The theme of National Reconciliation Week for 2021 is More Than A Word, which calls all of us to take action and take meaningful steps to better understand Aboriginal culture and find opportunities to contribute towards a reconciled Australia.

As a proud Gurindji man I am heartened to see the enthusiastic approach of the ABC staff in Darwin to actively embrace the path towards reconciliation.

The traditional owners of Darwin are the Larrakia people, and I was pleased to sit through a Larrakia language lesson from Auntie Bilawarra Lee. That, coupled with the Larrakia Welcome to Country mural being painted on the outside wall of the ABC Darwin building shows our commitment to reconciliation like never before.

Reconciliation Week follows National Sorry Day, and as the descendants of the Stolen Generation it brings national attention to the pain, suffering and hurt that was caused to our mothers and grandmothers and to all the families that were broken up, fragmented and sometimes lost.

We can’t change the past, but seeing the gradual change makes me hopeful for our future generations. It brings me hope that we can come together and work for the betterment of all our peoples and their futures.
 

 Charlie King, Territory Grandstand presenter, ABC Radio Darwin

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We’ve got some talented musicians in the NT - and this Territory Day 1 July 2021 we’d like to celebrate them in our second iteration of the Territory Sounds Countdown. To take part, submit your top 5 songs made by NT artists in 2020. Visit the page below to find out more details.

Garma Festival, Australia's premier forum for the discussion of Indigenous affairs, has been cancelled due to COVID-19 safety concerns.

The decision comes after the Northern Territory's Chief Health Officer decided the event's remote location in north-east Arnhem Land posed too great a public health risk in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak.

Northern Territory police say they are investigating a COVID-19 quarantine breach in Alice Springs after two women allegedly absconded from supervised quarantine into a waiting getaway car.

"I can say they were up on the first floor. They managed to abseil down and work through that, and then up and over a fence to head off," said Jamie Chalker, the NT Police Commissioner.

Leah Brown and her partner Darren are feeling the pressure to buy a house after a significant rent hike. They are searching in Darwin, where rental vacancy rates are among the tightest in the country – their rent has jumped by $150 a week.

The NT's stamp duty exemption of up to $18,601 will end on 30 June and the NT government says it is focusing on supply now that the demand is high.

The Lifesavers have officially started patrolling Darwin's beaches for the 2021 season, and they're quick to tell you how safe it is. But locals and tourists alike are still worried about the Territory's most notorious predator - the saltwater crocodile. 

Listen to Dr. Adam Britton, a crocodile expert from Charles Darwin University talk to ABC Radio Darwin's Liz Trevaskis about croc attacks in Darwin during the Dry season.

Love a freshly caught barra? Why not try to recreate this classic Territory sensation in your kitchen? Served with melted vanilla butter vinaigrette it is a real treat for your palette!