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'Put on a show': Darwin-born Weatherald faces big Test

'Put on a show': Darwin-born Weatherald faces big Test

Jake Weatherald has made the most of a county cricket stint to find form and belief in his methods as he readies to play Test cricket in the city of his birth.

Bring it on: opening front of mind for adaptable Head

Bring it on: opening front of mind for adaptable Head

Bring it on: opening front of mind for adaptable Head

Bring it on: opening front of mind for adaptable Head

Travis Head will play in Australia, South Africa, India and England in the next 12 months and has revealed why he can succeed as an opener everywhere.

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

A long-running exhibition by two Tiwi Island art centres is attracting a new level of interest from collectors across the globe.

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Unheralded quick takes eight-for to rout Bangladesh

Unheralded quick takes eight-for to rout Bangladesh

Bangladesh have collapsed to be all out for 54 as Cricket Australia XI paceman Campbell Thompson took 8-25 to secure a huge win for the hosts in Darwin.

Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

The 20th year of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair features an exhibition marking 40 years of Merrepen Arts, an NT arts centre recovering from record floods.

Aus A ton for Wyllie in first knock since WA delisting

Aus A ton for Wyllie in first knock since WA delisting

Teague Wyllie has scored a century to help Australia A take a handsome lead over Bangladesh in the tourists' last hit-out before the Test series.

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

The prestigious $100,000 Telstra Art Award has gone to Ryan Presley, while winning works include dilly bags made from maps taken from the British Museum.

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Canberra and Manila expect defence agreement this year

Canberra and Manila expect defence agreement this year

Canberra and Manila expect defence agreement this year

Canberra and Manila expect defence agreement this year

Already strong military relations between Australia and the Philippines will be boosted further by a defence cooperation agreement on track for signing soon.

Rocchiccioli's six-wicket haul keeps heat on Lyon

Rocchiccioli's six-wicket haul keeps heat on Lyon

Rocchiccioli's six-wicket haul keeps heat on Lyon

Rocchiccioli's six-wicket haul keeps heat on Lyon

Corey Rocchiccioli has put his hand up to lead Australia's next crop of spinners, but Sam Konstas has struggled for the Cricket Australia XI against Bangladesh.

Horror highway inferno probe after rescuers forced back

Horror highway inferno probe after rescuers forced back

Horror highway inferno probe after rescuers forced back

Horror highway inferno probe after rescuers forced back

Police are investigating a horror two-vehicle crash that killed five people on a major outback highway after onlookers tried to rescue the victims.

Native title holders hail landmark water decision

Native title holders hail landmark water decision

Native title holders hail landmark water decision

Native title holders hail landmark water decision

Native title holders have hailed a High Court ruling quashing a massive water allocation as a landmark moment for Indigenous water rights in Australia.

Aboriginal police officers claim racism in class action

Aboriginal police officers claim racism in class action

Aboriginal police officers claim racism in class action

Aboriginal police officers claim racism in class action

Lawyers for current and former Aboriginal community police officers have filed a class action alleging racial discrimination and vilification in the force.

Gas giant charged with under-reporting toxic emissions

Gas giant charged with under-reporting toxic emissions

Gas giant charged with under-reporting toxic emissions

Gas giant charged with under-reporting toxic emissions

An environment protection watchdog is prosecuting a gas giant after it significantly under-reported levels of toxic emissions from an LNG plant.

Database and DNA to help find lost First Nations people

Database and DNA to help find lost First Nations people

Database and DNA to help find lost First Nations people

Database and DNA to help find lost First Nations people

A database is being set up to document cases of missing First Nations people along with a DNA collection program to help families find lost loved ones.

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Garma eyes life after mining and a new land rights era

At the NT's Garma Festival, Yolngu leaders have marked 50 years of land rights, confronted the end of a Rio Tinto mine and push for a future on their terms.

Australia leans on Indigenous culture in Pacific pacts

Australia is drawing on First Nations ties in its Pacific diplomacy push as PNG and other islands' leaders back a culturally grounded regional agenda.

The Indigenous craftsman who listens for singing trees

In historic Yirrkala, where land rights once echoed in bark petitions, Ian Gurruwiwi listens for the tree that will become the next voice in his people’s song.

First Nations fashion, textiles take Country to Couture

First Nations textiles, fashion and art are remaking high fashion in a colourful showcase of creativity from across Australia.

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Rock star Elder hails Gove mining closure as land win

The end of mining at Gove is a chance to reclaim Yolŋu land, an Indigenous Elder says, and turn Rio Tinto’s old fuel tanks into a national storage hub.

Breakaway Arnhem Land council shocks NT Indigenous body

Yolngu leaders have launched the breakaway Dilak Land Council at Garma, stunning the Northern Land Council and reshaping the land rights fight in Arnhem Land.

Stunning kookaburra dance lights up Garma Festival

A kookaburra-inspired dance at Garma weaves family, survival and joy into a powerful tribute to Aboriginal ancestors, capturing the festival spirit on Country.

'Politicisation': MP's lawyer fumes over assault arrest

Arresting a federal politician at his home rather than simply issuing a court summons shows the MP is unfairly being made an example of, his lawyer claims.

'Substantial' evidence in Little Baby murder case

Prosecutors have compiled a substantial brief of evidence against a man charged with murdering five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, a court has been told.

Family take legal action after death in custody

The family of a man who died in custody after being restrained by police is seeking answers and launching legal action over a decision that no charges be laid.

Mixed response as territory pursues assisted dying laws

A territory is set to become Australia's last jurisdiction to make voluntary assisted dying legal, more than two decades after the first attempt was overturned.

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