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National Road Safety Week prompts WA man Greg Cross to share drink driving story

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National Road Safety Week prompts WA man Greg Cross to share drink driving story

It was one wrong decision which left a lasting impact on Albany man Greg Cross.

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The NT's largest music festival Bass in the Grass improves access for people living with disabilities

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The NT's largest music festival Bass in the Grass improves access for people living with disabilities

Darwin's largest music festival, Bass in the Grass, normally draws thousands of tourists to the Top End and this year, Jim Simpson and Jeff McCourt are ready to party.

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Gabriel will be blind by the time he's 40. But his vision for his community is 'crystal clear'

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Gabriel will be blind by the time he's 40. But his vision for his community is 'crystal clear'

When Gabriel Gervasoni was born, he was so pale that the nuns at the old Catholic hospital in Ballarat thought "he must be an angel", his mother, Mandy, quips.

"He had this bright white hair," she says. 

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Demand for animal-assisted services grows, with pony time helping Owen relax, use sign language, slow down

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Demand for animal-assisted services grows, with pony time helping Owen relax, use sign language, slow down

Four-year-old Owen loves to climb and dance but when he sits on gentle old Welsh pony Sherbie his little body relaxes and he dozes off. 

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Designers Carol Taylor and Jessie Sadler bring disability-friendly creations to runway for Australian Fashion Week

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Designers Carol Taylor and Jessie Sadler bring disability-friendly creations to runway for Australian Fashion Week

For the first time in Australian Fashion Week history, a runway show has been created by and for people with disabilities, and modelled by people with disabilities. 

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