83 years on the land, now go to town
How do you move into town after 83 years of wide open spaces, fresh country air, and a life on the farm?
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 25/03/2010
How do women in the remote parts of the Northern Territory cope -- one way is to head to town and be pampered as they prepare for the NT Cattleman's Association AGM
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 14/04/2010
Blokes in the bush are not very good at maintaining their health, and mud crabs are not just good for the dinner table, they are helping to check the water of Darwin Harbour.
View ArticleNT Country Hour 17/5/10
What are some of the hurdles an Indigenous woman faces if she wants to become a doctor, and its been a long time coming but the second phase of the Ord River scheme is there -- what does this mean to...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 26/05/2010
Working with indigenous women in remote areas and how they cope with breast cancer and have Katherine residents bitten off more than they can chew when it comes to a world renowned chef
View ArticleTeddies on tour to fight abuse
Speaking out about having been sexually abused when you were a child is hard enough, but for those living in a small town where the perpetrator is still part of the community it can be even more...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 24/06/2010
What does the elevation of Julia Gillard to the Lodge mean for regional Australia in areas such as mining, agriculture and women in remote areas, and should Charles Darwin University be involved in...
View ArticleFishing in the top end
Darwin is a town which faces the water which Australians have been fishing for thousands of years.
View ArticleKalala station
Kalala cattle station is located near Daly Waters and it runs fifteen thousand Brahman breeders, over 3,700 square kilometres.
View ArticleBirthing on country for Aboriginal women
The stories of Aboriginal women from remote communities who were transported to Darwin to give birth because their community didn't have medical support are compelling.
View ArticleCassettes in high demand for Territory outback workers.
Out on cattle stations, the majority of cars only have cassette players. Being so remote, they don't pick up the radio either. Therefore cassettes are a precious commodity. Jo the Jilleroo put a call...
View ArticleQuita's ride
Earlier this year, Bush Telegraph ventured north, hitting the road and travelling from Darwin down to the red centre at Alice Springs.
View ArticleAn Outback Life - Mary Groves, a drover's wife
Life as drover is notoriously tough, but try doing it with four children in tow! Mary Groves did just that and has written her memoirs in a book called 'An Outback Life'.
View ArticleUS Marines
The US Marines talk about what they'll be doing in the Northern Territory over their six month deployment
View ArticlePioneer of clam industry takes RIRDC award
Barbara Koennecke is a pioneer of the aquaculture industry in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleConcerns about the lack of rural counselling in the Northern Territory
A lack of rural counselling services has been raised as a major issue in northern Australia, following claims in Federal Parliament that some pastoralists have committed suicide as a result of last...
View ArticleVale Molly Clark - a pioneering woman of the Outback
One of the Territory's pioneering women, Molly Clark, passed away over the weekend, aged 89.
View ArticleCattle producer to challenge Snowdon
A Northern Territory cattle producer has been pre-selected to run in the federal seat of Lingiari against Labor member Warren Snowdon at next year's election.
View ArticleCall for welfare reforms to curb abuse of women
The Federal Government has been called on to introduce sweeping welfare reforms to cut the cycle of abuse of women in the Northern Territory. Territory Women's Policy Minister Alison Anderson says...
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