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Washing machine repairman Bill Spedding (r) being interviewed by Detective Justin Moynihan (l).



  • ABC Mid North Coast
  • midnorthcoast
  • Law
  • Crime and Justice:Police:All
  • Australia:NSW:Port Macquarie 2444

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Honey shortages predicted as beekeepers face worst conditions on record due to bushfires, drought

The honey industry is facing hard times along with other producers, having taken a battering over recent years from the drought and a string of natural disasters.




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How police investigating William Tyrrell's disappearance wrongly targeted Bill Spedding

The whitegoods repairman who became the chief suspect in one of Australia's biggest child abduction mysteries reveals for the first time how the ordeal "shattered" his life.




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Watch the intense police interrogation of Bill Spedding over the William Tyrrell abduction

Four Corners has obtained exclusive video of the police interrogation of washing machine repairman Bill Spedding, who was wrongly accused of abducting three-year-old William Tyrrell from outside a home on on the NSW mid-north coast.




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First injured koalas treated by wildlife rescue groups after devastating bushfires

Injured koalas receive life-saving treatment after surviving devastating bushfires on the New South Wales mid-north coast.






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Mysteries of pristine Kimberley wilderness are being unravelled at last

It's home to as much biodiversity as the Great Barrier Reef, but this remote area of Western Australia has been largely a mystery to scientists, until now.




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Suicide strikes remote Kimberley community for second time in two months

The suicides of two young Indigenous women in two months have sparked calls for immediate action.





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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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Rocky outcrops in the Great Sandy Desert




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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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Historic Durack family photos




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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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Maggots found in the mouth of palliative care patient, Royal Commission sitting in WA told

Maggots were found in the mouth of a patient with advanced dementia by visiting family members, the Royal Commission into Aged Care sitting in WA has been told.







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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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Ord River irrigators say bureaucracy stifling agricultural development in WA's far north

Farmers who rely on the Ord River say big-city bureaucrats are getting in the way of progress in the WA region's landmark irrigation scheme.




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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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Kelpie DNA study unravels mysterious origins of Australian working dog, but finds no dingo

The Australian kelpie's origins have long been shrouded in mystery, but new genetics research has found some vital answers to the iconic working dog's ancestry.







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Inquest into death of Bran Nue Dae author Jimmy Chi reveals gaps in health services

A health facility able to meet the needs of acclaimed Aboriginal playwright Jimmy Chi was not available at the time of his death, a coronial inquest has heard.






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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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Wolfe Creek Crater in the East Kimberley



  • ABC Kimberley
  • darwin
  • kimberley
  • Arts and Entertainment:Film (Movies):All
  • Community and Society:All:All
  • Community and Society:Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander):Aboriginal
  • Community and Society:Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander):Aboriginal Language
  • Community and Society:Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander):All
  • Community and Society:Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander):Indigenous Culture
  • Environment:Conservation:All
  • Science and Technology:Astronomy (Space):All
  • Science and Technology:Ecology:Deserts
  • Australia:NT:Darwin 0800
  • Australia:WA:Halls Creek 6770
  • Australia:WA:Kununurra 6743

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Wolfe Creek Crater in the East Kimberley



  • ABC Kimberley
  • kimberley
  • Business
  • Economics and Finance:Industry:Tourism
  • Science and Technology:Astronomy (Space):All
  • Science and Technology:Ecology:Deserts
  • Australia:WA:Halls Creek 6770

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Why Wolfe Creek Crater attracts scientists, Indigenous traditional owners and horror movie fans

Rare audio recordings reveal Aboriginal people may have worked out how Wolfe Creek Crater was formed, years before scientists arrived and it become a destination for fans of the eponymous horror movie.





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Corporate watchdog ASIC to use new powers against payday lender Cigno

Months after being given new powers, corporate watchdog ASIC is taking action against Gold Coast payday lender Cigno Loans, which is accused of exploiting vulnerable Australians.







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Pink diamond tender dazzles at Rio Tinto's Argyle mine, one year out from 2020 closure

Diamonds so rare they never reach the open market are unveiled by Rio Tinto in a historic preview at the Argyle mine in Western Australia's far north.




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Earthquake near Broome may have released '100 times more energy' than Newcastle tremor

The 6.6 magnitude earthquake that rattled Broome was 100 times more powerful than the one which claimed 13 lives in Newcastle in 1989 but there were no deaths and very little damage.