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'Horse with no name' culture of untraceable history proves deadly for riders, inquiry told

The parents of a teenage girl who died after falling off a horse say riders are subjected to avoidable risks when there is no way to trace an animal's history.




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Gay Anglican priests fight to get church blessing of their same-sex marriage

A significant move by the Anglican Church to bless the marriage of two gay priests at a ceremony this week has been postponed due to a legal challenge.



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Farmers, residents fight $30m sheep abattoir planned for Gillieston, northern Victoria

A $30 million proposal for a sheep abattoir that would employ 150 full-time workers is opposed by a group of residents, who are concerned about potential health impacts and devaluation of their properties.




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Cow defies odds and gives birth to four calves in big shock to cattle farmers

A cow has amazed a pair of cattle farmers and fascinated a veterinarian after giving birth to rare quadruplets.




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Eagle poisonings blamed on farming chemical used to kill mites

An agricultural chemical used to control mites is believed to have killed hundreds of wedge-tailed eagles in northern Victoria.




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Warning of 'dire consequences' for some Murray-Darling irrigators if water trade restricted

As farming groups lobby the Federal Government to take action on soaring water prices, water brokers warn some irrigators will be worse off if the Government intervenes in the trade.




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Dutch airliner Uiver's emergency landing at Albury 85 years ago commemorated in new exhibition

The Albury community rallied in the middle of the night to guide an aircraft to a safe landing after it became lost in a thunderstorm on the final leg of the famous London to Melbourne Air Race.




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Government acknowledges it got it wrong on Moira Shire drought grant

A small rural shire in northern Victoria that missed out on a Federal Government drought grant is rejoicing after the decision was reversed.




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Melbourne is set for some wild weather, but the forecast for the Melbourne Cup is good

Victoria should brace itself for extreme weather over the next few days, with the bureau forecasting damaging winds, flooding rains and snow before conditions clear up for Melbourne Cup day.




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Victorians 'unfairly' boosting large organisations exempt from rates, local governments say

The group representing Victoria's councils calls for organisations like independent schools, pokies clubs and churches to pay their fair share of rates because "mum and dad homeowners" are unfairly cross-subsidising private and commercial enterprises.




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Plans for Australia's only methanol plant to be built in Darwin Harbour

A $500 million methanol plant with the capacity to produce 1,000 tonnes a day of the chemical could begin operating by 2024 in the Darwin Harbour.





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Darwin sewerage plant releases 'black and evil-looking' plume near marine reserve

A tour guide, who says he has "never seen anything like this before", thought there had been a massive oil slick when he first saw the thick black water flowing out past a tourist hot spot in the Northern Territory.




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Darwin apartment block came 'close to catastrophic collapse' during construction, court documents say

Documents tendered in the Northern Territory Supreme Court allege the five-storey complex in Darwin which is now advertised as "the epitome of waterfront living" almost collapsed before its completion in 2017.




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Darwin's laksa queen threatens council with wooden spoon over damaged median strip

Wielding an oversized wooden spoon, this popular Darwin laksa restaurateur, prepared for battle over a median strip, has taken to social media with a comical protest video.





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Darwin is celebrating the Augmented Reality street art festival




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Augmented reality takes Darwin art off the walls and into the streets

For the past three years, the Darwin Street Art Festival has enlivened the city's derelict laneways. This year, those artworks are coming to life, thanks to an augmented-reality app that transforms static images into three-dimensional animations.



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NT Thunder demise blamed on declining crowd numbers, draft picks

Tanking crowd numbers, a lack of draft picks and a haemorrhaging of hundreds of thousands in sponsorship funds have assisted in the demise of the Northern Territory's top-tier AFL team.




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NT Chief Minister says tender process for $12m grandstand did not meet public expectations

A report says the process for a $12 million grandstand at Darwin Turf Club was "independent and fair", but the Chief Minister wants rules tightened.




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Emergency warnings for NT bushfires downgraded

Emergency warnings for bushfires burning near Darwin have been downgraded as fire crews battle to prevent the further spread of fire.




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Northern Territory bushfire emergency a wake-up call for rural family

Scorched earth and burned toys show just how close a family's home came to destruction during rural Darwin's bushfire emergency.



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Traditional owners call for extra protection under proposed Limmen Bight Marine Park plan

As the NT Government releases its new management plan for the Limmen Bight Marine Park, traditional owners are pleading for far greater environmental protections and an end to overfishing in the area.




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Kakadu uranium protest documentary Dirt Cheap unearthed by Northern Territory Library

A rare copy of the nearly 40-year-old documentary Dirt Cheap, which details the early resistance against uranium mining in Kakadu National Park, is rediscovered in Darwin.




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The Country Liberal Party has confirmed seven candidates for the 2020 election, so who are they?

A mayor, an electrician and a prison manager will try to help the Country Liberal Party claw back some seats in next year's NT election.



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Stolen Generations member Barbara Cummings remembered as trailblazer in Aboriginal affairs

An advocate and author whose work was pivotal in exposing the history of the removal of Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory has been remembered for her strength and fierce commitment to social justice.



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Passion for dance and movement sustain Grey Panther during personal struggles

Darryl Butler had lived an intellectual life, but in a moment of crisis it would be dance and his study of the body that would save him.




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Aboriginal playgroup parents work together to create bilingual story time

More than 5,000 children's picture books have been translated into Aboriginal languages and given to families throughout the Northern Territory.




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Nhulunbuy Corp CEO Alison Mills embroiled in WA Government's Shire of Perenjori inquiry

The chief executive of the Nhulunbuy Corporation has been connected to a series of serious governance issues during her time as the CEO of a remote WA shire.




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Palmerston crime 'out of control' say city's supermarket workers

Being bashed in the head with an EFTPOS machine and left with memory loss was just one of dozens of recent crimes inflicted on a Palmerston supermarket worker.



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Palmerston brawl ends horror week of youth crime in NT

A 17-year-old boy is in hospital after a brawl between two packs of youths in Palmerston just days after a 13-year-old was stabbed in the area.




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Scammer exploited ATO security lapses to access thousands of Darwin man's superannuation

Just how easy is it for scammers to access your superannuation? Trevor Riessen is still waiting for answers after cyber criminals raided his savings through myGov.



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CSIRO teams with takeaway tycoon to make 'fake meat' fast food

An Australian fast food giant launches a '0 per cent beef' burger that aims to imitate the real thing and appeal to meat lovers' tastes.




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NT Government accused of breaking faith on tenancy act reform

Tenancy advocates say tenancy act reform in the Northern Territory has fallen behind the rest of the country but a real estate peak body says proposed "socialist" legislation could drive out property investors.



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Lucky Dube's memorial in the tiny community of Milingimbi




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British investor and CPC's management plan to takeover cattle company in $600m deal

A British investor plans to buy out one of Australia's largest cattle companies, in a deal reportedly worth $600 million.




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Leading car at World Solar Challenge bursts into flames forcing team Vattenfall out of race

The leading car at the World Solar Challenge bursts into flames and is forced out of the race just south of Port Augusta. It follows three cars being blown off the road yesterday in strong winds.




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NT youth crime tension builds as teenager arrested after violent spree in Darwin

Police say charges for a 14-year-old boy are expected after an aggressive episode lasting five hours in Darwin's northern suburbs.




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Alcohol-related domestic violence and assaults drop dramatically one year on from floor price introduction

It was the first jurisdiction in the country to roll out a floor price on alcohol, alongside a raft of other measures, and data shows is it having a significant effect in the Northern Territory.




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Decoy used to avoid media filming murder Jonathan Bakewell's release from prison

South Australia's Correctional Services Minister criticises prison officers for using a decoy in an attempt to shield a notorious murderer and rapist from media attention.




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CFMEU calls out Gunner Government's policy 'disarray' at NT Labor conference

One of the nation's most powerful trade unions lashes the Northern Territory Government for its "unacceptable" lack of a policy platform in the lead up to the 2020 Territory election.



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Territory apartment owners demand time limits on building caretaker contracts

Laws that allow developers to appoint their relatives to long-term building caretaker contracts should be changed to better protect unit owners, the Owners Corporation Network says.




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Northern Australian marine park's sea floor caught on camera for first time

In the turbid waters of the Wessel Marine Park in the Gulf of Carpentaria, an underwater garden of sponges, corals and creatures is revealed.




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Cherabin commercial farming by traditional owners in WA's far north to be an Australian first

An Aboriginal corporation in the Kimberley is set to become the first to commercialise the breeding of native freshwater prawns.




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Water supply failure in Kakadu's largest Aboriginal homeland triggers emergency review

The incident left more than 60 residents without running water for five days as temperatures soared into the mid-30s.




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Djambawa Marawili with his work Journey to America



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Top End cattle and cropping bust: What happened to the Northern Agricultural Development Corporation?

In the early 1970s a company spent millions of dollars developing a cattle and cropping empire near Katherine in the NT. What went wrong?




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Crowdfunding scammers use death of Darwin pilot John Gotts to extract fake funeral costs

Online scammers operating through social media and at least one crowdfunding site trick friends of a pilot who died in a Darwin plane crash into donating money for his funeral.