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09/10/2026

Hail batters Alice Springs ☔

The intense burst of wild weather lasted just minutes before clearing. Black clouds one minute, blue skies the next.

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09/10/2026

Using old washing machine tubs and the bottoms of wheelie bins as flower beds, a small-scale, circular economy is thriving in the West MacDonnell Ranges, 200 kilometres west of Alice Springs.

🎤Elsie Lange

09/10/2026

Northern Territory Police will introduce 750 long-range "Taser 10" tasers over the next five years.

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says the tasers will be deployed to "hot spots" and "high impact areas" across the Northern Territory.

Police in Wadeye, Katherine and Alice Springs will be the first to receive the tasers, with the rest of the NT to follow.

🎤 Tilda Colling

09/10/2026

Angus and Karyna were on route to the Kimberley to wrap up one year of travel around Australia from the the UK. Their plans were derailed after their vehicle, holding all their possessions, was stolen from Adelaide River on Tuesday night.

Karyna found a video of the stolen vehicle on social media and sent it to Daly River police who urged them to contact Wadeye police as they believed from the footage, that Wadeye was the new location of the car.

Angus and Karyna have been trying to contact Wadeye police since the incident occurred but they have been unresponsive.

Karyna told ABC Darwin's Adam Steer that the couple are now planning to move their return flights, originally booked for December, to next week as they can no longer afford to stay in the country.

More on this story from 4pm on the Drive show with Adam Steer.

📻For more from Drive with Adam Steer tune into ABC 105.7 Darwin weekdays from 4pm.
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09/10/2026

Etsy users across the globe are reporting an influx of AI-generated products on the online marketplace, including copied work.

A Hobart-based crochet artist recently discovered an AI-generated version of her design being sold on Etsy.

A law expert says artists need more clarity on what their rights are in the AI-age, and how they can pursue those rights.

Etsy proclaims its mission is to "keep commerce human". But buyers and sellers are reporting an influx of AI-generated products and, in some cases, copied artistic works.

09/10/2026

The survey, of more than 1,000 Australians, found Gen Z was the generation most likely to feel it isn't very connected to their community.

09/10/2026

Australians spend an eye-watering $30 billion each year on gambling. We are, comfortably, the world's most profligate punters.

As the AFL and NRL finals played out, venues across the country were packed to the brim, most in attendance in varying stages of desperation for their team to score.

While all were focused on the game, most kept one eye on their phones, hoping one or more legs on a bet had come off.

On a Friday night in a pub during the footy finals, the ABC asked every table if they had a bet on; all but one did. Experts say it's a red flag against the government's limited gambling reforms.

09/10/2026

A massive network outage interrupted all government departments in the Northern Territory on Thursday, affecting services from hospital to police systems.

🎤Tilda Colling

09/10/2026

Powderfinger, one of the most decorated acts in Australian music history, have confirmed they're reforming 16 years after calling it quits. Here's everything we know so far.

09/10/2026

With most Australian mortgages being variable loans and interest rates at a 15-year high, experts weigh in on different approaches to mortgages in other parts of the world.