Ted O'Connor
@TedOConnor4
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ABC reporter/producer
Joined May 2010
"I feel good, man. I feel proud of myself and proud of my boys." The long-awaited sealing of the Tanami Road is providing critical work and training opportunities for locals. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
abc.net.au
Sealing the Tanami Road is one of northern WA's biggest projects and local Indigenous people say the jobs being created are life-changing.
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"A Kununurra magistrate found the boy guilty of the offences after Monday's proceedings focused on whether he knew what he did was wrong, a requirement for offenders aged 10 to 14." @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
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Kununurra Children's Court heard an 11-year-old boy involved in stealing cars was missing school while being easily led by teenagers who roamed the streets at night.
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Saltwater crocodiles in upper Ord River raise concerns for Kununurra residents
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Some residents are wondering at what point will they give up taking the plunge in the spectacular upper Ord River.
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For long-term residents like Tony Nungactha, new management at Halls Creek's only aged care facility as brought nothing but positives. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
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Halls Creek's aged care home serves a vast area with many Indigenous cultural groups, and now a local Aboriginal health service hopes to boost the facility that's struggled in recent years with...
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"We're now right on the edge." Organisers of the Ord Valley Muster and Kimberley Moon say the cultural festival - one of northern WA's largest - is unlikely to survive without further state government support. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
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The Ord Valley Muster showcases the East Kimberley's Indigenous culture, pastoral heritage and spectacular landscape, but a ticket sale dive at last month's event has put the festival on shaky...
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"We are sitting in a rut." Halls Creek residents are demanding better of their local leaders, as corruption allegations and 'childish' infighting grind good governance to a halt. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
abc.net.au
Residents of one of Western Australia's most disadvantaged towns say community interests have been sidelined amid infighting.
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Two and a half years after he disappeared in outback Queensland, a 'feast of lies' confronts the family of missing Kimberley man Jeremiah Rivers. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
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As the coroner tries to get to the bottom of what happened to the 27-year-old, the case remains short on strong evidence while abundant with theories and claims of criminal conduct.
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The Queensland Coroners Court has confirmed new information is behind a renewed police search for missing Kimberley man Jeremiah Rivers, more than two years after his disappearance. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
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Twenty police and volunteers have been searching near Noccundra, the first major effort for nearly two years since Jeremiah "Jayo" Rivers disappeared.
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With a rate of family and domestic violence offending 20 times higher than WA's largest regional city, community leaders in Halls Creek say meaningful change must start with the current generation of children. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
abc.net.au
In the Kimberley town of Halls Creek, advocates and frontline workers say family violence is a huge problem and more must be done to stop the normalisation of harmful and destructive behaviour.
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More than two years after his disappearance, Queensland Police have launched a renewed search for missing Kimberley man Jeremiah Rivers. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
abc.net.au
Queensland police have confirmed a new search for the 27-year-old started in the Noccundra area, in south-west Queensland, last week.
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The town has produced a string of talented players at the highest level - but will a renewed crackdown help improve the behaviour of Halls Creek's crowds? @TedOConnor4 @abcsport @abcnews
abc.net.au
Indigenous people in the remote town of Halls Creek are proud of their homegrown AFL stars, but they are desperate to stamp out another side of the local competition — violent feuds.
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Media friends! We're looking for a senior reporter to join (my old) team in the Kimberley. Broome-based, but a chance to roam all over the best part of Australia and do some great, impactful reporting.#journojobs @MEAAMediaWA
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Calls for transparency after police officers disciplined over poor response to the killing of Ms Waterloo in Kununurra. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
abc.net.au
Three police officers have faced disciplinary action after an internal investigation into their actions the night a Kimberley man killed his partner.
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An internal review has found poor planning by DFES contributed to a runaway proscribed burn in the Kimberley that caused significant damage to the Faraway Bay retreat. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
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A review obtained by the ABC finds preparation for the 2020 burn in the Kimberley was "underpinned by plans produced by a division based in Perth" and contained information irrelevant to the local...
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Inappropriate DFES planning contributed to runaway prescribed burn in Kimberley, report finds
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A review obtained by the ABC finds preparation for the 2020 burn in the Kimberley was "underpinned by plans produced by a division based in Perth" and contained information irrelevant to the local...
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"I just sit there and close my eyes and go: 'This is why I live here'." It's the height of the always-phenomenal waterfall season in the East Kimberley. But the region's rough roads are proving to be a bit of a problem. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
abc.net.au
Waterfall season in the East Kimberley is an indescribable joy for many residents, and they want better road access to visit some of the best falls when they are "pumping".
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"Everyone sits back and just wants us to fail." The CEO of WA's northernmost remote Aboriginal community has defended giving multiple jobs to relatives, citing dysfunction, feuding and a lack of willing applicants. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
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The Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation CEO says she had no choice but to employ her close family members in additional youth worker roles amid ongoing welfare dependency, feuding, and substance abuse...
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Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation CEO defends double jobs for close family members in East Kimberley
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The Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation CEO says she had no choice but to employ her close family members in additional youth worker roles amid ongoing welfare dependency, feuding, and substance abuse...
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Kununurra, Wyndham and Halls Creek isolated as flooding cuts highways on both sides of the WA/NT border. @TedOConnor4 @MyaKordic @abcnews @dfes_wa
abc.net.au
Road access to the Kimberley towns of Halls Creek, Kununurra and Wyndham has been cut off by flooding across two major highways, although residents are well stocked and prepared for wet season...
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East Kimberley elder steps down from local leadership position after historic child sex allegations emerge. @TedOConnor4 @abcnews
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