REVEALED: Charmayne allison | Rare Historical Photos

New report claims 'jailing is failing' in the NT, as incarceration rates continue to rise

A new report from the Justice Reform Initiative is calling for money to be redirected from Northern Territory prisons into evidence-based alternatives as incarceration rates continue to rise.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Aboriginal community of Laramba feels safe to drink tap water now uranium levels are within guidelines

The outback community of Laramba used to have almost triple the recommended levels of uranium in its drinking water.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2023

On-country studio to give Alice Springs traditional owners access to Strehlow Collection

The Strehlow Collection is one of the most significant audiovisual archives of Indigenous ceremonial life in the world. After a painstaking digitisation process, it is now in the hands of the traditional owners of Alice Springs.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2023

Tiny homes residential mental health facility opens in Mooroopna

Too many Australians with serious long-term mental illness are being caught in a downward spiral of hospitalisation and homelessness. But a new housing model aims to change that.

ABC News · Jul 10, 2022

Mathoura's bra fence attracts plenty of curious visitors but its backstory is heartbreaking

In 2017, two women hung a bra on a fence to remember their friend Wendy, who had died from breast cancer. What happened next was surprising and heart-warming.

ABC News · Jun 22, 2022

Social housing proposal creates tension, amid desperate need in Shepparton

Social housing groups fear a regional Victorian council will oppose a controversial affordable housing proposal in a town that is desperate.

ABC News · Jun 20, 2022

Autism service's success in helping children like Thomas transition to mainstream school

For years, nine-year-old Thomas struggled to regulate his emotions and connect with his peers. But this autism transition program has changed his life.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2022

Shepparton plants largest number of trees for One Tree Per Child initiative, in global milestone

Gardening Australia guru Costa helps Shepparton celebrate planting its 100,000th tree for the One Tree Per Child initiative.

ABC News · May 27, 2022

Nicholls election result sees Coalition stronghold collapse in northern Victorian seat

Independent challenger Rob Priestly has significantly slashed the Nationals' vast margin in Nicholls, claiming the once safe seat will be "completely contestable" in future.

ABC News · May 22, 2022

Tension builds over three-cornered contest in Nicholls electorate, despite vast Nationals margin

Nicholls is held by the Nationals with a spacious 20 per cent margin. But the combination of a retiring MP and a prominent independent candidate could mean the end of the Coalition's stronghold on the seat.

ABC News · May 15, 2022