4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (547+ words) Teddy was attacked by a crocodile at Lee Point beach in Darwin. (Supplied) A three-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has survived a crocodile attack at a Darwin beach. The dog and his owner were in shallow water at Lee Point…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (117+ words) VIDEO: Operation Tempest targets illicit tobacco networks in the NT ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Operation Tempest targets illicit tobacco networks in the NT Australian Border Force is pursuing illicit tobacco and vape distribution channels in the Northern…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1117+ words) Kilkivan nonagenarians (from left) Phyllis Hopf, John Devereux, Mary Devereux, Athol Bevan, Dawn Choate, Lesley McArthur and Mavis O'Neill celebrate John's 90th at a country hall in September. (ABC Wide Bay: Peta Johansen) The Kilkivan and District Community Care Association is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (96+ words) VIDEO: The political fight over the tobacco wars ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: The political fight over the tobacco wars Laura Hunter is the Australian Council on Smoking and Health's Chief Executive. She tells David Speers there's no…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (950+ words) For the first time in 20 years, doctors are standing down in Ballarat and Bendigo. (ABC News: Tyrone Dalton) Hundreds of regional doctors in Ballarat and Bendigo stopped work amid claims of burnout, poor conditions and low morale. Grampians Health, which…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (688+ words) Feral rabbit numbers have increased at the Albany Golf Course. (ABC Great Southern: Caris Harper) Albany residents say "plague-level proportions" of rabbits are damaging a premier golf course and nearby farms. One of Australia's worst invasive species, rabbits cause millions…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (905+ words) Christmas trade accounts for a significant portion of Lucy Dodd's income. (ABC Landline) Christmas may still be months away, but near Bordertown in South Australia, the festive season is already in full flight at Lucy Dodd's turkey farm. It's peak…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1549+ words) TeamHEALTH is an NT-wide mental support service designed to help those who present with circumstances that aren't considered acute enough for emergency care. (ABC News: Marcus Kennedy) TeamHEALTH is offering vital mental health support to the NT's "missing middle", those…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (825+ words) AHPRA began a new investigation into Dr Simon Gordon earlier this year. Former Melbourne gynaecologist Simon Gordon has been referred to VCAT by the Medical Board of Australia, alleging he engaged in professional misconduct. Earlier this year, Four Corners revealed…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (937+ words) Sue Donnelly and her husband Peter are considering cancelling their private health insurance. (Supplied: Sue Donnelly) The federal government has proposed reducing private health insurance rebates for Australians aged over 65. Insurance industry estimates say 62,000 older Australians may end their insurance…...