Covid confusion reigns supreme
By JULIUS DENNIS Domestic travel, a key part of the Northern Territory’s economic rebound from Covid-19, was again cast in the shadow of confusion yesterday morning. As Queensland Premier Anastasia...
View Article“Horrific, terrifying” assault on woman
Police describe as a “horrific and terrifying incident” the assault on a woman early yesterday evening on the south Stuart Highway near the Old Timers Camp (Google Earth photo). At 7:20pm the...
View ArticleKeep out the gas industry, activists urge cattlemen
By JULIUS DENNIS A landholder with a history in fighting mining companies over land access says that “the government’s created a monster” by giving the petroleum industry the upper hand over...
View ArticleQueensland hotspots revoked
Greater Queensland as a hotspot has been revoked this morning for the purposes of travel to the Northern Territory, including the City of Brisbane, Moreton Bay Region, City of Ipswich, Logan City,...
View ArticleBungalow history fobbed off by Feds, NT Government
By ERWIN CHLANDA History was made in the Bungalow, now better known as the Overland Telegraph Station, as the place where taken-away children were interned, but also where people spent their youth who...
View ArticleGovt ignores downside of rains: buffel grass
By ERWIN CHLANDA One of the draw-backs of this year’s excellent rains is that they are providing a boon for buffel grass, declared a weed in South Australia but mostly ignored by the NT Government....
View ArticleAutistic four-year-old girl goes missing
UPDATE 5pm The girl has been found, is undergoing health checks but appears well. Acting Superintendent Michael Potts said due to the remote location, other details of the successful search are to be...
View ArticleGrassroots attack on youth joblessness
By ERWIN CHLANDA Bobby Abbott and partner Mary Tupou (pictured) have gone from fencing contracting to running the kiosk at Ormiston Gorge and are now leaping into the big time: developing 116 hectares...
View ArticleApril a month devoted to odd jobs and planting
By GEOFF MIERS April is traditionally the busiest month on the gardener’s calendar as wherever you look in the garden there appears to be a job that needs attention. Initially focus on all the must do...
View ArticleYoungsters start their netball season
By STEVE MENZIES There will be a full day of netball games at the Pat Gallagher Netball Centre as the 8andunder and the 10andunder teams begin their season. Ten teams nominated for the 10s and eight...
View ArticleFood, dancing to raise money for the elderly central South Sudan
By JULIUS DENNIS Mary Maker, an Alice Springs resident, is doing her best to make a difference in her home city of Rumbek in central South Sudan. “We’ve been in constant turmoil, like we used to be in...
View ArticleGallery design “towards the end of this year”
The design of the National Aboriginal Art Gallery is planned to be completed towards the end of the year, followed by a construction tender soon after, according to an announcement this morning by...
View ArticleAlice outback savvy underpins billion dollar deals
By ERWIN CHLANDA Multi million dollar energy deals are conducted by middle-aged white men in pin-stripe suits from offices in Collins or Pitt streets? Think again. “We’re unashamed about our history....
View ArticleYouth bail: The other side of the coin
By JULIUS DENNIS When looking at bail law reform for young people, just how young these people are needs to be remembered and recognised. “We’re dealing with children aged 10 and 11, in grade three and...
View ArticleBig losses show Wests need help
By STEVE MENZIES Another big loss emphasised that Wests need help if it is to prevent the KFC Alice Springs A-Grade premiership from being a two-term competition. Rovers Complete Construction won...
View ArticlePlant’s name doesn’t do its beauty justice
By GEOFF MIERS A plant commonly referred to as bottlebrush comes in all shapes and sizes and can add real colour and charm to the garden, along with being ideally suited to this climate. Callistemons...
View ArticleLights on the ground a hit with the youngsters
By JULIUS DENNIS Perhaps the best way to judge the success of Parrtjima is the number of smiling children there. It was my first time at the festival, and what struck me was the joy that it sparked in...
View ArticleBush health centre in chaos
By ERWIN CHLANDA Often violent protracted strife surrounding the Ampilatwatja Health Centre 320 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs has climaxed with the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations...
View ArticleTourism staff shortages at crisis level: Operators seek ‘melon money.’
By JULIUS DENNIS As the NT Government is providing three quarters of a million dollars to entice fruit pickers mostly to the Top End, tourism operators in The Centre are also wanting “melon money” for...
View ArticleWhat will the government do about buffel? Not much.
By ERWIN CHLANDA Buffel grass, declared a noxious weed in South Australia and notorious for its displacing of native plants, and of being an extreme fire hazard, is earning high praise from the NT...
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