Minority government would be no bad thing
The common view from politicians and so-called experts is that minority government is dreadful. I don't agree. Nor, it seems, does former Rudd and Gillard...
House of Grief?
A few years ago I read a book by the iconic Australian author Helen Garner titled "House of Grief". It dealt with the trial and...
Nuclear power – nirvana or nonsense?
The federal Coalition's adoption of a policy involving government-owned construction of 7 nuclear power plants around Australia has raised an argument that most people thought...
Returning to blogging at Troppo
As longstanding readers will know, I was one of the founders of Troppo along with Nicholas Gruen and several others including Mark Bahnisch and Don...
The Last Days of Nigel (the Darwin Shooter’s second victim)
Yesterday I was chatting online about Wednesday evening's dreadful shooting massacre in Darwin (like many shocked people here). I posted a comment listing the various...
A Tale of Two Chinese Cities
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="649"] Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang Chi-wa, NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner, Donghai Airlines chairman Mr.Wong Cho-Bau and Donghai Airlines Chief Executive...
Donghai dong low sweet subsidy chariot
Long-ish article but a must-read in my humble opinion for Territorians interested in NT economic development (especially tourism). The Gunner government isn't keen to disclose...