A couple wake in their swag (bivouac) on the morning after the main party at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural t...

Eggs being fried on a griddle by volunteers from the Ariah Park community who cook breakfast for the partygoers on the morning after the main ball at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Kno...

A young man with the images of a penis drawn on his leg with permanent marker pen sits in a wrecked car in a campsite at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S ba...

Inside the Wadeye police station and courthouse, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAJA) lawyers, Holly Fitzsimmons and Kate Ballard, discuss upcoming cases at the back of the room. Norther...

People alight from a council bus that serves the satellite communities on the edges of Wadeye town, helping residents to shop, attend school and access services found in the town. Due to tensions betw...

A Catholic shrine outside a home in Wadeye, the largest Aboriginal town in the Northern Territory. Wadeye is the largest Aboriginal town in the Northern Territory. Its seven different tribes were di...

Members of the Anglican Parish of Gosford, joined by social justice supporters, protest the government's treatment of asylum seekers on a busy intersection in Gosford, near the office of Lucy Wicks MP...

A crowd of partygoers listen to country music bands at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural towns, run by local vol...

Partygoers covered in food dyes at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Although food colouring is technically banned at the ball (security guards search patrons as they enter) It is still popul...

Partygoers covered in food dyes at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Although food colouring is technically banned at the ball (security guards search patrons as they enter) It is still popul...

Partygoers covered in food dyes at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Although food colouring is technically banned at the ball (security guards search patrons as they enter) It is still popul...

Partygoers covered in food dyes at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Although food colouring is technically banned at the ball (security guards search patrons as they enter) It is still popul...

Children play outside their homes. Wadeye residents spend a lot of time outside their homes, cooking and playing as temperatures inside can become very hot and access to air-conditioning is limited.

Children play outside their homes. Wadeye residents spend a lot of time outside their homes, cooking and playing as temperatures inside can become very hot and access to air-conditioning is limited.

A couple with their child outside their home. Wadeye residents spend a lot of time outside their homes, cooking and playing as temperatures inside can become very hot and access to air-conditioning is...

Members of the Anglican Parish of Gosford, joined by social justice supporters, protest the government's treatment of asylum seekers on a busy intersection in Gosford, near the office of Lucy Wicks MP...

Members of the Anglican Parish of Gosford, joined by social justice supporters, protest the government's treatment of asylum seekers on a busy intersection in Gosford, near the office of Lucy Wicks MP...

Members of the Anglican Parish of Gosford, joined by social justice supporters, protest the government's treatment of asylum seekers on a busy intersection in Gosford, near the office of Lucy Wicks MP...

Members of the Anglican Parish of Gosford, joined by social justice supporters, protest the government's treatment of asylum seekers on a busy intersection in Gosford, near the office of Lucy Wicks MP...

A woman spits a mouthful of red food dye into a friend's face at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Although food colouring is technically banned at the ball (security guards search patrons as...

Partygoers covered in food dyes at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Although food colouring is technically banned at the ball (security guards search patrons as they enter) It is still popul...

Partygoers covered in food dyes dance at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Although food colouring is technically banned at the ball (security guards search patrons as they enter) It is still...

Partygoers covered in food dyes at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Although food colouring is technically banned at the ball (security guards search patrons as they enter) It is still popul...

Wadeye police station and courthouse positioned on the main road in the middle of town. The area on the main road around the police station and courthouse has been the location of much of the town's v...

Wadeye police station and courthouse positioned on the main road in the middle of town. The area on the main road around the police station and courthouse has been the location of much of the town's v...

Pastor Rod Bower changes the message on the church's billboard. One side reads: 'PUT THE FAR RIGHT ON THE TERROR LIST', the other says "KEEP GOSFORD NUCLEAR FREE'. Millions of people have viewed onli...

Pastor Rod Bower changes the message on the church's billboard. One side reads: 'PUT THE FAR RIGHT ON THE TERROR LIST', the other says "KEEP GOSFORD NUCLEAR FREE'. Millions of people have viewed onli...

Pastor Rod Bower changes the message on the church's billboard. One side reads: 'PUT THE FAR RIGHT ON THE TERROR LIST', the other says "KEEP GOSFORD NUCLEAR FREE'. Millions of people have viewed onli...

Pastor Rod Bower looks for the appropriate letters for a message on his church's billboard, slogans that have brought him and the church international attention. Millions of people have viewed onl...

Pastor Rod Bower inside the changing room at his church shortly after giving a sermon. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower's statements on a billboard out the front of his church. The sh...

Partygoers covered in food dyes at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Although food colouring is technically banned at the ball (security guards search patrons as they enter) It is still popul...

A man covered in red food dye walks toward the stage at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Although food colouring is technically banned at the ball (security guards search patrons as they ent...

Emma and Dwight dancing in their campsite shortly before the start of the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. The couple, who are due to marry soon, met at a previous B&S ball. Known to locals a...

People alight from a council bus that serves the satellite communities on the edges of Wadeye town, helping residents to shop, attend school and access services found in the town. Due to tensions betw...

Clients (defendants and witnesses) and supporting family members try and find shade, while waiting in the courtyard of the Wadeye police station and courthouse. Northern Territory (NT) Local Circuit...

Pastor Rod Bower conducts a sermon bare foot. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower's statements on a billboard out the front of his church. The short and punchy messages, spelled out in 3...

After the sermon, two volunteers help to sanitise the seats at Rod Bower's church.. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower's statements on a billboard out the front of his church. The short...

Pastor Rod Bower (right) greets churchgoers at the church's exit shortly after his sermon. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower's statements on a billboard out the front of his church....

Pastor Rod Bower (right) greets churchgoers at the church's exit shortly after his sermon. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower's statements on a billboard out the front of his church....

Rod Bower (2nd from left) at the entrance of his church shortly before the beginning of the sermon. Once churchgoers are signed in they must wear a face mask and sanitise their hands. Millions of pe...

Partygoers dance on top of a truck at the start of the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural towns, run by local volunte...

Partygoers dance on top of a truck at the start of the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural towns, run by local volunte...

A man adjusts his tie as he gets dressed prior to the start of the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural towns, run by...

A bride-to-be (centre), who is having her hen party during the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball, dances in the hen party's campsite. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held r...

After the sermon, Pastor Rod Bower (centre) encourages his congregation to dance to the church band, although singing is limited to the musicians. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower's s...

Pastor Rod Bower raises his arms to his socially distanced congregation during a sermon Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower's statements on a billboard out the front of his church. The sh...

Pastor Rod Bower begins a sermon to his socially distanced congregation discussing internet trolls with a monitor displaying a cartoon image of trolls. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bowe...

Churchgoers at the entrance of the Anglican Parish of Gosford where they must sign in with the government COVID app. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower's statements on a billboard out t...

Rod Bower (2nd from right) greets Churchgoers at the entrance of the Anglican Parish of Gosford where they must sign in with the government COVID app. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower...

Rod Bower (left) greets Churchgoers at the entrance of the Anglican Parish of Gosford where they must sign in with the government COVID app. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower's stateme...

Pastor Rod Bower welcomes his socially distanced congregation. Millions of people have viewed online Rod Bower's statements on a billboard out the front of his church. The short and punchy messages,...

Churchgoers sit in social distanced formation as they wait for the beginning of a Sunday church service. A television shows an image of a recent billboard by Rod Bower with the words 'Thou shalt physi...

A group of friends wake in the carpark on the morning after the main party at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural...

A couple asleep in their swag (bivouac) on the morning after the main party at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural...

On the morning after the main party at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball, two men eat egg and bacon sandwiches provided and cooked by volunteers from the Ariah Park community. Known to loc...

Eggsand bacon are cooked on a griddle by volunteers from the Ariah Park community who cook breakfast for the partygoers on the morning after the main ball at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball....

Early partygoers at the Ariah Park, Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural towns, run by local volunteers, the balls help raise fun...

Wadeye Aboriginal community.

Wadeye Aboriginal community.

Early partygoers at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural towns, run by local volunteers, the balls help raise fund...

Paul Jones, sergeant at the Wadeye Police Station, looks through a selection of court documents representing individual cases, 90 of which are sheduled to be held at a 'bush court' during the followin...

A bride-to-be, who is having her hen party during the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball, undresses a man who has wandered from the ball into the hen party's campsite. Known to locals as simply...

Partygoers prepare a beer / alcohol bong during the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural towns, run by local volunteers...

Partygoers drinking in the back of a pick up truck during the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural towns, run by local...

Partygoers dance on top of pick up trucks ('Utes') during the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural towns, run by local...

After the 'Wet T Shirt' competition, many of the men and some of the women start play fighting and wrestling in the mud at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S b...

After the 'Wet T Shirt' competition, many of the men and some of the women start play fighting and wrestling in the mud at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S b...

After the 'Wet T Shirt' competition, many of the men and some of the women start play fighting and wrestling in the mud at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S b...

After the 'Wet T Shirt' competition, many of the men and some of the women start play fighting and wrestling in the mud at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. 'Rippy', a well known photographer...

After the 'Wet T Shirt' competition, many of the men and some of the women start play fighting and wrestling in the mud at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. 'Rippy', a well known photographer...

After the 'Wet T Shirt' competition, many of the men and some of the women start dancing, play fighting and wrestling in the mud at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as sim...

Partygoers are sprayed with water during the 'Wet T Shirt' competition at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. The town's fire truck sprays water on to the crowd and shortly after the women are...

After the 'Wet T Shirt' competition, many of the men and some of the women start play fighting and wrestling in the mud at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. 'Rippy', a well known photographer...

Partygoers are sprayed with water during the 'Wet T Shirt' competition at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. The town's fire truck sprays water on to the crowd and shortly after the women are...

Partygoers are sprayed with water during the 'Wet T Shirt' competition at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. The town's fire truck sprays water on to the crowd and shortly after the women are...

Partygoers are sprayed with water during the 'Wet T Shirt' competition at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. The town's fire truck sprays water on to the crowd and shortly after the women are...

Partygoers are sprayed with water during the 'Wet T Shirt' competition at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. The town's fire truck sprays water on to the crowd and shortly after the women are...

A car that has broken down on the outskirts of Wadeye Aboriginal community. During the wet season, for four or five months each year, the town can only be accessed by plane or by boat, in the drier mo...

Paul Jones, sergeant at the Wadeye Police Station, talks with a group of Aboriginal elders as he walks around the Wadeye. In a town where very little traditional policing occurs (many of the cases are...

People walk through the security gate at the entrance of Wadeye police station and courthouse. Northern Territory (NT) Local Circuit Courts, or 'bush courts', operate in 30 remote Aboriginal communi...

A crowd gathers for the beginning of the 'Wet T Shirt' competition at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. The town's fire truck sprays water on to the crowd and shortly after the women are spra...

Clare Jongmin (3rd from the right) prepares flowers and other memorial objects with her family, at the Wadeye women's centre, before the funeral of a relative. Clare Jongmin's nephew was shot and kill...

Aboriginal Elders gather at the home of Maree Klesch, an educator who promotes Aboriginal language maintenance, revival and education, to listen to old cultural recordings.

A crowd gathers for the beginning of the 'Wet T Shirt' competition at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. The town's fire truck sprays water on to the crowd and shortly after the women are spra...

A crowd gathers for the beginning of the 'Wet T Shirt' competition at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. The town's fire truck sprays water on to the crowd and shortly after the women are spra...

North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Lawyer (NAJA) Holly Fitzsimmons, speaks with Brenda Melpi (36) in the Wadeye police station and courthouse courtyard. Melpi was due to attend court on a viol...

A woman accidentally pushes a man into a fire created from a pick up truck's exhaust while 'Key Banging', a process where the driver creates a series of small explosions from a vehicle's exhaust, duri...

North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Lawyer (NAJA) John Blackley walks through the entrance of the Wadeye police station and courthouse, past a group of women and children sitting outside. Nort...

Aboriginal elders gather at the home of Maree Klesch to listen to old cultural recordings.

Left over food at the Ariah Park Bachelor and Spinster ball. Known to locals as simply B&S balls, the events are held regularly in rural towns, run by local volunteers, the balls help raise funds f...