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CrimeIndonesia seizes Iran, Panama oil tankers

Indonesia has seized and Iranian tanker and a tanker from Panama suspected of illegally transferring oil in the country's waters, authorities say.

EDNA TARIGAN

Dire findingsReport reveals Indigenous unemployment rate at up to 19 per cent

UNEMPLOYMENT sits at 19 per cent for Indigenous Australians living in regional and very remote Australia, as opposed to just under 7 per cent for non-Indigenous, according to a new paper released today, written by Alice Springs deputy mayor Jacinta Price.

JASMINE BURKE, Centralian Advocate, centralianadvocate.com.au

Calendar for crimePrime times for criminal acts in the NT exposed

NT POLICE has released new data showing when different criminal acts spike during the week in the Territory.

Amelia Saw

AcquittedFormer NT teacher found not guilty of raping student

A FORMER teacher who represented himself at a trial accused of raping his student has walked free after being found not guilty.

SARAH MATTHEWS, Court Reporter

Ancient rainfall recordsResearch sheds light on Kakadu climate 65,000 years ago

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have been able to generate 65,000- year-old rainfall records from the Kakadu region after discovering ancient food scraps, and found that the region is the driest it has been since human occupation began.

SARAH MATTHEWS

good newsMiracle: How missing man survived 18 days in the wild

A man has been found 18 days after he was seen leaving a southeast Queensland hotel, revealing his incredible story of survival in the bush.

Elise Williams & Scott Kovacevic

Our shareWA jobs boost as Govt reveals new Navy strike weapons

WA ship builders are set to score work constructing vessels which can hunt down and counter naval mines, while the Federal Government has also revealed new advance guided missiles for our navy.

Sarah Ison

Have your say‘No free will’: How we are trapped by algorithms

Experts say that we are almost total slaves to online algorithms when it comes to many aspects of our daily life, with devices like Alexa making it worse.

Angira Bharadwaj

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Rangi Hirini
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Racist trolls won’t silence me

People say journalists should expect to be trolled. But do we have to accept it? And what about Indigenous columnists like myself? I cop a lot of abuse, but I’ll keep speaking out.

Rangi Hirini

Road tragedy‘It kills me inside’: Langford crash victim’s partner

A young Perth mother who died just minutes from her home after her car slammed into a tree has been remembered as the ‘most beautiful person’.

Brianna Dugan

CrimePirates board Turkish cargo ship, one dead

One crew member has been killed and 15 others kidnapped after armed pirates attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the West African coast, officials say.

‘Vanilla robot’Cowper takes extraordinary swipe at Kirkup’s chances

Senior Liberal Murray Cowper has launched an extraordinary attack on Opposition leader Zak Kirkup’s election chances.

Geof Parry

Trent FleskensFrom homeless crisis to absolute disaster

My biggest concern come March 29 is that that number will skyrocket and the State Government isn’t prepared for it. Social housing initiatives can’t keep up.

Trent Fleskens

Fresh claimsFamily says Regis carers were ‘very rough’ with mum, 90

Police are investigating another case of alleged elderly abuse at a Perth Regis Aged Care facility after the daughter of a resident claimed carers at the facility made her mother’s injuries worse.

Anna Hay and Daryna Zadvirna

EXCLUSIVEHow mining magnate lost $8m on Rose Bay restaurant

Mining magnate Leigh McPherson is in a legal battle after his famed Regatta restaurant went under — losing $8m and sparking a brawl with one of the Sydney’s richest families.

Brenden Hills

ExclusiveClient fees not placed in Sydney law firm’s trust account

A Sydney solicitor directed a client to deposit thousands of dollars in legal fees into his account rather than in the law firm’s trust account, it can be revealed.

Ava Benny-Morrison

Housing crunchHomeless heading for March crisis as rents spike 20pc

The end to WA’s year-long moratorium on rent increases and evictions could lead to the biggest spike in homelessness seen in the State for years, a property expert has warned.

Angela Pownall

CrimeDutch arrest alleged Asian drug kingpin

The Australian Federal Police will lodge a formal extradition request for the alleged head of an Asian drug syndicate who has been arrested in the Netherlands.

Australia DayParmas and pies give US expats taste of home

Australia Day is set to look a little different in New York this year, but cafes will still be catering the classics for homesick expats.

Sarah Blake in New York

Caught outLibs MP stung speeding in campaign car

A Liberal MP who in 2013 was parliamentary secretary to the Road Safety Minister has been fined after being caught speeding in a campaign van emblazoned with her face.

Charlotte Elton

Australian heroShark attack victim’s wife held shredded arm together

The Lake Macquarie resident closest to where yesterday’s shark attack happened has told how she ran to assist the victim’s doctor wife by trying to apply a tourniquet to his severely lacerated arm.

Cydonee Mardon and Lachlan Leeming

Have Your SayABC’s Australia Day language slammed as ‘divisive’

Aboriginal community leader Warren Mundine says an ABC staff memo mentioning the phrase “Invasion Day” relating to January 26 will divide the country.

James O'Doherty