It’s been a heavy period of reckoning for the nation this past week after the revelations of alleged war crimes were laid bare in Inspector-General Paul Brereton’s report.
The horrific allegations have left all Australians struggling to understand what was […]

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RADIO INTERVIEW
TERRITORY FM
FRIDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2020

SUBJECTS: IGADF REPORT

MEL LITTLE, HOST: Some killings were carried out without the context of soldiers unhappiness with releasing prisoners that they believe were involved with the Taliban. And a whole lot more, we are […]

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DOORSTOP INTERVIEW
DARWIN
WEDNESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2020

SUBJECTS: Northern Territory COVID-19 response; SA COVID-19 hotspot cases; Morrison Government’s unspent $4b Emergency Response Fund; Disaster season preparation; Brereton Inquiry; Cashless debit card.

MALARNDIRRI MCCARTHY, LABOR SENATOR FOR NORTHERN TERRITORY: Good morning and thank you […]

It’s been a busy few weeks after Leader Anthony Albanese touched down in Darwin recently, as a part of a three-day visit to listen to business and community members and outline his vision for the Top End.Just moments after landing at Darwin […]

Last week in Canberra the Federal Treasurer brought down the 2020 budget. There was some modest roads funding for the NT that we all hope eventuates, and Labor supports the first two stages of income tax cuts. There was also […]

EVEN though our population is now growing, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has taken away one of four Northern Territory seats in federal parliament. It’s gone. Come next federal election, without action, the NT will revert to a single seat […]

The principle “one person, one vote” is at the core of our democracy.

So why are Aboriginal Territorians, already among the most underrepresented on electoral rolls, having their voices further silenced?

Sustained government cuts are to blame for disenfranchising remote Aboriginal voters in […]

Eight years ago almost to the day, Australian soldiers Rick Milosevic, James Martin and Robert Poate were on deployment in Afghanistan at Patrol Base Wahab in Uruzgan. After an exhausting day of patrolling in over 50-degree heat, they returned inside […]

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RADIO INTERVIEW 
TERRITORY FM MORNINGS WITH MEL LITTLE
FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2020 

SUBJECT: Dreamtime match in Darwin; Reconciliation.

MEL LITTLE, HOST: Joining me now, Luke Gosling.

LUKE GOSLING OAM MP, MEMBER FOR SOLOMON: Good morning Mel.

HOST: It’s nice to have you on my friend. You […]

Tomorrow marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day (VP Day). The Territory was the front line of World War II, Darwin sustained Japanese bombing in 1942-43 as […]