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Reporting From Arnhemland

Another day in the office for a journalist on the Arnhemland beat. "The corrugated iron is covering a litter of dead puppies ..."

By Bob Gosford|2014-02-04T09:35:21+09:30February 3rd, 2014|Animals, Australian politics, Camp Dog of the week, Dogs, Fun stuff, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, NT local government, Roadkill, Some places I've been, The Northern Myth, The NT Intervention, Writing and writers|3 Comments

“Learning to play the typewriter” – Andrew McMillan’s life of words and rock ‘n roll

"The best advice that I ever got was given by members of Status Quo “Whatever you do, don’t puncture your skin.” Snort it, drink it, smoke it, swallow it … but don't ever stick a needle in."

By Bob Gosford|2023-03-18T12:00:47+09:30January 29th, 2014|Art, Fun stuff, Music, Northern Territory politics, Roadkill, Some places I've been, Stupidity, The Arts, The Northern Myth, Writing and writers|2 Comments

What to do if pulled over by Queensland police? Make a movie.

Anyone on a bike or wearing biker clothing can be reasonably suspected to have criminal associations in Queensland. That is nothing short of discrimination and “profiling”, yet it is now enshrined in Queensland law. “The difficulty with that is a police officer can say to a person that they have a reasonable suspicion, but in reality that would be totally unreasonable,”

By Bob Gosford|2014-01-16T07:00:33+09:30January 16th, 2014|Australian politics, Crime, Fun stuff, Roadkill, Some places I've been, Stupidity, The Law, The Northern Myth, Writing and writers|0 Comments

When drought stalks the land, graziers become rent-seekers and bone collectors

Bad news from the west - Western Queensland: Pasture condition is generally poor across the area and stock are requiring supplements. Stock condition is generally poor across the area. An increasing number of livestock are in a condition that is less than required for trucking

By Bob Gosford|2014-01-06T10:13:58+09:30January 5th, 2014|Animals, Australian politics, Northern development, Roadkill, Some places I've been, Stupidity, The Northern Myth|24 Comments

Did the Prime Minister turn a profit from Pollie Pedal?

Julie Owens MP: "I don’t believe that you can call it charity work if the taxpayer is paying your salary to do it - let alone if you make a profit out of it on the back of $350 in travelling allowance a day."

By Bob Gosford|2014-08-12T09:56:51+09:30October 25th, 2013|Australian politics, Cycling, Fun stuff, Roadkill, Some places I've been, The Law, The Northern Myth|9 Comments

Roadkill of the Week: Feral Cat, Carpentaria Highway, NT

Welcome to the NT - where the feral cats are as big as children. The cats grow to about 20kg ... the same weight as a five-year-old boy.

By Bob Gosford|2019-07-25T19:20:35+09:30October 12th, 2013|Animals, Indigenous land management, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, NT local government, Roadkill, Some places I've been, The Northern Myth|1 Comment

Roadkill of the Week: Spectacled Hare Wallaby. Carpentaria Highway, NT

Apart from all-to-frequent roadkill there isn't much to see along the 400 or so kilometres of the Carpentaria Highway that runs from the Stuart Highway at Daly Waters to the coast just east of the small town of Borroloola.