Upgrade for Dolly’s

This renovation and upgrade will be a wonderful fillip for Leanyer, offering uplift for our social community and one of Darwin’s progressive suburbs as a whole. 

America Rules- OK!

Like every suggestion put forward on the presently engaging issue, there are pros and cons. Underpinning everything is Australia’s beholdedness to America. We are not able to chart our own course in this world because of our dependence on our ‘Big Brother’. 

ALDI – what is that?

For the NT, the arrival of ALDI is no more than a mirage. The nearer you get, the more the reality of ALDI ever happening fades into the distance.

Law enforcement officer spat upon 

I sometimes wish that a reinstatement  to some of the olden day deterrents  could be initiated. Beating criminals with feathers does not work.

NT, GST and grants

To think that 75% of the Territory’s revenue depends on the vagaries of GST distribution and the uncertainty of grants money makes me worried about our capacity to self-manage. That reliance hinders our capacity to self manage and hampers our progress toward statelike independence.

The American Marines

This may be good news or sad news. In the short term we may be blessed and made to feel more secure by the arrival of this USA force. But it may also be requiem and farewell. Depending on the caprices of the Chief Commander of everything in America,  the annual continuation of this program may be discontinued. 

Illegal fishing

Illegal fishing and intrusion into Australian waters to catch marine life belonging to us has reached epidemic proportions. Surveillance is a full-time job and our vigilance can never be relaxed.

Domestic violence in Indigenous settings

Do we have a situation where Indigenous culture is somewhat at cross–purposes  – where the women want change and the men do not. Or is the issue of DV on the increase because of the influence of alcohol, drugs. croming and so on?

Senator Price

Good on Senator Price, who I am sure is well aware that if some people can besmirch her for her decency, uprightness and honesty, they will – to try and deflect interest from themselves and their doings. The Senator is a person who calls things as she sees them, and I am so happy she is keen to reveal just how much manipulation has gone on in terms of expenditure of astronomical amounts in the supposed interests of Aboriginal people over the years. Good for her, and all power to her push toward the definition of all people being equal. Her transparent advocacy helps make me feel less like a settler and imposter in the land in which I was born.

The Swimming Championships

I remember swimming superstars when I was young. They are now very old men and women. I hope they remember their past achievements and the camaraderie that embraces the swimming fraternity, with fondness.

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