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Stolen Generations survivors reach settlement with Commonwealth, church for historic abuse at Croker Island Mission

Eileen Cummings recalls physical abuse from missionaries for speaking in her language and a beating with an electric cord, but final compensation and a chance to share her story has finally brought closure to a dark period in Australian history.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Former Katherine mayor and politician, Fay Miller, celebrated at state funeral in Darwin

Fay Miller has been remembered as a matriarch, a guiding light and a formidable advocate at a state funeral attended by hundreds of family, friends, politicians and delegates.

ABC News · May 26, 2023

The NT's economic growth is 'heavily influenced' by the Barossa gas project, but its future is increasingly uncertain

Getting back in the black by 2026-27 relies heavily on Santos' $4.7 billion Barossa gas field off the coast of the Tiwi Islands going ahead, but it's facing opposition from traditional owners and rising environmental costs.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Toni Childs features in all-female line-up at Freedom Day Festival to remember women of Wave Hill walk-off

At the 56th anniversary of the Wave Hill walk-off — a seminal event that galvanised national change and paved the way for equal wages for Aboriginal workers, as well as a new land rights act – history was made again.

ABC News · Aug 27, 2022

Thousands recreate the Wave Hill walk-off, originally led by Vincent Lingiari, at the Freedom Day Festival in Kalkarindji

It's been 56 years since Vincent Lingiari paved the way for the Aboriginal land rights movement with the Wave Hill walk-off. But his descendants continue that fight today.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Overland Telegraph Line remembered as significant feat with complex history on 150th anniversary

At the time, a wire through the centre of Australia was touted as one of the country's greatest accomplishments. But for First Nations people, it took a gruelling toll.

ABC News · Aug 22, 2022

Manyallaluk School's quest for elusive pokipain and rare finch receives Landcare nomination

Students bring in spy cameras, commission DNA tests, and search high and low in their "treasure hunt" to find endangered animals in one of the most remote parts of the country.

ABC News · Aug 16, 2022

Sport, music and culture shine at Barunga Festival 2022 after COVID postponements

It starts as a trickle, then legions of people from the crowd swirl together behind the Groote Eylandt Anindilyakwa dancers, billowing sand across the tiny community of Barunga — one of many special moments at the important festival.

ABC News · Aug 14, 2022

Defence to truck PFAS-contaminated soil from Katherine's RAAF Base Tindal to Melbourne

Defence has begun tackling the toxic legacy of the firefighting foam used for decades at Northern Territory RAAF base, but some residents say action should have been taken years ago.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Katherine Ultra Challenge tests teams and a handful of solo competitors in outback Northern Territory

The first time Jens Ambjerg-Peterson attempted to finish the Katherine Ultra Challenge — Northern Australia's flagship multi-sport endurance race — he landed himself in hospital.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022