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Snapping Henley on Todd out of its midlife crisis
By ERWIN CHLANDA The battle of the big boats at night? A budgie smuggler race including prominent politicians? Marching lifeguards? Resurrecting the greasy pole? An Afghan chariot race? These are...
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Open speed limit starts tomorrow
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir – A 200km stretch of the Stuart Highway will undergo a 12 month open speed limit trial, starting tomorrow. The stretch of road, south of Barrow Creek to just north of Alice...
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Prisons cost us four times national average
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir – The Productivity Commission Report on Government Services raises alarm bells about the unsustainable spend on prisons across Australia which are at 96% capacity. Some are...
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Single, unemployed, and back on my bike
Single Female Bicycle Rider # 6 When one grows up on a bicycle, like I did in the Netherlands, it is amazing how quickly one picks up the art of riding, even after an absence of thirteen years. I...
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Let’s not allow Aboriginal recognition to be hijacked
It is time for the Aboriginal leadership of the Territory to stand up and fight for true reconciliation, a way forward for all Australians. Proposed changes to the constitution recognising Aboriginal...
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That four-letter word: work
By ERWIN CHLANDA There is a lot of discussion about work – mainstream, private, lucrative and honourable – achieving for Aborigines what four decades of social engineering and handouts have not....
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The crucible of alcohol legislation
Would this qualify as the shortest taxi ride in the world? People board a taxi at the rank corner Todd Mall and Wills Terrace, some 50 meters from the entrance to the Todd Tavern bottle shop. Why?...
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Hunt for teen robbers as another youth service may go
Police are seeking public assistance in relation to an alleged robbery by teenagers in Alice Springs early this morning as the Shadow Minister for Children and Families, Lynne Walker (pictured)...
View ArticlePilger review: Greens strike back
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir – In “Pilger’s polemic fails Australia and Aborigines” Kieran Finnane enters into a polemic herself to discredit Pilger, but what exactly is it about Utopia that the writer...
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Noted film maker owed money by Mbantua Festival
Noted film maker Rachel Perkins (pictured) says she is not a director nor office holder of the company that ran the Mbantua Festival last year which still has substantial debts to artists and suppliers...
View ArticleNational Trust to sell house in 86 Hartley Street
The National Trust will put on the market the house in 86 Hartley Street but Les Hansen House will not be sold. Trust president Trevor Horman AM says No 86 is “a magnificent example of an early 20th...
View ArticleCouncillors to have greater role in town planning
By ERWIN CHLANDA The town council has formed a committee that will deal with planning issues before council submissions are made to the Development Consent Authority (DCA). Previously this was a...
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Family home an asset while half the NT’s land is not?
By ERWIN CHLANDA A debate is raging over whether your family home should be regarded as an asset when the state decides if you get the pension or not. Writing in the Australian Financial Review,...
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Minister has no plans for replacing youth service
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir – The lack of plans by NT Children and Families Minister John Elferink following the decision to defund the YSOS is a major concern for all people living in Alice Springs....
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Land councils a tool of oppression, not advancement
The control of Aboriginal lands by parasitical organisations called land councils is a disastrous mess. It stops advancement and halts progress for both Aboriginal and non Aboriginal Australians...
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Centre operators win gold tourism awards
Alice Springs tourism operator Laurelle Halford (pictured) has taken out a Gold Award at the prestigious Qantas Australian Tourism Awards for her innovative audio guides. She launched DIY Tourguide...
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Offices? Court house? Either way no say for public.
UPDATE Wednesday 2:10 pm by ERWIN CHLANDA Attorney General John Elferink says 14 Parsons Street would be a suitable location for new Supreme Court rooms and he has discussed the possibility with...
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A drunk costs the Territory 4.5 times the national average
ALCOHOL WATCH # 10 by Russell Guy GROG INDUSTRY PROFITS AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE I began writing this column by summarising the bill for alcohol-abuse, but the costs keep getting bigger as the...
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Where did we in The Alice all come from?
Where did we all come from, and how do we fit together? I have recently discovered two captivating books detailing the multi-layered history of two famous cities. They are Infinite City A San...
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Closing the Gap working, needs long term commitment
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir – The Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation welcomes the latest Closing the Gap report card, calling for an emphasis on continued commitment and...
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