Kyver Giles barrels through a cloud of red dust and sunlight, thumping a football into the dirt as two dogs nip at his heels. Coach Isaac Bates Junior hopes the Wanarn Crows can win this year. "People were really sad to see their team not playing finals," Bates Junior says. Coach Isaac Bates Junior's young son also pulls on the …
In the shadows of the Rawlinson Ranges the Warakurna Roadhouse is the last stop for those driving to the Northern Territory and beyond. The desert road is famed for being "Australia's longest shortcut", but in recent years the roadhouse has earned its own reputation as a must stop for another reason — jokes. "There's a Facebook group called The Great …
Lyle Kenny stands out the front of the Docker River Store and speaks into a megaphone. "Come and look at us the Aboriginal way, like face to face," Mr Giles said. "Remoteness is a concept that people use to describe where we were placed — that we're a long way from the city," Dr Ellis said. "Aboriginal people need to …