Gemma Ferguson
Digital News Producer at ABC Radio Australia
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Gemma Ferguson |Ruby Ritchie
Hundreds of traditional artworks, connecting generations of remote First Nations communities for almost a century, are now part of a public showcase in Sydney. Yolŋu power: the art of Yirrkala opened at the Art Gallery of New South Wales this weekend, bringing together almost 300 pieces created by 98 Aboriginal artists over eight decades.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Georgie Hewson |Liana Walker |Gemma Ferguson
Skip to timelineA single passenger survived the fiery crash of an Air India passenger plane in the north-western city of Ahmedabad, killing more than 240 people bound for London and others on the ground, officials said. Follow live. Good morningAn Air India passenger plane has crashed into a college hostel in Ahmedabad, killing at least 240 people bound for London and others on the ground. It is the world's worst airline disaster in more than a decade.
Union says Kumanjayi Walker fatal shooting probe shows NT police 'impartiality' on deaths in custody
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abc.net.au | Melissa Mackay |Gemma Ferguson
The Northern Territory's police union says the in-house investigation of a 2019 fatal police shooting shows the NT Police Force (NTPF) can investigate Kumanjayi White's recent death in custody with "impartiality". The union joins repeated rejections by the NTPF and Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro of calls for the investigation into Mr White's death to be outsourced to an "independent" agency.
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abc.net.au | Gemma Ferguson
The Northern Territory is set to become the second Australian jurisdiction allowing residents to carry pepper spray, in a government trial aimed at improving personal safety. The NT government has announced it would "consider" a 12-month trial to allow "approved members of the public" to carry and use a low-percentage Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray "for self-defence under strict legal conditions".
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Gemma Ferguson
A homemade boat decorated with hanging empty beer cans has taken a dozen "pirates" to victory at this year's Darwin Beer Can Regatta. Thousands gathered at Mindil Beach on Sunday to watch homemade boats, fashioned out of empty drink containers including beer cans and plastic milk bottles, sink or swim at the annual charity fundraiser. Six teams raced their beer can boats from the water's edge, around buoys and back to shore, while spectators cheered from the sand.
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