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Bright kids to be victims of teacher cuts, say protesters
By ERWIN CHLANDA Time to take a break from Federal issues? Here’s a Territory one that teachers and students reckon is hot enough to take to the doorstep of NT Chief Minister Adam Giles. The main...
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Coalition promise: $33m for Outback Highway through Alice
By ERWIN CHLANDA A Federal Coalition government would provide $33 million over three years for the upgrading and partial sealing of the Outback Highway from Winton in Queensland to Laverton in...
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Hello! Is anybody out there?
By ERWIN CHLANDA Is there really going to be an election on Saturday? The major lobbies for Alice Springs could be forgiven for wondering about that, at least until this morning when the Coalition...
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Snowdon’s backing for ‘high cost exclusive group’
Part of $2m project ‘poor value for money’ in view of department panel By ERWIN CHLANDA “Select and train a small group of Indigenous distance runners who will compete in a series of distance...
View ArticleThreatened Species Day Saturday, September 7
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir – Often when we think of the arid environment that surrounds us we get a mental picture of rugged mountains, vast skies, scrubby vegetation and dry riverbeds … the...
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MacFarlane water allocation – rigorous and followed due process, says expert
By ERWIN CHLANDA The controversial water allocation to the family property of CLP candidate for Lingiari, Tina MacFarlane, has been made in a “rigorous process” and “due process has been followed”....
View ArticleShire gets Heart Foundation award
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir – Central Desert Shire Council has been recognised for its contribution to tackling heart disease at the 2013 Heart Foundation Healthy Community. The council received a...
View ArticlePolitical junkies: a quiz from ALEX NELSON
You’ll find the answers here … no cheating, now! 1. Who was the first federal politician elected from the Northern Territory? What was the name of his seat? 2. What is unique about the early...
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Man wanted on sexual assaults, say police
Police, in a media release, say they are seeking public assistance in locating 18-year-old Alice Springs man, Graham Club (pictured). Detective Superintendent Brent Warren of the Southern...
View ArticleLate money for Labor to hold Lingiari
The seat of Lingiari is once again too close to call with a flood of money for Labor retain the electorate, according to Sportsbet’s Ben Hawes. He says yesterday the Coalition firmed into outright...
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Snowdon’s new career as Groucho Marx impersonator?
Slags off at all local media except the ABC which gets funding increase. COMMENT by ERWIN CHLANDA “Really the ABC is the only news outlet that’s got the capacity or the interest it seems to make...
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Outback Highway commitment: seal could start 2016/17
By ERWIN CHLANDA The Outback Highway Development Council says the election commitment of $11m a year for three years from the Coalition would bring the $512m project on track for the start of full...
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No Lingiari result yet
By ERWIN CHLANDA There is no Federal election result yet in the sprawling seat of Lingiari – all of the Territory except Darwin. With 68% of the vote counted and 63 of the 71 polling places in...
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Residency is at risk, says heritage group
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sir – The NT Government, through the Araluen Art and Cultural Centre, is planning to call for “Expressions of Interest” from the public for leasing the heritage-listed Residency...
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Camps cottage industry stalls as Coke prevaricates
By ERWIN CHLANDA All Aborigines do is collect sit-down-money, right? Wrong – at least so far as a number of residents in Alice Springs town camps are concerned. They collect drink cans for...
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Cabinet: Anderson out, Price in. Elferink rejects Lawrie allegation.
UPDATED, 6.39pm. By ERWIN CHLANDA Children and Families Minister Alison Anderson (left) has been sacked from the NT Cabinet and the portfolio has gone to Justice Minister John Elferink. Former...
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No hard feelings for Giles, says Anderson
By ERWIN CHLANDA Dumped Minister Alison Anderson says she is looking forward to her time on the back bench and has no hard feelings towards Chief Minister Adam Giles. “I’m looking forward to going...
View ArticleNo Lingiari result before end of next week
The election result in Lingiari – all of the Territory except Darwin – is unlikely to be known before the end of next week, according to a Federal Electoral Commission spokesman. Sitting Member Warren...
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Framptons: reprimand slap on the wrist, says victim
By KIERAN FINNANE The Agents Licensing Board (ALB) has issued a reprimand against Framptons for publishing misleading advertising and so breaching of a rule of conduct under the Agents Licensing...
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Heritage under fire
COMMENT by DOMENICO PECORARI The Pitchi Richi Sanctuary just outside The Gap survived a deliberately-lit fire earlier this week, thanks to the quick action of on-site volunteers and up to eight...
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