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25/01/2025

Musical talent and resilience can be found in equal measure in Australia's country music capital, as diverse performers take to the streets.

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Musical talent and resilience can be found in equal measure in Australia's country music capital as diverse performers take to the streets.

25/01/2025

Chemosphere – a peer-reviewed scientific journal – was forced to issue a correction after scientists made a major error calculating the toxicity of black plastic kitchen utensils.

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Chemosphere – a peer-reviewed scientific journal – was forced to issue a correction after scientists made a major error calculating the toxicity of black plastic kitchen utensils.

24/01/2025

If lunch boxes have found their way back onto your to-do list, we're here to help.

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If lunch boxes have found their way back onto your to-do list, we're here to help.

24/01/2025

It's not just people who need help staying cool in summer. Dogs can experience heat stroke and there are simple ways to keep them safe.

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It's not just people who need help staying cool in summer. Dogs can experience heat stroke and there are simple ways to keep them safe.

24/01/2025

In a rapidly growing coastal town, this early morning swim group is playing a vital role in helping new and longtime residents avoid social isolation.

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In a rapidly growing coastal town, this early morning swim group is playing a vital role in helping new and longtime residents avoid social isolation.

24/01/2025

Remote community public housing tenants have lost an appeal in a dispute with the Northern Territory government over rent rises they say led to increases of up to 200 per cent.

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A group of remote public housing tenants have lost an appeal against a Northern Territory government policy they say tripled their rent.

24/01/2025

Australia Day brings up mixed emotions and opinions for many people. Despite this, there is a growth in First Nations cultural festivals being held on the day and this is why.

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Australia Day brings up mixed emotions and opinions for many people. Despite this, there is a growth in First Nations cultural festivals being held on the day and this is why.

24/01/2025

Feeling like your house needs a deep clean but don't want to spend an entire day doing it? Here are four jobs that will help you get it underway in whatever time you have.

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Feeling like your house needs a deep clean but don't want to spend an entire day doing it? Here are four jobs that will help you get it underway in whatever time you have.

24/01/2025

The Australian flag can evoke a range of feelings from pride and camaraderie to exclusion and division.

Here are some reasons why these people have made it a feature of their homes.

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The Australian flag can evoke a range of feelings from pride and camaraderie to exclusion and division. Here are some reasons why these people have made it a feature of their homes.

24/01/2025

Back-to-school preparations are in full swing, but a growing number of parents are abandoning traditional education.

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Back-to-school preparations are in full swing, but a growing number of parents are abandoning traditional education.

23/01/2025

What a beauty 🦅 For the first time in three decades, Australia's rarest bird of prey, the Red Goshawk, has been photographed in Central Australia.

Australian Wildlife Conservancy ecologist Dr Tim Henderson spotted the endangered raptor flying overhead at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, west of Alice Springs.

📷: Supplied/Tim Henderson, Australian Wildlife Conservancy

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23/01/2025

The police union has concerns the Northern Territory's official crime statistics could be inaccurate, warning a "complex" $58 million data system is continuing to burden officers 14 months after its roll-out.

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The police union has concerns the Northern Territory’s official crime statistics could be inaccurate, warning a "complex" $58 million data system is continuing to burden officers 14 months after its roll-out.

23/01/2025

The election policy will be launched in a National Press Club address on Friday.

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The election policy will be launched in a National Press Club address on Friday.

23/01/2025

If selling second-hand clothes online is more of an ambition than a reality, these tips from experienced sellers might encourage you to start listing and claw back some funds.

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If selling second-hand clothes online is more of an ambition than a reality, these tips from experienced sellers might encourage you to start listing and claw back some funds.

23/01/2025

Thursday night could be one of the last nights you'll be able to see a super rare comet and its bright tail streaking across the Australian skies. Here's how to see it before it disappears.

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Experts think the comet started breaking up last week, but it's still putting on a show for star gazers for a few more days.

23/01/2025

An economist's personal 15-year analysis of grocery prices shows just how much more consumers are paying, with the cost of beef mince, eggs and chocolate biscuits more than doubling.

Since 2010, James Cook University adjunct professor and economist Colin Dwyer has tracked prices for 26 common items at Coles and Woolworths, and more recently Aldi.

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Yasmin Baira says feeding her family is more challenging than ever as the cost of some grocery items has more than doubled over the past 15 years.

23/01/2025

The Northern Territory's domestic violence prevention minister, Robyn Cahill, has said the $180 million in funding the government promised to tackle an escalating number of deaths will start to flow before the end of January.

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The Northern Territory government has indicated that $180 million in domestic violence funding will start flowing this month, but there will be changes to where it's spent. Sector workers say the need for this funding in the Territory is "enormous".

23/01/2025

Chemosphere – a peer-reviewed scientific journal – was forced to issue a correction after scientists made a major error calculating the toxicity of black plastic kitchen utensils.

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Chemosphere – a peer-reviewed scientific journal – was forced to issue a correction after scientists made a major error calculating the toxicity of black plastic kitchen utensils.