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'Beautiful for the world': Tiwi Islands Catholic priest welcomes same-sex weddings
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Once a plumber from inner-city Sydney and now a priest on a remote Northern Territory Aboriginal island, Father Pat Mara says he would love to see the joy of marriage be shared with same-sex couples.
Topics: marriage, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, gays-and-lesbians, darwin-0800, nt
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'She started convulsing': Hero husband carries wife through croc-inhabited waters
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A Darwin couple reveals an ordeal that saw them wade through crocodile-inhabited waters to be airlifted to hospital, when the woman fell unconscious after being bitten by a March fly.
Topics: health, allergies, diseases-and-disorders, human-interest, crocodile, darwin-0800, nt
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Overworked paramedics vomiting from fatigue, union says
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The union criticises an independent report which found the NT St John Ambulance service to be satisfactory, pointing to examples of staff vomiting from exhaustion and delayed responses to emergency calls because of overtime concerns.
Topics: health, healthcare-facilities, occupational-health-and-safety, health-administration, unions, government-and-politics, darwin-0800, nt
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One of Darwin's best Christmas light shows Video
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This family run one of Darwin's best Christmas light shows and all it costs them is a carton of beer.
Topics: christmas, electricity-energy-and-utilities, darwin-0800
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Why country towns are tough gigs for social workers dealing with family violence
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Family violence workers in small, regional communities often have an extra burden to bear in what is already a difficult job — they may have grown up with the victim or the perpetrator.
Topics: regional, community-and-society, mental-health, health, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000, perth-6000, darwin-0800, brisbane-4000, adelaide-5000
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Plane disappeared from radar display twice before fatal Darwin crash, ATSB says
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigates whether airspeed and poor weather played a role in a light plane crash that killed two pilots just outside of Darwin in October.
Topics: accidents---other, disasters-and-accidents, air-and-space, darwin-0800, nt
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Meet the people Somerville stops from falling through the cracks
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Donating to this year's Somerville Christmas Appeal? These are the people your generosity helps.
Topics: charities, charities-and-community-organisations, homelessness, prisons-and-punishment, people, human-interest, darwin-0800
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Darwin residents advised by Defence to avoid Rapid and Ludmilla creeks due to PFAS
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Blood tests are a future possibility and two popular fishing creeks in Darwin should be avoided due to PFAS contamination, Defence says. But it stops short of telling residents not to eat seafood caught there.
Topics: environment, environmental-impact, environmental-health, health, pollution, darwin-0800, nt
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NT community awarded for 'unique' human rights efforts
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Disability and LGBTQI advocates, community leaders, lawyers and a school are among this year's Northern Territory Human Rights Awards winners, with the Territory's Anti-Discrimination Commissioner praising the "hard and unique work" delivered by those on the ground.
Topics: human, rights, awards-and-prizes, darwin-0800, nt, alice-springs-0870
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'Decent people would express sympathy': Four years' jail for fatal Darwin hit-and-run
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Wayne Abdul Sultan is criticised by a NT judge for not expressing sympathy after running over and killing Jason McCormick on New Years Eve then driving away.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, darwin-0800
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As it happened: Australia goes 2-0 up in Ashes series with Adelaide victory
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Australia beats England by 120 runs in the second Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval to set up a 2-0 series lead. Look back at how the action unfolded in our live blog.
Topics: ashes, cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, canberra-2600, brisbane-4000, sydney-2000, perth-6000, melbourne-3000, hobart-7000, darwin-0800, australia, england
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'Lives at risk': Union calls for NT industrial manslaughter laws after Inpex worker death
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The Electrical Trades Union alleges there is a culture of "fear and intimidation" of workers who raise safety concerns at the LNG plant site where a worker died last week.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, industrial-relations, business-economics-and-finance, death, law-crime-and-justice, darwin-0800, nt
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Indigenous and rural school attendance getting worse, new report shows
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Despite extensive investment in Closing the Gap programs, new data shows Indigenous school attendance is getting worse.
Topics: indigenous-culture, adult-education, access-to-education, public-schools, primary-schools, secondary-schools, darwin-0800
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Second croc spotted in Top End golf course
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Rising waters in the Northern Territory have increased the risk of croc attacks, with rangers advising residents to stay vigilant after a second crocodile was spotted in a suburban area.
Topics: crocodile, human-interest, golf, sport, darwin-0800, nt
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England keep second Test alive on day four, as it happened
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England kept the second Ashes Test in the balance with both bat and ball on day four in Adelaide. Relive the action as it happened in our live blog.
Topics: ashes, cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, canberra-2600, brisbane-4000, sydney-2000, perth-6000, melbourne-3000, hobart-7000, darwin-0800, australia, england
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