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A Portrait of a Cyclist as a Young Man – Beyond Doping in the Australian Peleton

The paradox of cycling as a profession is that, if we consider both the lack of long-term career paths and the high volume of commitment required to even begin a professional career, it seems highly undesirable...[T]aken as a form of employment, it would be hard to tell why the average professional has devoted themselves so intently to a career which they themselves recognise as tenuous and likely to have a negative impact in the long-term.

By Bob Gosford|2024-01-08T19:25:58+09:30September 19th, 2010|Australian politics, Cycling, Fun stuff, Photography, Some places I've been, Stupidity, The Law|0 Comments

Floyd Landis – I want to be a catalyst for positive change

I do not wish to use the conference as a “soapbox,” nor do I wish “hijack” the world championships. I will not and cannot discuss events or circumstances related to the ongoing investigations and lawsuits involving Lance Armstrong and certain of his current and former business associates and teammates, including what I saw and heard during the relevant time periods.

By Bob Gosford|2010-09-18T20:09:40+09:30September 18th, 2010|Crime, Cycling, Fun stuff, Some places I've been, Stupidity, The Law|0 Comments

The media and the “riots” in Yuendumu

I can’t think of a single incident in the past in which the Warlpiri residents of Yuendumu have not respected non-Warlpiri residents’ neutrality in such matters. They respect our right to be kept out of it. This respect is not reciprocated by “mainstream” society, that has the arrogant belief that it is entitled to interfere and dictate to remote Aboriginals how they should live their lives. The Intervention epitomises this arrogance.

By Bob Gosford|2010-09-16T21:27:26+09:30September 16th, 2010|Australian politics, Crime, Fun stuff, Northern Territory politics, NT Police, Some places I've been, Stupidity, The Law, The NT Intervention, the Tanami Track, Yuendumu|11 Comments

Doping in pro-cycling – evil riders, institutionalised corruption, both or neither?

The New Cycling pathways research project will release it's first report; “I Wish I was Twenty One Today – Beyond Doing in the Australian Peloton”. The report's focus is on the perspectives and experiences of Australian professional cyclists and their cohort as they relate to new directions for their sport. This study engaged with, and ultimately represented the views of those directly affected by anti-doping policy.

By Bob Gosford|2010-09-14T15:55:45+09:30September 14th, 2010|Cycling, Fun stuff, Roadkill, Some places I've been, The Law|6 Comments

Stopping the Violence…and the traffic in Alice Springs

John Liddle: Like most Aboriginal males in Central Australia I am sick of going to funerals and seeing our courts, jails, health clinics and hospital filled with brothers and sisters who have been involved in family violence. It is time that Aboriginal males stood up both morally and culturally, taking positive action and a zero tolerance approach to stop the excessive violence in families, communities and towns, a crisis that is having a devastating effect on community members of all ages and genders, especially the children.

By Bob Gosford|2010-09-04T13:22:22+09:30September 3rd, 2010|Australian politics, Crime, Northern Territory politics, NT Police, Some places I've been, The Law, The NT Intervention|15 Comments

Breakfast with Hetti Perkins. Part two – life, work, art and more

My dad spent so much time out bush and we barely saw him when we were growing up. He was always out on a community. And you know now when I go to the most remote little community place all kinds of people come up to me and say “Oh Kumanjayi sorry for your dad”. Just yesterday at the Art Fair here in Darwin someone said to me...and my Dad died ten years ago... an older woman came up to me “Oh I'm sorry for your father that Kumanjayi”...it is an immense honour and incredibly humbling when people talk to me about my father as they do.

By Bob Gosford|2010-08-30T13:40:41+09:30August 30th, 2010|Aboriginal & Islander Art, Art, Australian politics, Northern development, Northern Territory politics, Some places I've been, The Arts, The Law, The NT Intervention, Writing and writers|7 Comments

“Skeletons in the closet” – the CLP’s campaign for Lingiari. Part 1

As the NT News reported on 13 August 2010 that: "The CLP knew about the case before choosing him as the candidate for Lingiari...Mr Abbott yesterday denied he had pleaded guilty, but court records show that he did...He denied the original domestic violence order was taken out against him because of violence or threats of violence against the woman...Mr Abbott said he was a victim of biased legislation that nearly always favoured women in domestic violence cases. 'It does just cut one way in favour of women,' he said."

By Bob Gosford|2010-08-26T19:57:49+09:30August 23rd, 2010|Australian politics, Northern Territory politics, Some places I've been, The Law, The Northern Myth|0 Comments

Interview with Terry Mills, Leader of the Northern Territory Country Liberal party Opposition

The Northern Myth: Mr Tony Abbott said in relation to your call for Mr Leo Abbott's disendorsement that: "That's ultimately a matter for the Territory Country Liberal party, but I want to say that there's absolutely - or there should be - absolutely no place in the Parliament for people who are involved in domestic violence." Was that the right call? Terry Mills: Absolutely. Tony Abbott said that it was a “no-brainer.” He phoned me and he couldn’t believe that the [CLP] management committee would have made such a decision, and I completely agree with him, completely agree with him.

By Bob Gosford|2010-08-19T16:28:38+09:30August 18th, 2010|Australian politics, Northern Territory politics, The Law, The Northern Myth, The NT Intervention|3 Comments

Interview with Richard Teo, Acting President of the NT Country Liberal Party

Mr Richard Teo, A/President of the CLP: "There was no violence whatsoever. There are a lot of people out there who would like to sink the man. He [Abbott] is one of the best indigenous persons that have come out into the open to openly look for a position in government which we need more people like that for. There are a lot of jealous people out there who would like to sink the man. And we are a fair-go party, we give everyone a chance to prove themselves."

By Bob Gosford|2010-08-17T17:58:03+09:30August 17th, 2010|Australian politics, Fun stuff, Northern Territory politics, Stupidity, The Law, The Northern Myth|1 Comment

Darwin Art stories day 2 – the Telstra NATSIAA awards category winners

It is clear, to me at least, from looking at the winners above and the impressive works by all the finalists on display at the Museum and Art Gallery, that this show reveals the true strengths and immense value and integrity not only of the many art centres scattered around this country, but also of the artists and their arts practices.

By Bob Gosford|2010-08-12T18:24:54+09:30August 12th, 2010|Aboriginal & Islander Art, Animals, Art, Birds, Birds and people, Religion, The Arts, The Law|8 Comments