The “Typhoid Mary” of NT politics and the Blain by-election.
How the north was won - Alison Anderson and Matthew Cranitch got the CLP over the line in Blain.
Why Darwin must have something to say
Darwin bucked the trend at the turn of last century in the way Asian settlers underpinned whatever successes the tiny frontier town could claim, potentially becoming a model for a non-Eurocentric form of belonging to this continent. Unfortunately this prospect so alarmed the whiskered white men in power down south that the White Australia Policy was crafted instead.
“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."
Jessica Mauboy, Australia Day and taking the cheap shots
I am able to celebrate Australia day and embrace the stories of survival. I want to know the stories and share them with people as well. I have accepted that as a big part of my life, as a 24-year-old indigenous woman.
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,”
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
Even the English cricket team could win here. Larrimah Cricket Ground, NT
I'd love to see the English cricket team playing a game at Larrimah - and perhaps the Barmy Army could adopt the Larrimah Social Cricket Club as an affiliate - at least the Poms might get to win a game ...
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.
My name is Northern Territory and I am an alcoholic. Getting Groggy with it in Darwin
Everyone assumes that grog is an exclusively Aboriginal problem. That is simply untrue. Around 50 per cent of Aboriginal people don’t drink at all. If the Northern Territory were a nation, we would have the third highest per capita consumption in the world.
The day Alison ‘King Brown’ Anderson got bit.
Yesterday afternoon NT Chief Minister Adam Giles dumped Aboriginal MLA Alison Anderson from his Cabinet and sent her to the backbench. Watch this space.