Meal preparation

We are getting close to the point where new homes and apartments will be built without kitchens. A microwave and an electric jug will suffice. Preparing meals at home is becoming a thing of the past. 

Reaction to our Dutchess

Meaghan Markle/Sussex is my absolute hero and a living treasure. She is a lady of grace, deportment, and selfless consideration for the needs of others. She is a paragon of virtue and a lighthouse of powerful positivity in this world that seems to be crumbling around us.

Secondary schools organising schemozzle

The chopping and changing in school organisation has created a kaleidoscope of confusion. From high schools to middle schools/ secondary colleges and now back again. And in that, always a difference in modelling for Alice Springs, Katherine and Nhulunbuy. Students have been the pawns – and the losers – in what has occurred over time. If you only knew half of what has gone on in the classification changes over the years …!

Corrections Department

Whoa! Where are corrections heading? I am looking for a clearly constructed and constructive path to the future for this key department and cannot see it through the fog of current confusion.

NT ‘Woman of the Year’ awards

I nominate all women CEOs. Thank you for your posts, which are lighthouse contributions, showing the way to a better NT—from the Chief Minister and  Opposition Leader down.

Port of Darwin and Luke Gosling

I do not think it is fair to point the finger of blame for the Darwin Port issue at Luke Gosling. He is caught in the middle and, as our Labor member without a ministerial portfolio, can only advise and suggest to those higher up the parliamentary command chain for the Albanese Government. Exacerbating this at the moment is the predisposition of all senior government members to preoccupation with Cyclone Albert and the looming federal election. Mr Gosling is NOT the person responsible for this sad state of affairs.

Security and living comfort is fading

As an ordinary older man living in Darwin, I no longer feel the safety and security that used to embrace the atmosphere in this place. Within our community, crime is rife, with little being done to counter and overcome its impacts effectively. Visions and ideas on its curtailment have not worked. Luckily, we are a city where multiculturalism does not have the same social and economic impacts as those in southern cities. I hope this framework continues as part of our social and cultural fabric.

From a broader perspective, we are a city that is increasingly vulnerable to outside hostility from foreign invaders. Darwin, with its huge number of military personnel and bristling with armaments held at bases, along with projected fuel storage running to many millions of litres, would be one of the first targets for any external military strike. I feel distinctly uncomfortable because of the increased aggression and animosity that seems to be gripping our world. 

The Sussex’s

The Sussex’s are wonderful people who deserve our everlasting thanks for their contributions to our world. They are absolute heroes.

Leadership and Mateship

It can be extremely difficult to make decisions involving people whom you are leading when they are close mates or close friends. This applies in every profession.

The outfall of youth crime

Pussy footing and soft soaping those who commit heinous acts of crime, including housing them in palatial accommodation at the new Don Dale facility adjacent to Holtse Correctional Centre, is misguided and wrong.   Bring back places like Wildman River instead of going the palavering route in reacting to the crimes of young people. They would not publish.