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ASIC orders NT clothing store to stop letting customers pay through Centrelink deductions

The financial regulator has taken action against a clothing retailer over concerns the store disputes about exposing vulnerable Aboriginal customers to financial risk.
A woman in glasses looks at the camera.

Published: Source: ABC KatherineTopic: Consumer Protectionby James Elton

'There's a role for everyone': Disability ambassador lives out a dream as ringer on remote cattle station

Marcus Dadd says working at the remote Delamere Station has been "the most incredible experience" and believes there's a place for people with disability in the beef industry. 
A man with curly brown hair smiles at the camera. He uses crutches to stand in the beautiful bushland scene behind him.

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultureby Victoria Ellis

CCTV shows outback pub kidnapping suspect throw pair of firearms down before arrest

The suspect allegedly forced a pub patron to drive him almost 300 kilometres before he was apprehended by police.
Man holding a long gun in front of pink building.
Duration: 1 minute

Published: Source: ABC KatherineTopic: Law, Crime and Justiceby James Elton

Katherine domestic violence assault charge set to be upgraded to murder

A 61-year-old has become the fourth woman killed in the NT's Big Rivers region in four months and the eighth person in the territory to die allegedly at the hands of a loved one since June.
An aerial shot of a country town surrounded by trees and the outback.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Domestic Violenceby Matt Garrick

Inquest into suicide of 17-year-old girl in care reveals cracks in NT child protection system

The court heard the 17-year-old had a history of severe mental health problems, including psychosis, with her friends and staff at her care home recalling her saying she was “hearing voices” on the night she took her own life.
Katherine Local Court

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Australiansby James Elton

NT mango suspension lifted

NT mangoes are back on the menu in Western Australia, following a snap suspension on any fruit treated under the CTM-01 protocol.
mangoes being washed in a packing shed.
Duration: 7 minutes 42 seconds

Published: Source: ListenTopic: Fruit Growing

Lazarus couldn't find a mental health service for Indigenous men. So he started his own

When Lazarus Manbulloo was struggling with the loss of two family members in quick succession, he realised there was a lack of culturally-appropriate mental health services in regional and remote Australia.
A photo showing a Indigenous man wearing a grey Tshirt with green plants in background.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Mental Healthby Anzaya Karim

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Maxine and Brian Kunde survived cyclone Tracy

50 years ago on Christmas eve in Darwin - Cyclone Tracy hit causing destruction. ABC News visits Maxine and Brian Kunde who talk about their experience surviving cyclone Tracy.
Cylcone Tracy 50 years. Landscape of houses and cars destroyed by cyclone tracy.
Duration: 2 minutes 1 second

Source: ABC News

Katherine clothing store loses access to Centrepay

Australia's financial regulator has ordered another clothing retailer, to stop using Centrepay over concerns it was exposing vulnerable Aboriginal customers to financial risk.  
Kicked off centrepay. Interior of clothing shop densely stocked with t-shirts, caps and backpacks.
Duration: 1 minute 59 seconds

Source: ABC News

Tou Ruchkaew says there are many opportunities to succeed in the mango industry.

Tou has a mango orchard with 70,000 trees, many of which she grafted herself.
Duration: 23 seconds

Source: ABC News

Calisto Dos Santos Jesus who has been coming from East Timor to her farm for the past decade.

Calisto Dos Santos Jesus who has been coming from East Timor to her farm for the past decade.
Duration: 11 seconds

Source: ABC News

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