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Outcrop at the Grimlock Prospect containing elevated cobalt and nickel





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Tama Wakelin



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Novice cameleers embark on six-month camel trek from Central Australia to the NSW coast

A novice cameleer and three boys are on a six-month trek from the red centre to the east coast and they want to pick up a group of followers along the way.









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Colin Dawson is hoping the NT Government will exempt him from having to register his wheelchair as a motor vehicle



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NT police pull over paraplegic man for using NDIS-funded wheelchair aid

An Alice Springs paraplegic man is pulled over by police for using a NDIS-funded wheelchair aid deemed illegal in the Northern Territory.




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Woman stabbed after another found dead, as domestic violence shelter admissions spike

A man is in custody after a woman was stabbed multiple times at a home in the Northern Territory town of Katherine, just streets away from where another woman was found dead last week. Meanwhile, the Alice Springs Women's Shelter says 500 more people have sought its help this year.




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Animal lovers chasing glimpse of rare species fuel tourism boom but can create headaches

Discoveries of rare animals are sparking mini tourism booms in remote Australia, but they're also causing some headaches for Aboriginal rangers and their conservation efforts.




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Threaded together Rabbi Kastel



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$50,000 worth of winter clothes and blankets help keep remote residents warm in sub-zero conditions

Thread Together, a charity committed to reducing waste in the era of fast fashion, joins forces with a rabbi to help an Indigenous community stay warm over the cold desert winter.



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Territory Day celebrations leave revellers unscathed, but beaches were not so lucky

The smoke has cleared and the post-cracker night clean-up is underway, but how much damage was done?




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An oasis rediscovered finding the lost wells of the Simpson Desert

A journey into Australia's arid heart by camel train has retraced a remarkable archaeological discovery.




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Hawthorn beats Geelong by 24 points at the MCG, the Saints down the Bulldogs and West Coast beats Melbourne

The Saints have given interim coach Brett Ratten a winning start by beating the Western Bulldogs at Docklands after the Hawks upset the Cats at the MCG and West Coast beat Melbourne in Alice Springs.




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Language app helps renal patients understand dialysis treatment in Central Australia

Software developed with the help of Alice Spring medical staff and Indigenous people from remote communities is set to break down the language barrier and ease the stress of patients undergoing dialysis treatment.




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Indigenous elder Johnny Lovett calls for closure of sacred sites, pending a better deal

Uluru, Kakadu and other cultural landscapes may be tourist meccas, but one respected elder says it's a misconception that tourist dollars are going back into Aboriginal communities.




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Outback drivers littering iconic tracks and highways with televisions, stereos, tyres

The nation's vast network of outback tracks may hold a special place in the hearts and minds of intrepid Australians, but many are shocked by the litter.




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Christopher Malyschko, man who orchestrated NT's first known contract killing, found dead in Darwin prison cell

Christopher Malyschko was serving a life sentence for arranging the murder of his mother's partner in Katherine in 2011. On Tuesday morning he was found dead in his cell in Darwin's prison.




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Adelaide women launch business TABOO helping fight period poverty in Africa and locally

Two young South Australian entrepreneurs launch their own social enterprise selling sanitary products whose profits will go to disadvantaged women fighting period poverty around the world.




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Northern Territory break-ins at highest level in more than a decade, with Alice Springs leading the pack

In the 12 months to June this year, there were 2,472 residential break-ins reported to police across the Northern Territory the highest annual figure since 2008.




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Violent rapist released on parole in Alice Springs

In sentencing, Justice Blokland takes into account the age of the offender but describes his actions as "shocking" and "deserving of a strong punitive response."



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South Sudanese singer Nyapal Lul making music again after fleeing war-torn homeland

African performer Nyapal Lul is making music again in her new desert home of Alice Springs after fleeing war-torn South Sudan in 2013, leaving five children behind.



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The unlikely heartland of softball in Australia

AFL might be the highest-profile sport in remote Indigenous communities, but no community in Central Australia is complete without a softball diamond.




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Dan O'Dwyer, a helicopter pilot who was once based at Uluru.



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Helicopter pilot recalls danger of Uluru rescues, surprised climb not closed sooner

A veteran helicopter pilot recalls the rescues from Uluru he took part in and says he is surprised the climb has not been closed sooner.



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Uluru helicopter crash survivors recall harrowing moments before impact

On a cool March morning in 1968, a television commercial shoot slated for the top of Uluru went horribly wrong.




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Geoscience Australia to stop printing and selling topographic maps from December

Bushwalkers and map sellers say the decision by Geoscience Australia to stop printing and selling topographic maps will put people's safety at risk and impact on our understanding of remote Australia.




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A black kite makes its presence felt at the bird show



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Last day of climbing Uluru delayed by strong winds

Strong winds have delayed the final day of climbing Uluru, with hundreds of people waiting to climb the monolith.



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Shirleen Campbell among NT Australian of the Year winners for work with Indigenous women

An Alice Springs social worker who has given a voice to Aboriginal women and a Darwin doctor who oversaw the RAAF Cyclone Tracy evacuations have been honoured.





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Josh Meredith's small business is helping change community attitudes about Down syndrome

Josh Meredith lives with Down syndrome and is helping change community attitudes towards disability in the workplace.




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Darragh Hyde's cystic fibrosis puts his family at risk of being deported back to Ireland




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Federal election 2019 could see independents make history, with Indi as the test case

Rural independents are proving a difficult test for the Coalition in this election. But the pathway to parliament is harder than it might seem.




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Coalition makes on-farm pre-election pledge of cheap loans and water market review

Fair water trading and cheap on-farm loans are at the centre of a Coalition pre-election promise to boost Australia's agriculture sector.




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Rain in south-eastern Australia will help cropping but much more needed to break drought

Rain, and lots of it, has fallen across the south-east and is expected to continue for the next few days but what will it mean for the southern cropping season and the drought?




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Federal election 2019: Woman charged after Scott Morrison egged while campaigning in Albury

Police charge a woman with common assault after the Prime Minister is egged while meeting with delegates from the Country Women's Association in Albury, on the NSW-Victorian border.




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Federal election 2019: You Ask, We Answer your energy questions

Energy policy is confusing. There are no shortage of acronyms and the policies change almost as often as the leaders do. Here we've tried to answer your questions.





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Artefacts salvaged from Ned Kelly's last stand at Glenrowan to be reunited after more than a century

Two items salvaged from the ruins of the Glenrowan Inn, which burnt to the ground in a siege between the Kelly Gang and police almost 140 years ago, will be brought together again for an exhibition in north-east Victoria.




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Federal election 2019: Are the major parties doing enough for our elderly when it comes to aged care?

Aged care advocates say policy, regulatory and funding systems have not kept pace with the changing needs and expectations of the growing number of older Australians.




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Federal election 2019: Regional NSW a Coalition danger zone as country eyes independents

Regional seats proved the toughest battleground for the Coalition at the NSW state election, and with just days to go until the federal poll the pressure remains.




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Tim Fischer says long, popular federal election pre-poll period 'poisoning' democracy

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer says the three-week early voting period is bad for democracy, particularly in regional Australia.