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Matt Wright back with family after what he says was 'one hell of a fight'

ABC Australia · May 11, 2026, 2:02 AM

Key takeaways

  • Matt Wright, pictured leaving the NT Supreme Court late last year, has now finished serving his five-month non-parole period in jail.
  • Matt Wright, the star of Outback Wrangler and Wild Croc Territory, has returned home after serving his five-month non-parole period in jail.
  • Last year he was convicted on two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice in relation to events after a fatal 2022 helicopter crash.

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Matt Wright, pictured leaving the NT Supreme Court late last year, has now finished serving his five-month non-parole period in jail. (ABC News: Michael Parfitt)

Matt Wright, the star of Outback Wrangler and Wild Croc Territory, has returned home after serving his five-month non-parole period in jail.

Last year he was convicted on two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice in relation to events after a fatal 2022 helicopter crash.

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