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“The freedom of the press still furnishes that check upon government which no constitution has ever been able to provide.” – Chicago Tribune
“The freedom of the press still furnishes that check upon government which no constitution has ever been able to provide.” – Chicago Tribune
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Thankfully the annual fireworks fiasco is almost over, although we will still hear the occasional bang for some time to come. Does anyone try to monitor, or police the farcical “legal” time frame? I have been banging on for decades about this because my house came within an inch of burning down. THIS MUST STOP.
Charlie Carter, Alice Springs
A recent national poll found Territorians are the happiest people in Australia: 75.3% of us report being happy, writes RALPH FOLDS. He deplores the absence of this fact from government policy stressing the need for law and order. The town's congenial spirit, across ages and races, is comes to the fore in today's Annual Show, continuing tomorrow.
“These processes are so private, so closed and so favouring the developers.” This frustrated comment came from Fiona Walsh, as she closed her address to the NT Development Consent Authority (DCA). It was considering the application for a permit by the US defence contractor Lockheed Martin, via its Australian branch, for a global navigation satellite station near the Ilparpa claypans. ERWIN CHLANDA reports.
By ERWIN CHLANDA
The Alice Springs born and bred Beanie Festival is no more because its 120-odd volunteers are “old and tired or have fallen off the perch,” says Phil Walcott. He was a helper during the iconic Central Australian event’s all three decades.
Federal Court decision as long time cattle conflict continues. ERWIN CHLANDA reports.
The buffel battle rages on – see our readers' column, environmentalist Mike Gillam vs pastoralist Marie Purvis.
Letter to the Editor
Due to a combination of personal and organisational circumstances, the Kwarta Tuma Festival, usually held at Ormiston Gorge, will not be presented in 2026. I am currently supporting my partner, Barb, through significant health challenges that require my full attention over the coming months.
Festival Director Morris Stuart
The art’s distinctive, and to Western eyes, abstract configurations of indigenous narratives gave no voice to what I met on Alice Springs streets and Arrernte town camps. Whatever benefits derived from the plethora of agencies implemented since citizenship, disadvantage remained conspicuous. Chapter 4 by ROD MOSS.
Are Ministers Joshua Burgoyne and Bill Yan missing a great opportunity for touting cheap housing? ERWIN CHLANDA reports.
