Wednesday, November 29, 2023

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

Protesters block Pine Gap road over Middle East war

By ERWIN CHLANDA Two protesters have locked themselves to a barrel blocking traffic to the US communications base Pine Gap. Update 9.20am: Fire officers cutting the...

Making bore water fit for dialysis

Making scarce and impure bore water in The Centre's outback fit for use in medical dialysis has earned Alice local Michael C Smith (pictured)...

Four decades on the town’s fringe

Text and painting by ROD MOSS Edward Neil points an accusatory finger at the viewer. At the base of the ridge a group of dogs...

Firebugs, lightning burn 15,000 square kilometres

By ERWIN CHLANDA There were a number of deliberate ignitions, mainly on roadsides, however over the past week the majority of fires are the result...

Why I wrote the buffel essays: When enough people act, leaders will follow.

COMMENT by MIKE GILLAM Part four in a series of four. I trust most readers of the Alice Springs News realise that advancing buffel grass is...

Big water bombers still on the ground

By ERWIN CHLANDA Big water bombers still cannot be used in Alice Springs which is again surrounded by wildfires. Two light aircraft each capable of carrying...

Privatise the buffel profits, socialise the costs

By MIKE GILLAM Part three in a series of four. Given such a horrifying political landscape, where only one of five affected States and Territories...

Buffel: South Australia leading the way

By MIKE GILLAM Part two in a series of four. The insurance industry is doubtless already measuring the fire risk to regional towns and numerous isolated...

From grass castles to fiery ruins

By MIKE GILLAM Part one in a series of four. “Grass castles” of the new pastoral era vaporise and reform as fiery tornados. Nine hundred...

101 homes unaccounted for

By ERWIN CHLANDA How much does it cost to build a three-bedroom home? No more than $195,000, according to service.com.au, a national firm founded in...

Is this really desert?

By MIKE GILLAM "Is this really desert?" The 1970 entry in the visitors book at old Andado homestead, framed by towering red dunes to the...

The best laid plans

By ERWIN CHLANDA Canberra spent millions encouraging voter enrolment for the Referendum but the splurge failed to increase the usual poor numbers at the ballot...

The Simpson, part of deserts stretching 2000 km

By MIKE GILLAM From Alice Springs (545m elevation) to Lake Eyre at (90m below sea level), remains of the fallen mark the roadside especially during...

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