@_AlexBarwick

Radio broadcaster @ABCAliceSprings, (regularly @ABCDarwin). Views expressed are my own. Central Australia, NT [email protected]

Joined March 2011
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Piia Wirsu@piiawirsu28 May 2024
So grateful to @andrewquilty for speaking with @_AlexBarwick for the latest Expanse podcast. His stories were eye-opening and heartbreaking. Want to know what a spy base in outback Australia has to do with civilian causalities in Afghanistan? Listen 👉ab.co/Expanse

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In 1999 a young American dumped his bicycle and walked out into the Great Sandy Desert in remote northern Australia. He was an Alaskan firefighter, seemingly with everything to live for. So why did...

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'You did nothing wrong': News Corp journalist's texts to Rolfe aired at inquest @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/n…

'You did nothing wrong': News Corp journalist's texts to Rolfe aired at inquest

Text messages reveal a News Corp journalist offered to write an article defending former Northern Territory Police constable Zachary Rolfe two days after he fatally shot dead Kumanjayi Walker. 

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Day 1 of Zachary Rolfe's evidence saw explosive testimony, as he detailed claims of an entrenched culture of racism at NT Police. And his day ended in fierce tension when he left court and was confronted by emotional members of the community. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2024-02-27/z…

From racism claims to emotional scenes: The key moments of Zachary Rolfe's inquest evidence

Here's what happened when former Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe took the stand for the first time in the coronial inquest into the 2019 police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker. WARNING...

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"The funding is plugging a couple of the gaps that we have identified in our service provision, which goes a long way to improving our services for women and children in our community.” Alice Springs’ only women’s shelter receives $4 million boost.⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/n…

Alice Springs has one of the world's highest DV rates. Its only women's shelter has just received...

In a town with one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the country, the only women's crisis accommodation has received a $4 million boost in funding.

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Jack Hislop@JackHislop19 Dec 2023
abc.net.au/news/2023-12-19/n… Big day in #ntpol . Labor now set for its third leader in 18 months. Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison officially put her hand up just an hour after Fyles’ press conference.

'I don't have any excuse': NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles resigns over shares

Natasha Fyles has resigned as Northern Territory chief minister after failing to disclose her shareholdings in a mining company.

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The super talented Dave Clark! 👇 abc.net.au/news/2023-12-08/d…

'Chronic fatigue is like being erased': How Dave regained a meaningful life

Chronic fatigue syndrome affects up to 250,000 Australians, a quarter of whom cannot leave their bed or home due to the severity of their symptoms. This is Dave's story.

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Police response times have more than doubled in most parts of the Northern Territory over the past five years, with code one call-outs now taking an average of 43 minutes to receive a police response, the NT coroner has heard. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-08-26/n…

'They feel as if police don't care': DV inquest hears police response times more than doubled in...

Code one call-outs – which should be acted on within 10 minutes – are now taking an average of 43 minutes to receive a police response across most of the NT, the coroner has heard.

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We all need more golden bandicoots in our lives... so cute! 😍#alicesprings @larastimpson
Lara Stimpson@larastimpson17 Aug 2023
A total career highlight so far working on this: Golden Bandicoots return to Central Australia after 56-year absence abc.net.au/news/2023-08-18/g… via @ABCaustralia

This little creature was locally extinct last week. Now, they're back — and growing

Golden bandicoots were last sighted in this area in 1967. Now a translocation project is aiming to revive the marsupial's population.

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A higher-resolution view of the Alice Springs fire, this #sentinel2 overpass from yesterday morning shortly after the fire jumped the Stuart Highway, also shows some residue burning near the suburb of Larapinta. This imagery is brilliant but less frequent than some other sources
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That fire West of Alice has burnt 25,000ha+ over the past few days. just updated the NAFI mapping to show the area burnt so far. Below burnt area in yellow + animation of the hotspots showing the spread since 8th. It appears to have jumped Stuart Highway? firenorth.org.au
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Jane Bardon@JaneBardon111 Aug 2023
Indigenous art industry fears authenticity reputation hit as Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair begins abc.net.au/news/2023-08-11/i… via @ABCaustralia #IndigenousArt

It's the biggest sales weekend for remote Aboriginal artists, but some fear their reputation has...

As Darwin launches one of Australia's biggest Indigenous art fairs, some artists fear allegations about interference in Indigenous paintings may have tarnished the industry's reputation and affected...

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Jane Bardon@JaneBardon19 Aug 2023
Both sides complain about Voice misinformation abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm… #TheVoice #ClosingTheGap

Both sides complain about Voice misinformation - ABC listen

Both Yes and No campaign leaders in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament debate are minimising the results of newspaper polls suggesting support for the proposal is slipping, but both are complaining...

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Jane Bardon@JaneBardon12 Aug 2023
NT Independent ban 'should worry all Australians' abc.net.au/radio/programs/am… #PressFreedom @abcnews @withMEAA

NT Independent ban 'should worry all Australians' - ABC listen

An online newspaper is considering taking legal action against the NT Government for trying to justify a total ban on the publication by calling it a blog, peddling misinformation.  

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Endometriosis care forces Alice Springs locals to travel far, spend big for treatment abc.net.au/news/2023-07-29/e… via @ABCaustralia

Thousands of dollars plus interstate travel — the price Georgie has to pay for endometriosis support

Georgie Hynes says there is a lack of support in regional and remote Australia — and she's one voice in a growing chorus of sufferers desperately calling for solutions.

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as someone who has both filled in for this job and still regularly inserts myself into the wonderful ABC Alice Springs team, I can confirm you want this gig 👇🧡
Alex Barwick@_AlexBarwick27 Jul 2023
Come and join our amazing team in beautiful Central Australia! #alicesprings careers.abc.net.au/caw/en/jo… 📷Brian Dean
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Come and join our amazing team in beautiful Central Australia! #alicesprings careers.abc.net.au/caw/en/jo… 📷Brian Dean
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when Steph Catley scored the #Matildas first goal of this #FIFAWWC, footage of it went around the world. but what about Australia's first EVER World Cup goal? well, that's been much harder to find. my story on the hunt for Angela Ianotta's mystery goal: abc.net.au/news/2023-07-23/m…

She scored our first goal in Women's World Cup history — but we can't show you video of the moment

Angela Iannotta scored Australia's first ever World Cup goal at the 1995 Women's World Cup in Sweden — but there's hardly any proof it happened at all.

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#BREAKING NT govt extends alcohol restrictions by at least another 12 months. @leesaulrobinson abc.net.au/news/2023-07-20/n…

NT government extends Alice Springs takeaway alcohol restrictions

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says current alcohol restrictions in Central Australia will be kept in place for at least 12 to 18 months.

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After woman's alleged murder, NT domestic violence campaigner says sector 'woefully' underfunded abc.net.au/news/2023-07-18/n… @leesaulrobinson

NT domestic violence campaigner says sector 'woefully' underfunded after woman's alleged murder

In the wake of the alleged murder of a woman by her partner in Alice Springs, a leading Northern Territory domestic violence campaigner has called for immediate action to address the sector's...

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Man charged with murdering his partner after allegedly assaulting her with 'blunt weapon' in Alice Springs abc.net.au/news/2023-07-17/m… @leesaulrobinson

Man charged with murdering his partner at Alice Springs bush camp

Jerry Robertson has appeared in Alice Springs Local Court after being charged with murder, breaching a domestic violence order and being armed with an offensive weapon at night.

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