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Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright interfered with a helicopter's dashboard at a crash site in an attempt "to cover up previous rule breaking", a jury has heard.

Trek tackles heart disease cruelling Indigenous lives

Trek tackles heart disease cruelling Indigenous lives

Trek tackles heart disease cruelling Indigenous lives

Trek tackles heart disease cruelling Indigenous lives

The Deadly Heart Trek is visiting remote communities, to educate, and treat rheumatic heart disease, which disproportionately affects Indigenous people.

Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star Matt Wright is set to face trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice following a fatal helicopter crash.

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'Miracle': man missing in outback for week found safe

'Miracle': man missing in outback for week found safe

Two days after a police search was called off, a 26-year-old father who had been lost in the outback for a week has been found dehydrated but safe.

Garma leaves a mark on visitors from across the globe

Garma leaves a mark on visitors from across the globe

As the 25th Garma wraps up, international visitors have shared their reflections, culture and gratitude for being invited to Australia for the festival.

Australia due for 'massive reckoning' with its history

Australia due for 'massive reckoning' with its history

Human rights advocates have pointed to the importance of truth-telling despite political leaders opting for "practical measures" in Indigenous affairs.

'Third world conditions' in packed Top End watch houses

'Third world conditions' in packed Top End watch houses

Overcrowding in Northern Territory prisons and watch houses has led to "third world conditions" and a denial of human rights, legal advocates say.

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TV reality star trial over chopper crash delayed again

TV reality star trial over chopper crash delayed again

TV reality star trial over chopper crash delayed again

TV reality star trial over chopper crash delayed again

A judge has again delayed the trial of a reality TV star who is facing charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice after a fatal chopper crash.

Territory "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

Territory "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

Territory "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

Territory "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

A territory government's response to coronial recommendations to combat domestic violence is "underwhelming", community service groups say.

'Dangerous' youth detention spit hood plan under fire

'Dangerous' youth detention spit hood plan under fire

'Dangerous' youth detention spit hood plan under fire

'Dangerous' youth detention spit hood plan under fire

The reintroduction of spit hoods in youth detention centres has been defended by a territory government, almost 10 years after they were banned.

'Senseless violence': boy attack fast-tracks law reform

'Senseless violence': boy attack fast-tracks law reform

'Senseless violence': boy attack fast-tracks law reform

'Senseless violence': boy attack fast-tracks law reform

Tough youth justice laws will be introduced "urgently" after a 15-year-old was accused of stabbing another teenager in front of shocked show-goers.

Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Outback Wrangler's Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice more than three years after a fatal helicopter crash.

Councils accuse territory government of overt racism

Councils accuse territory government of overt racism

Councils accuse territory government of overt racism

Councils accuse territory government of overt racism

Fed-up Aboriginal land councils are demanding a territory government drop its "racist" policies and engage with them on crime and economic development.

Jason Sangha pushes Test case with unbeaten double ton

Jason Sangha pushes Test case with unbeaten double ton

Jason Sangha pushes Test case with unbeaten double ton

Jason Sangha pushes Test case with unbeaten double ton

Only 10 wickets fell across four days in Australia A's first-class match against Sri Lanka, but Jason Sangha and Jake Weatherald made sure they cashed in.

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Hotel taken over to detain illegal Indonesian fishers

A city hotel has been turned into a detention centre to cope with a surge in the number of Indonesians caught illegally fishing in Australia's northern waters.

Weatherald boosts Ashes stocks with big Aust A ton

Jake Weatherald has issued national selectors a timely reminder with a big hundred in Australia A's four-day game against Sri Lanka A in Darwin.

Man hunt underway after woman speared in the head

Police are hunting for a man after a woman was speared in the head and airlifted to hospital from a remote territory community.

McSweeney the shining star as Sri Lanka A secure draw

The Australia A-Sri Lanka A four-day clash in Darwin has ended in a draw, but Nathan McSweeney can be proud of his work with the Ashes on the horizon.

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Outback killer leaves victim's family without answers

Notorious outback killer Bradley Murdoch has died, renewing fears his victim's body will never be found after crimes that shocked the world almost 25 years ago.

Australia A poised for victory over Sri Lanka A

Australia A's lower middle order heaped more pain on Sri Lanka A on day three to set their side on course for victory in the four-day game in Darwin.

First Nations hepatitis B risks revealed in study

A study of more than 700 people living with a unique strain of hepatitis B, predominantly affecting Indigenous people, has found severe risks to liver health.

Dinusha stands up as Australia A bowl out tourists

Sonal Dinusha frustrated Australia A with a gritty century after the hosts sent Sri Lanka A in to bat in their four-day match in Darwin.

Renshaw stars again as Australia A crush Sri Lanka A

Matt Renshaw thumped 62 off 36 balls and Jason Sangha struck an unbeaten 79 as Australia A crushed Sri Lanka A by seven wickets in Darwin.

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

A police force says it won't tolerate racism in its ranks but the family of an teenager shot by an officer say they're not holding their breath for change.

'Utterly disrespectful': grieving family slam top cop

A coroner has found a police force has the hallmarks of institutional racism, as a grieving family expressed their disappointment in its commissioner.

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