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Essential documents from Aboriginal Australia: 7 – the 2008 Yuendumu Petition

Supporti-ki karlipa wangkami, tala manu nyiya kanti-kanti yungungurlu ngalpa yinyi nyampurla ngurungka. Nyampurla Yurntumu-rla panu karlipa madarni nyiya-ningki-jarra ngula karliparla yulkami. Madarni karlipa jana Mt Theo program, kurdu kurdu kurlangu, Warlpiri-rli ngulpa karlipa jana tiji-mani, PAW, Mampumaninja-Kurlangu jarlu patu ku, WarlukurIangu arts centre, manu yangka ngula kalu jana mardarni wiri-wiri-rli kurdu-kurdu. Ngulalparlipa mangu pungkalayi, Yungurlu ngalpa nyanyi nguru kari wardingki-rli pirrdiji ngula karlipa mardarni.

By Bob Gosford|2024-02-16T16:59:50+09:30March 4th, 2018|Australian politics, Essential Documents, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, NT Police, Some places I've been, The Law, The Northern Myth, The NT Intervention, Yuendumu|0 Comments

10 more years of “beads and mirrors” – Yuendumu’s 2008 ‘Statement from the Heart’

Yapa-patu nganimpa, Yurnturnu wardingki karndu nyarra wangkami ny arnpu statemcnt purdanyajaku manu yungurnkurlu pina kanyi Federal manu N.T. Government kirra ... Nyurru ngurla juku!

By Bob Gosford|2023-04-11T10:34:30+09:30March 4th, 2018|Australian politics, Indigenous land management, Media, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, Some places I've been, The Northern Myth, The NT Intervention, the Tanami Track, Writing and writers, Yuendumu|0 Comments

First pics – Qantas VH-ZND Emily Kame Kngwarreye lands at Alice Springs.

I like pretty planes … and this is one of the prettiest I’ve seen in a long while … Here are the first pictures on the new Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landing just before dawn at Alice Springs airport after a direct flight from the Boeing base in Seattle, USA. Following text is from the Qantas [...]

By Bob Gosford|2018-03-02T21:12:20+09:30March 2nd, 2018|Aboriginal & Islander Art, Bird of the Week, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, Some places I've been, The Arts, The Northern Myth|0 Comments

Who’s next? Judicial stress, secondary trauma and the practice of law

In my earliest days of legal practice, as a young articled clerk, I saw angry judges. I saw bullies. Nasty performers ... Amongst the terrifying judges, whom I prayed to avoid, were Justice Edward (“Dumbo”) Dunphy of the Commonwealth Industrial Court, Justice Freddie (“Funnelweb”) Myers of the Supreme Court of NSW, and Justice J J (“Black Jack”) McKeon of the Industrial Commission NSW: Michael Kirby, Judicial Stress and Judicial Bullying, 2014.

By Bob Gosford|2019-07-18T21:34:46+09:30December 17th, 2017|Northern development, Northern Territory politics, The Law, The Northern Myth|0 Comments

NT judge engages in “inappropriate judicial conduct,” brings “judiciary into disrepute” – keeps job

CAALAS stated that "This series of complaints has shone a light on the stresses under which judges, lawyers and court staff work and much needs to be done to rectify this situation generally."

By Bob Gosford|2017-12-11T08:10:09+09:30December 11th, 2017|Australian politics, Crime, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, Some places I've been, The Law, The Northern Myth|3 Comments

Corruption in the NT – meat, maggots and backhanders – the 1982 Royal Commission Into the Australian Meat Industry

The really disturbing feature of these revelations was that the people concerned were not evil - many of them would have been regarded as reliable and effective officers. They were ordinary Australians, in positions of some responsibility, who were either demanding, or at least accepting, clearly improper payments which could only have the effect of compromising them in the performance of their duties.

By Bob Gosford|2019-07-24T19:39:33+09:30November 23rd, 2017|Australian politics, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, Some places I've been, The Law, The Northern Myth|2 Comments

“And still my family die.” Marie Munkara on the commodification of life and death on the Tiwi islands

The mission arrived one hundred and six years ago. Despite having a perfectly functioning society for thousands of years, they came to “Save” us, but since their arrival we have the highest incidence of suicide on the planet and domestic violence is rife. So what does that tell you? They were too busy coveting our souls to really Love Thy Neighbour weren’t they? We are not people to them, we are objects of religious zeal.

By Bob Gosford|2017-12-20T17:25:04+09:30November 22nd, 2017|Australian politics, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, Some places I've been, The Northern Myth, Writing and writers|0 Comments

The Muckaty trial – the curious titfer and the media circus

"Oh," I remark and after identifying Emu, Bustard and Black Kite feathers I remark that maybe he needs some colour and should be on the look out for some Red-tailed Black Cockatoo feathers.

By Bob Gosford|2017-11-23T19:55:09+09:30November 21st, 2017|Animals, Bird of the Week, Birds, Birds and people, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, Roadkill, Some places I've been, The Law, The Northern Myth|0 Comments

Realising Mungarrawuy’s legacy – Galarrwuy Yunupingu and the Gumatj clan forge a new future in north-east Arnhem Land

And Galarrwuy Yunupingu? He's about to turn 70, but still keeps a sharp eye on development and is guiding every step taken. He has straddled the whole of the Northern Territory's history of self-government, been public enemy number one, and respected elder number one, sometimes at the same time. He has hosted every prime minister since Whitlam and none claim to have bettered him.

By Bob Gosford|2019-07-24T19:35:03+09:30November 20th, 2017|Australian politics, Indigenous land management, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, Some places I've been, The Law, The Northern Myth|0 Comments

Law, disorder and CAALAS – the view from Yuendumu

The law is like a spider’s web, In all humility I explain: the rich man fears it not neither he that is in command. The large beetles break free and only the small insects are ensnared

By Bob Gosford|2017-11-14T06:47:01+09:30November 14th, 2017|Australian politics, Crime, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, NT Police, Some places I've been, The Law, The Northern Myth|0 Comments