Wednesday, April 2, 2025

The freedom of the press still furnishes that check upon government which no constitution has ever been able to provide – Chicago Tribune.

Indigenous affairs: Advancement and decline

By NEILL RETALLICK Two Australians. Born thousands of miles apart into very different circumstances, the only tenuous connection being their humble beginnings and strong desire...

Land care: Singing country

By MIKE GILLAM Another fire was raging in the river and concerned groups of locals gathered on the Wills Terrace causeway to watch in horror...

A bird in the hand

By ALEX NELSON During most of the 2000s I worked at the Olive Pink Botanic Garden, and two decades ago gained an insight into just...

Two cars for one

The Central Desert Regional Council has sent “to the legal team” questions from the Alice Springs News about car expenses for its President, Adrian...

Own goal housing policy

Letter to the Editor Treasurer Jim Chalmers, in his Budget speech stated: “And we’re easing pressure on the housing market by banning foreign investors from...

Alice radar stations in global defence deal

By ERWIN CHLANDA Pine Gap isn't the Centre's only chip in the current global defence poker game.  The pot includes two antennae on the ground,...

The classroom divide

By ERWIN CHLANDA The Territory Education Department maintains statistics on racial grounds, comparing the school attendance rate of Aboriginal children with that of Non-Aboriginal children. The...

When small is beautiful

By MIKE GILLAM More frequently than I’d care to admit, I go out bush looking for specific wildlife behaviour and in the process stumble onto...

Debt, crime, gallery make heavy lifting for Bill Yan

By ERWIN CHLANDA The debt exceeding $11 billion and growing, costing the taxpayer "a million bucks a day" in interest. The number of people in...

Pine Gap: Unacceptable at any price

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Senator Jacqui Lambie’s suggestion that Australia should close Pine Gap in response to President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on Australian steel...

Land councils say Coordinator Bill should be dumped

By ERWIN CHLANDA The NT’s four Aboriginal land councils are calling for the Territory Coordinator Bill to be dumped. The Bill excludes Aboriginal people from...

It was a hot Mad March Race

By PADDY WEIR The heat didn't beat the Alice Springs Off Road Race Club (ASORRC) on the weekend: They ran the prologue of the...

Car-nage on our highways: 263 dead roos in 250 km

By Dr FIONA WALSH Why do we continue to allow and accept the deaths of animals on our roads? I recognise that global warming, wildfires...

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