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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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Daisy the school dog improves student wellbeing and attendance in classroom

Daisy the school dog is the latest staff member at Melrose Primary School, helping students with her calming influence and improving attendance rates.




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Cubbie Station tours Murray-Darling councillors through its controversial cotton holding to show there's no water

Australia's largest cotton farm Cubbie Station has opened its gates to local government councillors from across the Murray-Darling Basin.




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Firefighters help inspire the next generation of volunteers through school-based cadet program

Ahead of a fierce fire season, a cadet program for volunteer firefighting prompts school students to join their local Rural Fire Service brigade.




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Gippsland couple Guy and Susan Beesley found after days missing in Victoria's High Country

A Gippsland couple missing in Victoria's High Country since Monday has been found safe and well.




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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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NSW RSL works to attract young veterans saying it has 'almost' failed to attract the next generation

The Returned and Services League in NSW says it has been falling behind in providing services and enticing new members and is now renewing its refocus on caring for veterans and their families.




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The bold and controversial plan to save the mountain pygmy possum from extinction

Scientists are hoping to stop mountain pygmy possums from hibernating, acclimatise them to warmer environments, then relocate new populations to lowland forests.




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Body of estranged husband of missing woman Ruth Ridley found in car near the NSW-Victorian border

Police have confirmed the body of a man found in missing NSW woman Ruth Ridley's car in Victoria is that of her estranged husband.




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Victorian Aboriginal voters have elected an Assembly to advance the treaty process. So what's next?

The Victorian Government's historic treaty negotiations with the state's Aboriginal communities are one step closer this week, with the election of the First Peoples' Assembly. But the toughest yards to meaningful treaties still lie ahead.




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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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Snow and rain hamper search for hiker Niels Becker missing more than a week in Victoria's alpine region

The sister of missing hiker Niels Becker hopes he will be found with an "epic story" to tell after failing to return from five-day hike in cold conditions in Victoria's alpine region.



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Why do people move to Darwin, and why do they choose to stay?

Recognised as "the last frontier" and the land of opportunity, Darwin has always occupied a special fascination for the rest of Australia. So many of you asked what attracts people to the Top End, and what the residents are like. Here's a snapshot.



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Prison drugs under investigation in death of NT's first contract killer Christopher Malyschko

The Northern Territorys first known contract killer may have accidentally died in his prison cell after using drugs, investigators believe.




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NT Senator Sam McMahon calls for Adelaide River plan to solve water woes

Water is running dry in the Top End but is funding for a dam the right way to fix it?




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NT's biggest ever land-clearing bid at Maryfield Station delayed in court

A judge finds "extraordinary" flaws in the environment watchdog's decision not to require a formal impact assessment on a bid to clear 20,000 hectares of native vegetation on a cattle station south of Darwin, but steers clear of arguments over climate change.




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Voices from inside Don Dale

When AFL star Cyril Rioli started playing football inside Australias most infamous youth detention centre, he found teenagers ready to change.



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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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Body of Bootu Creek mine worker recovered after nearly a fortnight

The body of a worker buried alive at a Northern Territory mine has been recovered nearly a fortnight after 48,000 tonnes of soil fell on him.




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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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Live export probe launched after Australian cattle roped and slaughtered in Indonesia

GRAPHIC WARNING: The Department of Agriculture is investigating the alleged inhumane killing of Australian cattle at the Festival of Sacrifice in Indonesia.




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Barramundi fail to breed in Daly River as researchers report 'lowest catch on record'

Where have all the barra gone? Research concludes 2019 has had the lowest recording of juvenile barramundi in the Daly River in over a decade as the beloved fish "failed to breed".




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Juvenile barramundi caught at Bamboo Creek, Daly River




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Recorded data of juvenile barramundi in Daly River





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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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Woman travels globe in silence and finds richness in world without sound

Paula Thornton journeyed through 20 countries in 14 months, and where some may consider relying on hand gestures rude or disrespectful of culture and language, for Ms Thornton this is her everyday.




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AFL's dismantling of NT Thunder will compound structural disadvantages for Indigenous players

A prodigiously talented, goal-scoring genius of the Long-Rioli family is just one of the dozens of men and women left confused and shocked by the AFL's decision to close the Northern Territory's only top-level side.




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Young amputee Shericka Mahoney wearing first blade prosthetic wins gold at first athletics event

Indigenous athlete Shericka Mahoney only received her running blade in June but has set records for long jump and the 100-metres at a national athletics event.






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Sacred white ochre discovered beneath Yirrkala art centre in Arnhem Land

Yolngu people in north-east Arnhem Land consider white ochre sacred and source it to use in ceremonies and art works. A recent discovery beneath a community art centre has the Yirrkala community celebrating.




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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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Mother fronts court over Tiger Brennan Drive crash that killed young son and friend

A mother of three, alleged to have been behind the wheel of a car when it crashed, killing her young son and friend, tells Darwin Local Court she's yet to seek legal advice to face a string of "serious charges".




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Child sexual abuse victim launches Sabre Foundation to fund lawsuits against paedophiles

A new foundation to help fund lawsuits against perpetrators of child sexual abuse is launched, with profits from successful legal action used to help victims and survivors.




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Biosecurity detector dogs sent to Darwin in response to African swine fever threat

Sniffer dogs are being urgently flown to northern Australia to try and stop a disease that has wiped out around 20 per cent of the world's pig population from coming onto Australian shores.




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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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Convicted rapist David Gundari arrested in NT after one week on the run

A convicted violent rapist who was found to be at risk of reoffending was on the run for a week before being arrested in the Northern Territory, with no public notifications or warnings issued by NT Police.




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Northern Territory youth think their generation has it easy, survey finds

Young people in the Top End are returning 'in droves' after tasting life elsewhere and they think they are onto a good thing, a national survey finds.



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Bus company facing multiple charges over worker's death in Humpty Doo

The Northern Territory's largest bus operator is facing a litany of charges over the death of a worker who died after falling into the path of her own tour bus.



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Australia's obesity epidemic bites in Katherine, which data shows is among nation's heaviest

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show almost 78 per cent of Katherine residents are now either overweight or obese, the highest proportion in the country. But the town's Mayor is not quite convinced.




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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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The Top End is on the front line of Australia's most severe climate challenges




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Below-average WA cyclone season no excuse for complacency as authorities warn residents of deadly consequences

Authorities are warning WA residents to prepare emergency kits for up to five days and to avoid "last minute" preparations, despite below-average cyclone predictions for the 201920 season.




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NT Chief Minister announces review into Alice Springs power blackout as residents feel the heat

Michael Gunner says a nine-hour blackout which left thousands of residents across Central Australia without power during the heat of the day on Sunday is "unacceptable" and calls for a review into the region's power supply.




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Tracey Hayes on why she prefers 'party politics' over independents ahead of next year's NT election

Territorians will not benefit from a government dominated by independent candidates, insists CLP hopeful Tracey Hayes as she starts her challenge against Chief Minister Michael Gunner.




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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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Man charged in Darwin over alleged child abuse offences

A man in his 70s is remanded in custody over a string of alleged child abuse offences uncovered in a joint investigation between NSW Police, Northern Territory Police and the Australian Federal Police.