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What is a homeland? One White insider’s view – a guest post from John Greatorex

September 8, 2009 – 11:26 am

What is it that is so important and special about homelands for their traditional custodians and that underpins the successful outcomes of living in their small communities?

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Art, NT local government, Northern Territory politics, Some places I've been, The Law, The NT Intervention | Also tagged Arnhem Weavers, Black Territorians, east Arnhemland, John Greatorex, NT National Emergency Response, The ABC, the Alyawarra people, Yingiya Guyula, Yolngu peoples | Comments (7)

From Ampilatwatja to Warren Mundine: focus on the big picture!

September 3, 2009 – 10:36 am

Late last week Warren Mundine, billed as an “Aboriginal leader”, gave Samantha Hawley of the ABC Radio’s PM program his views of the report by UN’s Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Human Rights, Professor James Anaya and his findings that give a damning assessment of the Federal Government’s Intervention in the Northern Territory.
Mundine didn’t hold back [...]

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Australian politics, Northern Territory politics, The NT Intervention | Also tagged ABC radio, Alyawarra, Ampilatwatja, Professor James Anaya, Samantha Hawley, UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Human Rights, Warren Mundine | Comments (5)

The Ampilatwatja Walkoff and the “wake-up call” for Alison Anderson – an interview with Richard Downs

August 31, 2009 – 4:31 pm

Macklin should resign as Minister – she has no results to show us, she doesn’t – or doesn’t know how to – listen or talk to Aboriginal people – she should go, and the sooner the better: Richard Downs, Alyawarra leader

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Australian politics, Northern Territory politics, The NT Intervention | Also tagged Alison Anderson, Alyawarra people, Ampilatwatja, Bess Price, Chair NT Indigenous Advisory Council, Dave Price, Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Green left Weekly, Interventionwalkoff, Jenny Macklin, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Warren Mundine | Comments (4)

Alison Anderson HAS finally seen the light, gone bush and joined with the “anti-interventionistas”!!

August 28, 2009 – 3:54 pm

In the weird world that passes for NT politics right now surprises are coming thick and fast. And just maybe Alison Anderson has taken the trenchant criticisms from her constituents at Ampilatwatja to heart.

By Bob Gosford | Posted in Australian politics, Northern Territory politics, The NT Intervention | Also tagged Alice Brennan, Alison Anderson, Ampilatwatja, Barkly Shire Council, Deputy mayor of Alice Springs, John Rawnsley, Mal Brough, NT Intervention Task Force, NT News, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Sue Gordon, The ABC, The Australian | Comments (2)

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, Nicolas Rothwell, Nigel Adlam, NT News, Paul Toohey, The ABC, The Australian, The Presley Boys, VexNews | Comments (8)

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