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Tropical Cyclone Narelle swept over the Cape York Peninsula, narrowly missing populated communities.

Towns brace for fresh floods as ex-cyclone lashes north

The Bureau of Meteorology said the cyclone was the first weather system in more than two decades that was expected to hit three states and territories.

  • Tom Wark and Melissa Meehan

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Matt Wright on Outback Wrangler.

Reality TV star jailed for interfering with crash probe

Reality TV star Matt Wright has been given a 10-month jail sentence for attempting to pervert the course of justice following a fatal helicopter crash.

  • Lloyd Jones
David Gulpilil

‘Absolutely mind-blowing’: David Gulpilil’s difficult journey to his final resting place

A new documentary chronicles the 10 months it took to lay the great Indigenous actor to rest in Arnhem Land.

  • Garry Maddox
Gumatj elders Balupalu Yunupingu and Djawa Yunupingu.

Landmark High Court case paves the way for $700 million native title claim

The court’s ruling on Wednesday exposes the federal government to compensation claims over land in the Northern Territory.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
after 11 years, the British Government sent word that the settlement was to be abandoned, and the residents could all come home.

The bizarre Australian ghost town that was supposed to repel an invasion

Today, looking out at the ruins that remain of Victoria Settlement in the middle of absolutely nowhere, it all seems a ludicrous experiment.

  • Sue Williams
Seven Spirit Bay.

Remote Aussie spot is a bucket-list item for fishing fans

Few visitors and plenty of fish in the waters of the coastal creeks and reefs and the Arafura Sea make this remote resort a prized destination.

  • Sue Williams
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Yothu Yindi Foundation CEO Denise Bowden.

‘After the fire comes renewal’: Yolngu people unbowed as PM urges ‘new path’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed a renewed focus on economic empowerment for First Nations people despite the defeat of the Voice referendum, which Indigenous leaders say has not dimmed hope for unity.

  • Keira Jenkins
Arnhem Land is a unique region of Australia that’s almost all Aboriginal freehold land, stretching from the Gulf of Carpentaria in the east to Kakadu National Park in the west.

One of the world’s last untouched places is right here in Australia

Indigenous life has an incredibly long history in Arnhem Land, and it feels an absolute privilege to be given a glimpse of it.

  • Sue Williams
Archibald Prize 2024 finalist, Matt Adnate ‘Rhythms of heritage’, spray paint and synthetic polymer paint on linen.

Street artist wins Archibald Packing Room Prize for Baker Boy portrait

Matt Adnate painted the ARIA winner using 90 per cent spray paint. Also, the 57 finalists competing for the main Archibald Prize have been announced.

  • Helen Pitt
A frenzy of colour and movement … Garma Festival.

This stirring Top End festival is among the world’s greatest

The Garma Festival is an invitation to the clans to join in the diplomacy of kinship. It’s also a rare chance to engage with the world’s oldest living culture.

  • Anabel Dean