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abc.net.au | Christopher Testa
The corporation that runs the Lockhart River Arts Centre is expected to be put into liquidation, a court has been told. Founded in a remote Cape York community three decades ago, the centre helped Queensland's Indigenous art gain global recognition. The corporation is due back in court next month over allegations it failed to lodge annual reports. The future of an internationally acclaimed Indigenous art centre in Queensland is in doubt, with directors on the verge of calling in liquidators.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Christopher Testa
A Queensland man who once touted himself as a life coach and therapist, has been sentenced to almost a decade behind bars for rape and child sexual abuse. One of Wolfgang Raven Wildgrace's claims was that he helped people "manage their emotions effectively". It was this reputation that led him to his involvement with an AFL pre-season camp for the Adelaide Crows in 2018 that became notorious for being "psychologically stressful" and offensive to Indigenous players.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Holly Richardson |Christopher Testa
A teenage boy has died after falling from an e-scooter near Cairns in Far North Queensland. Emergency services were called to Strattmann Street in Mareeba about 10:45pm on Tuesday, where paramedics believed the boy fell from an e-scooter. The boy suffered critical head injuries and the Queensland Ambulance Service said he died at the scene. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Christopher Testa
Medical advocacy groups and a national charity are backing a call from parents for a second paediatric cardiologist to be appointed in Queensland's vast far north. Some patients are waiting almost a year to see a paediatric cardiologist in the region, where the rate of rheumatic heart disease in children under 14 is about 30 times higher than the state average.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Christopher Testa |Holly Richardson
When Arlene Clubb and her relatives joined their local volunteer fire brigade in rural Queensland a decade ago, they were not entirely welcomed with open arms. "People didn't want us there because we were Indigenous people," the Kuku-Thaypan, Kuku Yalanji and Kuku-Possum woman said. "[Some members] in a photo, they turned their backs on us, they didn't want to be in the same photo as us and it just sort of made us feel no good. "But we didn't let that faze us.
Journalists covering the same region
Robert Cairns
Editor and opinion columnist at The Daily Star
Robert Cairns primarily covers news in Far North Queensland, Australia, particularly around Cairns and its surrounding areas.
Bronwyn Farr
Senior Reporter at The Cairns Post
Bronwyn Farr primarily covers news in Far North Queensland, Australia, particularly around the Cairns area and its surroundings.
Conor Byrne
Producer, Breakfast and Backfill Present Breakfast and Morning Shows at ABC News (Australia)
Conor Byrne primarily covers news in Far North Queensland, Australia, including areas around Cairns and surrounding regions.
Kristina Puljak
Cadet Reporter at The Cairns Post
Kristina Puljak primarily covers news in Far North Queensland, Australia, including areas around Cairns and surrounding regions.
Peter Carruthers
Journalist at News Corp Australia
Peter Carruthers primarily covers news in Far North Queensland, Australia, including areas around Cairns and surrounding suburbs.
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