Isabella Tolhurst
Isabella Tolhurst is a journalist and presenter currently working in the ABC Darwin Newsroom, covering television, radio and online platforms. She was the 2022 winner of the Caroline Jones Scholarship and completed her cadetship in the Melbourne newsroom.
She tweets from @tolhurst_bella, and can be contacted via email at tolhurst.isabella@abc.net.au
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At this NT school, students are learning to stand up to bullies and be a good friend
The NT government has committed to rolling out a specialist mental health education framework in all of its schools from next year. Tailored to the needs of territory kids, teachers and principals say it helps support the "emotional wellbeing" of students.
NT scrambling for more guards, with prison population at all-time high and expected to keep growing
With Northern Territory prisons fuller than ever and the corrections commissioner tipping prisoner numbers to keep rising, the government is on a recruitment drive to fill the shortage of prison officers.
Body of 19yo man found in Alice Springs named as 'beloved son' Yiel Gatluak
A 19-year-old man whose body was found on a remote road near Alice Springs has been described as an "independent boy" and hard-working mechanic.
An ice bath is the 'most immersive mindful experience' Peter has had. He now recommends them to clients
Darwin-based trauma counsellor Peter Bourke has seen how ice baths, or cold-water exposure, can have positive impacts on his clients. He said the act of bringing the mind, breath and body back under control is beneficial for people who struggle with maintaining control over addiction.
As thousands of students finish their schooling, this remote NT community is doing graduation differently
In the remote community of Maningrida in the heart of Arnhem Land, graduating high school is an accomplishment worth celebrating. Hundreds of people have packed into the school's basketball court to celebrate the graduation of six of their own.
'We can't be silent anymore': Hundreds march against domestic violence as reforms pass parliament
A large crowd has rallied in Darwin to call for more discussions about the scourge in the Northern Territory, which suffers from high rates of domestic violence.
Amid rising crime rates, Darwin liquor outlets discover via media their opening hours are to be slashed
Multiple takeaway liquor outlets in Darwin say they were surprised to find out the hours they could operate would be cut by two hours per day after the government's announcement, by a press release and media.
'Frank Reys was a racing legend. But he's also my grandfather'
Fifty years ago, Frank Reys made a scorching burst in the closing stages to win the Melbourne Cup on Gala Supreme. Frank was the first, and remains the only, First Nations jockey to win the Cup.
Friendly rivalries and solar power fuels futuristic drivers racing across Australia
Thirty-one teams from across the world will spend the next five days racing solar cars down the middle of the country. But not all of them are expected to cross the finish line.
Stan Grant says Australia's media needs a 'reckoning', in first interview since leaving the ABC
The veteran journalist and former host of Q+A says the media's coverage of the Voice to Parliament referendum has been "terribly predictable".
NT advocates renew urgent call for needs-based funding to fight domestic violence
Dozens of campaigners across the Northern Territory have gathered to push for more federal government support to combat the territory's domestic violence crisis.
Former Don Dale inmate arrested week after winning $220K in damages
A former Don Dale detainee who was recently awarded damages from the Northern Territory government has appeared in court facing "very serious allegations".
A bid to turn Darwin into Australia's most colourful city, one wall at a time
The Darwin Street Art Festival attracts artists from around the country to create more of the colourful murals taking over the city's streets.
This Indigenous language has just 20 fluent speakers left. This playgroup aims to save it
At a school near Alice Springs, children and their parents are learning the severely endangered language of Pertame. It's just one example of a national push to revitalise Indigenous languages for the next generation.
'The gateway to our culture': Why experts are gathering to help preserve First Nations languages
With about 90 per cent of Australia's Indigenous languages considered endangered, hundreds of people have gathered at a major event to help save them.
It's been 50 years since Indigenous artists created their own superhero. This is the legacy
An art exhibition celebrating Indigenous superheroes is set to attract crowds in the Northern Territory. And it all started in 1973.
New NT laws empower families to make healthcare decisions for relatives
New laws in the Northern Territory will allow families and close friends to make healthcare decisions on behalf of individuals with impaired decision-making capacity.
Crocodile shot and killed after man hospitalised in attack at Top End waterhole
The saltwater crocodile involved in an attack at Wangi Falls in the Northern Territory has been killed, while the 67-year-old victim remains in hospital in Darwin.
DV is the leading cause of homelessness in the NT. This program aims to change that
The program funds community housing providers in Darwin and Alice Springs to sub-lease properties to people escaping domestic violence and at risk of homelessness.
Record sale prices as Humpty Doo house values double
Prices in the rural suburb of Humpty Doo have doubled in recent months with interest from interstate buyers and new developments changing the market.
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Property prices in this NT town have doubled in 20 months. Here's why
A home in Darwin's rural area recently sold for $1.5 million, as the Top End region experiences an influx of post-pandemic interstate buyers.
Stories of historic gaol brought back to life in new tour
The remarkable historic gaol in Darwin, which gained a reputation for being one of the easiest from which to escape, is being brought back to life thanks to a new audio tour.
'People still say it never happened': Stolen Generations survivors say Australia still doesn't accept history
While a lot has changed in 25 years, Stolen Generations survivors and descendants say more needs to be done for Australia to reconcile with its history.
Allirra Jennings becomes the first Aboriginal woman to complete world's six major marathons
After starting out by "shuffling" to the local shops and back, Allirra Jennings has now gone on to travel the world and run the world's great marathons and here's how she did it.
NT Stolen Generations $50 million class action settlement receives final approval
The Commonwealth will pay more than $50 million in compensation to descendants of the Stolen Generations in the NT, with lawyers acknowledging no amount of money could redress the lasting trauma of the forcible removal of children by a government agency.