NT Country Hour 17/5/10
What are some of the hurdles an Indigenous woman faces if she wants to become a doctor, and its been a long time coming but the second phase of the Ord River scheme is there -- what does this mean to...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 18/05/2010
It may be pregnancy testing - but in this case its on plants and it isn't to find out if there is another on the way, and foot and mouth the dreaded disease is being felt in one of Australia's largest...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 21/05/2010
The irons are in the fire as they steel themselves for the 100th Brunette Downs Races, and its more than just survival for the fittest when it comes to the military working with indigenous women.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 24/05/2010
The crocs are causing problems on the Roper River when it comes to moving stock and also for the local communities and there's one mine that is expanding on the Tiwis although for a limited period.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 25/05/2010
Another spillage in Darwin Harbour -- is enough being done and the Territory's resident children's writer gets ready for another chapter.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 26/05/2010
Working with indigenous women in remote areas and how they cope with breast cancer and have Katherine residents bitten off more than they can chew when it comes to a world renowned chef
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 27/05/2010
Cooperative Research Centres [CRC] gather in Alice Srpings with everything from how to get rid of the dark, firm and dry beef -- and the World Toilet Organisation.
View ArticleNT Country hour podcast 28/05/2010
Indonesian officials crackdown on permits and the weight of live cattle exports from Australia amidst allegations of forgery, and will the Territory's horticulture industry have a voice on the national...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 31/05/2010
With proper accreditation, when buying Australian and imported seafood could remove the bad taste it leaves in some people's mouths and bypassing Katherine, for some its not a bad idea
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 01/06/2010
An insect that could save mining firms a lot of time and money when it comes to processing rock for minerals and mimosa is keeping helicopter pilots on their toes.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 02/06/2010
The NT's cattle producers wrestle with the weight problem surrounding live exports to Indonesia and the skills grey nomads have to ensure they can do it themselves.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 03/06/2010
Can any government program really expect to have an impact upon the feral camel problem and the debate over Muckaty Station as a radio active waste dump heats up as it heads to the courts.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 04/06/2010
How will one of the major mining companies operations in the Territory be affected as the firm carries out a nationwide review following the resources super tax and state and territory pride to be...
View ArticleNT Country hour podcast 07/06/2010
It has been shut for 9-years, however the sale of the Katherine abattoir is seen as a benefit not just for the town but for industry elsewhere in the Top End and will pastoralists caught by Indonesia's...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 08/06/2010
The re-opening of the Katherine abattoir could provide an escape for pastoralists caught with large cattle since Indonesia has cracked down on the weight guidelines for live exports, and will Batchelor...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 09/06/2010
Local or imported when it comes to barramundi that question may now be easily answered, and has the Darwin Port Corporation finally found a way of controlling spillage>
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 10/06/2010
The crocs force a change in venue for Katherine's ultrachallenge and a community garden aimed at helping kids enjoy a more healthy lifestyle.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 14/06/2010
Territorians included in Queen's birthday awards including a man of the cloth instrumental in translating the bible to Kriol and a Maningrida artist who has had a major influence on Australian...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 15/06/2010
How could tax changes affect family trusts and farms and a camp draft horse goes missing
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 16/06/2010
Will Tennant Creek experience a similar boom that it had at the height of its gold mining days and the largest fine in Queensland's history for companies involved in the sale of diseased cattle should...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 17/06/2010
It may be remote but it hasn't stopped people from flocking to Brunette Downs as they celebrate 100 years of horse racing; and where is Australia's second-oldest political party headed?
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 18/6/10
Some have already saluted the judge as racing gets underway at the centenary of the Brunette Downs races on the Barkly
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 21/06/2010
Brunette Downs race goers cast their eyes over contemporary works celebrating 100-years of racing at the remote station and is mining all that it's made out to be for Australia by it's supporters?
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 22/06/2010
A Howard Springs woman is riding 500 k's on the horse which several years ago nearly killed her, and how one of the country's oldest pastoral companies believes it is heading.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 23/06/2010
Whipping them into shape, a whip maker divulges some of his secrets and a community celebrates the 75th anniversary of a significant religious event.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 24/06/2010
What does the elevation of Julia Gillard to the Lodge mean for regional Australia in areas such as mining, agriculture and women in remote areas, and should Charles Darwin University be involved in...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 25/06/2010
How is face book and other social media including phone texting helping indigenous children in remote communities overcome their reading problems and should more people be putting up their hands.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 28/06/2010
As the dust settles the winners and losers of the Territory's first indoor rodeo and Japan opens its doors to Australia's red grapefruit, only a short time after one of the main producers in Katherine...
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 20/7/10
Katherine bypass plans scrapped, plastic lunch wrapper causes chopper crash and vikings invade Alice Springs all in the name of charity
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 30/7/10
A pesky weed is found at Tennant Creek, Graincorp merges with agribusiness AWB and a sad farewell for a representative of the mining industry
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 12/10/10
Today the Country Hour team broadcast from a women's forum at the Katherine Research Station.
View ArticleSteven Schubert
Steven was born and bred in Parkes in central-west New South Wales, the town famous for its Elvis Festival and for having the largest radio telescope in the Southern Hemisphere.
View ArticleNT Country Hour podcast 3/08/2011
The Territory Council on Cooperation held an meeting in Mataranka on cruelty; cattle producers are shown animal slaughter vision at a forum in Darwin; and Senator Nick Xenophon visits Territory cattle...
View ArticleNT County Hour 24/08/2011
The Territory unveils a new natural resource management plan, we head to a cattle handling school in Katherine, and the Lajamanu school kids take over the airwaves.
View ArticleNT County Hour 25/08/2011
The Country Hour goes chasing cattle at Nixon's Crossing campdraft near Katherine, a ship of cattle heads to Vietnam for the first time in nearly ten years and we crown the Territory's best male ringer.
View ArticleSenate inquiry heads to heart of Territory cattle country
The senate inquiry into animal welfare in the live cattle export industry has heard evidence from affected producers and businesses in the Northern Territory town of Katherine this morning.
View ArticleCattle stations want ABC to give them better reception
A group of Northern Territory cattle producers has signed a petition calling for expanded and improved ABC Radio coverage in remote areas.
View ArticleLocals worried about dead fish in Katherine River
Locals in the Katherine region say they're concerned about a fish kill in the Katherine River, just downstream of the town.
View ArticleKatherine mango growers trying to avoid fruit fly sprays
A massive experiment in the Northern Territory is trying to prove the mango industry in the Katherine region can control fruit fly without any sprays or other treatments.
View ArticleGhan passenger frustrated at derailment response
One passenger on the Ghan which derailed just out of Katherine yesterday says he can't understand why there was no need for people's travel plans to be ruined after the accident.
View ArticleRoper River mine to export ilmenite into China
The Territory's first ilmenite mine is just a few months away from starting production.
View ArticleCarmen Brown
Carmen Brown is the rural reporter for ABC Katherine in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleCaddie Brain and Carmen Brown
Caddie Brain and Carmen Brown report on primary industries across the Northern Territory.
View ArticleNT study trials the feasibility of single '5 in 1' shot to prevent tetanus in...
A new trial run by Katherine Research Station with pastoralists in the Northern Territory, is testing the feasibility of using a single vaccination to protect cattle against tetanus.
View ArticleABC's decision to end shortwave radio service 'could be life threatening'...
An Indigenous ranger group in the NT says the ABC's decision to end its shortwave radio service in the Northern Territory could be life threatening.
View ArticleNBN Co satellite internet installer gets lost in helicopter en route to...
A cattle producer says a NBN satellite internet installer struggled to find her property using a helicopter, despite having GPS coordinates.
View ArticleOverwhelming support for young farmer who lost both legs in Northern...
An NT farmer who lost both of his legs in a farm accident has been overwhelmed by donations, and aims to spend time educating others in safety.
View ArticleFlood-hit Territory cattle station owner calls for government support
The deluge in the wake of Cyclone Trevor sees staff of an isolated Territory cattle station forced to flee at short notice "without even their toothbrushes" as floodwaters peak at the top of the...
View ArticleCountry Press Australia and Deakin University study into regional news decline
The largest study of country newspapers ever undertaken in Australia is hoping to develop sustainable models that can help the declining regional media landscape survive into the future.
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