Nicolas Rothwell – The Northern Myth

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The Weekend Australian, Nicolas Rothwell, and the art of fantastic journalism

October 5, 2009 – 10:58 am

What Rothwell is of course talking about here is localised Aboriginal self-determination, an aspiration that he has frequently condemned to the dustbin of Australian political history: “For some time it has been clear Aboriginal self-determination has had its day.”

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Australian politics, NT local government, Northern Territory politics, Northern development, Some places I've been, The Law, The NT Intervention, The Northern Myth, Writing and writers | Also tagged Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin, Indigenous Heritage Program, John Berto, Northern Land Council, NT Indigenous Policy Minister Alison Anderson, Thamarrurr Association, Thamarrurr Development Corporation, Thamarrurr Regional Counci, The ABC, The Australian, the Rudd Government, The Weekend Australian, Victoria Daly Shire Council, Wadeye, Warren Snowdon | Comments (11)

The Australian’s version of NT politics – bizarre, misleading & eccentric

August 25, 2009 – 8:41 am

The Australian maintains it’s bizarre position that Alison Anderson was a visionary that could do no wrong and was now a victim of a dastardly conspiracy by a manipulative Gerry Wood and the forces of absolute evil behind NT Chief Minister Paul Henderson.

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Australian politics, Northern Territory politics, Writing and writers | Also tagged Alice Brennan, Alison Anderson, Ampilatwatja, Chief Minister Paul Henderson, Crikey, David Curl, Endeavour Consulting, Gerry Wood, Happy Yess, Julian Ricci, Marion Scrymgour, Natasha Robinson, News Limited, Nick Calacouras, Nigel Adlam, NT News, Paul Toohey, Richard Downs, The ABC, The Australian, The Presley Boys, VexNews | Comments (8)

Nicolas Rothwell, The Red Highway launch and “implausible nonsense”

June 4, 2009 – 7:14 pm

Country Liberal Party stalwarts Dave Tollner, John Elferink, Peter Murphy were in attendance, as was of course Terry “the man who may soon be King” Mills, who waxed lyrical about Nicolas’s observations of country and his ear for recording conversations.

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Art, Australian politics, Northern Territory politics, Writing and writers | Also tagged Alison Anderson, Andrew McMillan, Australian Literary Review, Chips Mackinolty, Crikey, Dave Tollner, John Elferink, Malandirri McCarthy, Marion Scrymgour, On the Roadhouse, Peter Cochrane, Peter Murphy, Robert Dessaix, St Mary's Star of the Sea, Terry Mills, The Red Highway | Comments (5)

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