A two-way conversation between Senator Lidia Thorpe and Western Arranta community members offered local mob the chance to ask about the Voice in their own language. “Ironically, they don’t get the chance to do this,” Indigenous Community Television - ICTV’s Damien Williams explains. crikey.com.au/2023/09/26/lid…

We managed to catch Senator Lidia Thorpe for a yarn at the Tilmouth Well Roadhouse on her way back from Yuendumu. Indigenous Community Television - ICTV's Bunbajee 💔💛🖤 and Crikey are on the road for a few days to cover the remote vote up the Tanami.

Concerning report from Julia Bergin & Bunbajee 💔💛🖤 who spent three days following the AEC's remote Voice voter service. Despite the public messaging that the campaign was consultation heavy, barely anyone in community seemed to know it was polling day! crikey.com.au/2023/10/03/ind…

PAW Media proving value of Indigenous media again: “We have information on radio that we do ourselves & we’re not funded for, including community service announcements in language to say the polling day for the Voice is...That’s what PAW is here for." -Grace Marshall, PAW Media.

Not only are Indigenous communities in remote NT unaware that polling is on, but many remain confused on what the Voice is. As Julia Bergin and Indigenous Community Television - ICTV's Bunbajee 💔💛🖤 report, votes came down to one thing: “Family is going to vote Yes so I’ll vote Yes".crikey.com.au/2023/10/06/voi…

The Australian Electoral Commission wouldn’t let its Mparntwe (Alice Springs) Indigenous supervisor speak to Julia Bergin because he lacked “media training”. That's despite the fact he once hosted a cooking show on NITV. crikey.com.au/2023/10/13/voi…

Results for Remote Mobile Teams in the NT electorate of Lingiari. Number columns are first % Yes, then % No and total votes. #auspol #referendum2023

While the nation was voting on the referendum, the community of Ltyentye Apurte met for a “most important” horse race. Dust-heavy, shade light, and set to a backdrop of billowing smoke, Julia Bergin and Indigenous Community Television - ICTV's Bunbajee 💔💛🖤 reported trackside. crikey.com.au/2023/10/16/lty…

“The whole thing just reflects on why we actually needed a Voice.” Despite the NT featured as THE subject of the referendum, local voices say it was excluded from genuine conversations, processes, and outcomes. A piece for Crikey. crikey.com.au/2023/11/02/voi…

Alice Spings yesterday!! We knew this season was going to be bad but this is scary! track these fires at firenorth.org Sentinel2 image. #buffel?

One-way ramps, ground level lazy susans, cookie bribes, and dance choreography. Researchers set-up an Alice Springs centre for ants to understand how the foragers keep track of work trips to and from the nest. A piece for Crikey. crikey.com.au/2023/11/30/ant…

Would you pay $40 for instant coffee, $10 plus for butter, and up to $3.75/L for fuel? Welcome to Australia’s real cost of living crisis. Part one of a four-part Crikey-Indigenous Community Television - ICTV series on general stores in remote Indigenous communities. crikey.com.au/2023/12/04/ind…

No power, no network, no backup, no store, no food. That's business as usual for the bush. Part two of four in a Crikey-Indigenous Community Television - ICTV series on general stores and food insecurity in remote Central Australian Indigenous communities. crikey.com.au/2023/12/04/rem…

Dust, mice, projectile rocks, and no comms. Remote general store managers are stretched and stressed, but it’s Indigenous communities that pay the price. Number 3 in Crikey-Indigenous Community Television - ICTV's 4-part series on food insecurity in the bush. crikey.com.au/2023/12/05/ind…

“If people are really, really hungry, and there’s no food. You know what quenches food craving? Chewing tobacco and smoking.” Julia Bergin and Damien Williams on the health costs of food insecurity in remote Central Australian Indigenous communities crikey.com.au/2023/12/06/rem…

In rural and remote Australia, finding people who WANT to work are in short supply. Foreign migrants are more reliable than interstate movers, but many Aus visa programs make it hard to stay and see a job through... a new fortnightly gig for The New York Times Aus. nytimes.com/2024/02/23/wor…

Mass death, 2,500 arrests and almost 170 million people without internet for almost a week. Here’s what you need to know about what’s happening in Bangladesh - by me and ⁦Julia Bergin⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-07-2…

Flying in West Papua is dangerous work. Why do so many Australians and Kiwis do it? Julia Bergin abc.net.au/news/2024-08-0…

New Zealand pilot Glen Malcolm Conning, who was killed last week in West Papua, has been remembered as a "courageous person who lived without fear and to the full" at a private funeral in his hometown of Motueka. By ⁦Julia Bergin⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-08-1…