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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Liz Trevaskis
Both the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader have announced plans to return the port of Darwin into Australian hands. The port was controversially leased to Chinese-owned company Landbridge for 99 years by the former Northern Territory Government in 2015. The Federal Coalition has promised to immediately secure the Port of Darwin, if it wins government at the 2025 election on May 3rd.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Liz Trevaskis
Is your home ready for cyclone season? With a soggy start to the wet season, do you know where you'll shelter if a cyclone hits the Top End? Cyclone coding ensures buildings meet standards to withstand extreme winds, but do you know what that means for your home? Master Builders NT head Damien Moriarty joins us to explain cyclone coding and what it means for staying safe this season.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Liz Trevaskis
Territory storyteller Phil O’Brien is back with his latest venture, blending his signature wit and love of the outback. Here it is: a croc that nearly killed jimmy Barnes' cameraman... until a frozen trevally was deployed? Tune in to hear this epic tale, with all the gusto of your mate Phil O'brien.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Liz Trevaskis |Briana Charles
The NT's Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has spent over a year investigating the deaths of four indigenous women at the hands of their partners ... and her findings laid bare a system crumbling under the pressure of a horrific rate of violence. Narelda Jacobs is a First Nations journalist and television presenter with Network 10 who has been covering the inquest and has posed the question: How do we make the nation care?
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Liz Trevaskis
Alice Springs musician and storyteller, Barry Skipsey has captured the reality of what war meant for so many families and soldiers in the track 'Missing'. Barry wrote the music - but his friend, Peter Bugden, wrote the lyrics in the 90's, which are about his family's story living through WW1, and Barry added the tune... and it had all been stored away until now.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Liz Trevaskis |Briana Charles
Launched in 2008, the National Rental Affordable Scheme (NRAS) was a Labor initiative that was later scrapped by the Coalition. Now it is coming to an end. As homelessness worsens and public housing falls short of demand, what happens next? What will fill the void? We met Barry, a Darwin local, recently evicted from his NRAS property with nowhere to go. With a tumour, a crooked spine, and a child in tow - this is Barry's story.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Liz Trevaskis |Briana Charles
The ACCC has taken Optus to court for exploiting vulnerable Territorians. Allegedly, Optus was selling them goods and services they didn't want or need.This is the second time a telco has been caught out in the Territory, but not the first time local hero Toni Cork has had something to do with bringing them to justice.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Liz Trevaskis
It's hot as hell, and maybe even then some. Are our bodies built for this? We spoke to heat expert Sarah Carter about sweat, sun and everything in between. Sarah knows the science and now we do too. Listen in for powerful tips about how look after yourself, your loved ones, and your fellow Territorians.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Liz Trevaskis |Briana Charles
Tracey Hyde is the mother of Aaron Hyde. Aaron has been in prison in the NT since he was in high school. From his time in Don Dale he was a lead plaintiff in a $35 million class action settlement against the Northern Territory Government for the mistreatment of youth detainees between 2006 and 2017Now, the CLP has announced plans to permanently relocate young offenders from the overcrowded Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre to a new facility in Darwin.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Liz Trevaskis
The Northern Territory: out back Australia. A red road. A cartoon croc. A blackened hand. A wide-brimmed hat. The final frontier; the place beyond the pines. TERRITORY filmed a slice of outback life, which will be sent to the box offices of 190 countries around the world in what has been described as a 'soapy, Shakespearean outback saga'Liz sat down with the Director: Greg mclain, and two of the lead actors: Anna Torv and Robert Taylor.
