forces a number of pioneering Australian growers to scale down production. What is the future for Australian farmers in the multi-billion-dollar superfood industry?





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Most plastic on our beaches could have come from anywhere. But not the Durban nurdle

When tiny pieces of plastic that were spilled on other side of the world start washing up on your beaches, who is responsible for cleaning them up?




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Families leave the land after generations amid succession struggles

As Australia's farms expand in size and contract in number, research suggests as little as a third of remaining broadacre farms will be passed to the next generation.




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Manus Island asylum seekers make friends with Australians online, but many do not want to come here

This online community is reaching out to asylum seekers, providing friendship and support.