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The Latest Breaking News from Arnhem Land

Northern Territory buffalo industry figure Norm Fisher identified as victim of fatal helicopter crash in Arnhem Land

The livestock industry is in mourning following the death of 47-year-old Norm Fisher, who was killed when the helicopter he was piloting crashed in Arnhem Land earlier this week.

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Man, 47, dies in helicopter crash near Ramingining in remote East Arnhem Land

Police say the 47-year-old man, who was the helicopter's pilot and sole occupant, died at the scene.

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Mystery of a Northern Territory man’s disappearance solved, almost 25 years after he vanished from the Tiwi Islands

When Djarrwalkpuy Yunupingu, a teacher’s aide and much-loved father, failed to return home to the Tiwi Islands in 1996, his family were left with more questions than answers. Now, they finally know what happened to him.

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Indigenous artist Rarru wins first prize at Natsiaa with hand-woven sail

Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, a senior Yolngu artist from Arnhem Land, wove 2-8m-high ‘monumental’ pandanus sail over several months

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Arnhem Land weaving wins $100k art award

Arnhem Land artist Margaret Rarru Garrawurra has won the 2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, worth $100,000.

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Safety concerns on remote NT's Roper Highway, as trucks start carting 300,000 tonnes of iron ore

Remote Arnhem Land residents worry iron ore trucks are making the Roper Highway increasingly more dangerous, and causing dust pollution.

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What can history teach us to ensure a successful referendum for A First Nations Voice to parliament?

The Albanese government is moving ahead with plans to hold a first-term referendum on a First Nations Voice. The Prime Minister has attended the annual Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land, where the Voice was a key focus.

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Historic Indigenous Voice heard at Garma

The prime minister's historic Indigenous Voice to parliament speech at Garma Festival has been the highlight of the four-day celebration of Yolngu culture.

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Ancient Aboriginal meeting place comes to life after Garma’s three-year absence

When the Prime Minister came to Arnhem Land to meet with Indigenous leaders, he was continuing a tradition that has lasted for thousands of years at ancient place called Gulkula.

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Garma Indigenous leaders urge Voice unity

Indigenous leaders at the Garma Festival have outlined the next steps in their campaign for constitutional recognition and a Voice to parliament.

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Learning culture at Arnhem Land's bush uni creates pathway to Sydney's Macquarie University

It's a university like no other, in one of the remotest places in Australia, where less than 1 per cent of Indigenous students go on to higher education. This is "bush uni", and this cohort is days away from graduating.

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Albanese releases draft wording for Indigenous 'Voice to parliament' referendum

Anthony Albanese will propose draft wording to insert into the constitution an Indigenous “Voice” to parliament when he addresses the Garma Festival in Arnhem Land on Saturday.

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Indigenous voice at heart of Garma

The push to get an Indigenous voice in federal parliament is expected to be a key theme at this weekend's Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land.

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Charles Darwin University returns to north-east Arnhem Land to deliver courses on country

University courses have returned to a far-flung corner of the Northern Territory, in a bid to try and turn around high unemployment rates, and skill people up in remote communities.

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NASA rocket recovery mission all but completed ahead of its second Arnhem Land launch

NASA avoids snakes, buffaloes and other challenges in Arnhem Land to collect most of its rocket. But one local politician says questions over the mission remain.

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‘Bringing the sun in’: the hardworking weavers of Bula’Bula dig colour from the red earth

On a hot day in eastern Arnhem Land, three women collect pandanus leaves and djundom roots – and offer a priceless masterclass into a rich cultural tradition

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In west Arnhem Land, an education revolution expands to Manmoyi and Mamadawerre

In Australia's Top End, traditional owners are pushing for a cross-cultural education that will help children live between two worlds. It's a battle these communities have fought for decades — and now they're celebrating.

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NASA is readying to launch rockets from Arnhem Land – but the journey was years in the making

In two weeks, NASA is scheduled to launch rockets in Australia for the first time in more than 25 years. But the plans didn't come from nowhere – in fact, they almost didn't happen at all.

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NASA launching three rockets from Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory

American space agency NASA will be heading Down Under this month for a series of rocket launches in Arnhem Land.

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Mr Gurruwiwi, globally-renowned master of the yidaki, dies in Arnhem Land

Mr Gurruwiwi was known as a genius, had toured the world, made Yothu Yindu's yidakis, and generously shared his instrument with people, including Gotye, who appeared in a biopic about his legacy. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains an image of a person who…

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Paddy Compass Namadbara: for the first time, we can name an artist who created bark paintings in Arnhem Land in the 1910s

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Internationally-renowned art 'visionary' Mr Wanambi dies aged 59

The art world is in deep mourning following the death of East Arnhem Land's Mr Wanambi, whose body of work and artistic vision, especially with digital works, had no peer in contemporary Australian art.

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'New Steve Irwin' killed while hanging 100ft below helicopter collecting crocodile eggs

Outback Wrangler star Chris 'Willow' Wilson, 34, died when the helicopter he was hanging 100ft below, trying to collect crocodile eggs, crashed into trees in West Arnhem Land in Australia

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Fuel price cracks $3 per litre in Arnhem Land, putting pressure on remote communities

In Arnhem Land the price of diesel has surged well beyond $3 a litre.

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Remote NT helicopter crash victim identified as cast member of National Geographic's Outback Wrangler

Outback Wrangler's production company says the show is "heartbroken by the loss of their best friend and highly respected colleague Chris 'Willow' Wilson" after a helicopter crash in Arnhem Land on Monday.

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