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GP blames 'rotten' police culture for constable's death

A doctor who treated a constable that later took his own life defends his treatment plan to a coronial inquest, while describing him as a "gentle, beautiful man".  
A photo of a police officer in official uniform, standing in an outback landscape as the sun sets behind him.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courtsby Lillian Rangiah

Dumped rubbish slows down controlled burns before bushfire season

Ranger groups and volunteer firefighters are working hard to finish up their controlled burns before the bushfire season begins in earnest. But their efforts are stymied by what they say is a new level of illegally dumped rubbish in the bush.
Duration: 2 minutes 5 seconds

Published: Source: ABC KatherineTopic: Bushfiresby James Elton

'Pure joy' as Mutawintji festival brings mob together in dance

The Mutawintji Cultural Festival brings First Nations groups together from across the country offering a safe space to exchange dances, songs and culture.
Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal, Festival

Published: Source: ABC Broken HillTopic: Indigenous Cultureby Coquohalla Connor and Bill Ormonde

New era for WA cotton industry as $60m processing facility opens

The opening of the Kimberley Cotton Gin means growers will no longer need to transport their cotton more than 3,500 kilometres to Queensland for processing.
A bald man looks at the camera with machinery behind him.

Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Cotton Growingby Jess Baker

Award-winning Arnhem Land school keeps languages alive through song

A remote NT school scoops national music awards with songs in Indigenous languages, keeping Dreamtime creation stories alive. 
A girl smiles while playing the keyboard
Duration: 2 minutes 4 seconds

Published: Source: ABC KatherineTopic: Indigenous Musicby James Elton

Top End town fights vet shortage by training teenagers in animal care

High school students are learning about animal care and possible careers as the region grapples with a shortage of vets.
Willow Brennan wearing a yellow shirt and wide brimmed hat scratches the side of a white cow.

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Veterinary Medicineby Christine Schindler

NT's vast Cambrian Limestone Aquifer 'getting drier', research finds

Scientists say one of the Northern Territory's most important water systems is experiencing "significant depletion".
A woman in a t-shirt stands in front of a quick-flowing river in the remote Northern Territory.

Published: Source: ABC KatherineTopic: Waterby James Elton

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Aboriginal rangers work around dumped rubbish on a controlled burn in Katherine.

In the Top End, ranger groups and volunteer firefighters are racing to finish up their controlled burns before the wildfire season begins in earnest.
Duration: 2 minutes 5 seconds

Source: ABC News

The Arnhem Land school turning Dreamtime stories into songs

Bulman community in central Arnhem Land has been scooping national music awards with songs in traditional languages.
Duration: 2 minutes 4 seconds

Source: ABC News

NT Corrections Minister Gerard Maley speaking about Youth Justice Act changes

NT Corrections Minister Gerard Maley says changes to the Youth Justice Act will include the reintroduction of spit hoods.
A man in an NT Corrections uniform, holding a mesh spit hood.
Duration: 34 seconds

Source: ABC News

The unlikely killers near Australia's most dangerous river crossing

First Nations people living in the remote Northern Territory are still not expected to reach their 70th birthday. A rare visit inside one of the territory's oldest bush clinics demonstrates why, as Samantha Dick reports for Stateline NT.
A graphic of a man sitting inside a waiting room, with the words: Bush health.
Duration: 3 minutes

Source: ABC News

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