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Tim Fischer farewelled at state funeral in Albury as 'titan of regional Australia'

Prime Minister Scott Morrison pays tribute to Tim Fischer at his state funeral, saying the former deputy prime minister's political courage in advocating for stricter gun laws had made Australia safer.




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Australia's haberdashery shops are hanging on by a thread but are they crafting a comeback?

The humble haberdashery shop was once a mainstay of many a town centre, but is browsing the colourful bits and bobs in these stores in danger of becoming a thing of the past?




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Almost 200 jobs cut as Norske Skog sells its Albury site to Australian paper giant Visy

Operations will cease at Albury's Norske Skog paper mill, with 183 employees to lose their jobs after the company announced the sale of its Ettamogah site to Australian papermaker Visy.




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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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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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DNA confirms 'seriously cute' pup is all dingo




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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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Man dies while hiking to Mount Sonder on Larapinta Trail in Central Australia

A man collapses and dies while hiking with a family member on a remote bush trail near Mount Sonder in Central Australia. It is the second death on the trail in 18 months.




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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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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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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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Curious female shopper



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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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Legendary Darwin flagman searches for protege after 25 years of small business success

Haberdasheries, record stores, comic book halls, model train showrooms, and flag shops have hobby stores gone out of fashion? Ron Strachan has run his flag store for more than 20 years, and discussing his retirement is taboo.




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Australian schools are using apps to help children deal with trauma

School students are learning meditation and reporting their emotions with apps in a bid to prevent disruptive behaviour in the classroom.




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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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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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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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Window closing to oppose axing of tax offset for regional and remote Australians

Time is ticking for regional and remote Australians to have their say on a draft report into changes to remote tax concessions.




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Australia Talks Data, Question 455




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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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The Top End's multi-million-dollar mango industry in race to adapt to climate change

The Northern Territory produces two thirds of Australia's total mango crop, but industry figures say the Top End's mango sector is facing serious threats from climate change.




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12-year-old South Australian tourist falls 20m on Uluru summit climb

As tourists flock to Uluru ahead of the October 26 climb closure, a young South Australian girl has fallen at least 20 metres while descending from the summit.




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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.




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Santos strengthens hold on north Australian gas, buying $2 billion of production and exploration assets

Resources giant Santos is strengthening its grip on the north Australian gas sector, as it moves to secure billions of dollars worth of exploration and production investments in the Top End.




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Galiwin'ku residents allocated housing shelter years after Cyclone Lam's havoc

Almost five years after the Arnhem Land community of Galiwin'ku was battered by Cyclone Lam, the NT Government is yet to spend $20.3 million of disaster relief funding for rebuilding housing.



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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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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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US Marine numbers in NT to fluctuate, may be 'exceeded' says brigadier

The Australian head of the US Marines in the NT says the current figure of 2,500 troops rotating through the region could be "exceeded in certain years", but a continued focus on the figures is "missing the point".




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Uluru climb closure 2019: Why these Australians flocked to climb the rock

Despite objections from Aboriginal traditional owners, thousands of Australians have flocked to Uluru to climb the rock before it officially closes this week. We travelled to Uluru to ask a few of them why they decided to make the journey.



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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.




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'Doctors and engineers end up driving taxis': The uphill battle facing migrants to Australia

Manal Aqrawe is a doctor with more than 20 years of experience, but she can't get a job in Australia even outside medicine. Her story is sobering, but far from isolated.




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New NT police commissioner Jamie Chalker flags focus on 'respectful' remote policing

The Northern Territory's incoming police commissioner, Jamie Chalker, wants more officers to work in remote communities and develop respectful relationships with elders.




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Cashless welfare card could unfairly target thousands of Aboriginal people in the NT, Senate committee hears

The Coalition's cashless welfare card is compared to the intervention and "mission" times by Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory



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Darwin man found guilty of continuously abusing stepdaughters over more than a year

A Northern Territory man who "continuously" sexually abused his two young stepdaughters will spend at least 12 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of nine child sex offences.