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Each week we talk with Chris Walsh, the editor at the NT Independent about the top stories that are making news in the Territory on a long form podcast we call Weekends With Walshy. Territory Story News Bites is a short form weekly podcast which gives you a snap shot of some of the stories we're going to be talking about on the weekend podcast. It's meant to give you a quick insight as to what's happening in the Territory each week and some of the stories that we'll discuss in more detail during Weekends With Walshy. On this episode of News Bites we speak with Chris Walsh from the NT Independent about what he's working on at the time of recording. Some of the stories making headlines this week include: - International student fighting for life after a home invasion - Former Police Commissioner retires after stowsh with the government - NT government approves fracking in the Betaloo despite not receiving approvals from federal government Have a listen to the details of some of the big

The Mayor of Alice Springs Matt Paterson joins us on this weeks episode to discuss what's happening in Alice Springs since the NT government reintroduced grog bans in the region. Alice Springs Town Coun­cil May­or Matt Pater­son was elect­ed to the role in 2021 as a 30-year-old, mak­ing him the youngest May­or in Alice Springs his­to­ry. Qual­i­fied as an elec­tri­cian, May­or Pater­son is a Mem­ber of the Aus­tralian Insti­tute of Com­pa­ny Direc­tors, Vice Pres­i­dent of LGANT and sits on the board of Tourism Cen­tral Aus­tralia, Cham­ber of Com­merce and Region­al Cap­i­tals Aus­tralia. May­or Pater­son has an exten­sive his­to­ry of work­ing in var­i­ous com­mu­ni­ties in Cen­tral Aus­tralia which has giv­en him an inti­mate knowl­edge of the community. Dri­ven to con­tin­u­al­ly improve the live­abil­i­ty of Alice Springs, May­or Pater­son is focused on deliv­er­ing bet­ter infra­struc­ture for Alice Springs fam­i­lies. He served as a Coun­cil­lor pre­vi­ous to being elect­ed May­or and is pas­sion

Damage at the Howard Springs workers camp. What damage? There's no damage, just wear and tear. Oh, that damage, yeah there was some damage, it was caused by domestic violence!! According to "advice", domestic violence caused a myriad of windows to be smashed, mattresses to be burnt and a whole lot of other damage. So yeah there was damage and plenty of it but currently we're being fed the line that it was caused by domestic violence. Watch this space........ Each week we speak with Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, about some of the stories making news in the Territory. This week's stories are: 1. Govt awarded $30k contract to assess damage ‘and related works’ at Howard Springs camp while Fyles claimed no damage 2. Chalker delays filing evidence against Fyles, Worden in legal case 3. ‘A total snatch of life’: Survivor of Manuel Brown fatal car crash says MLA lied about his actions 4. Masked man who allegedly set servo on fire arrested after setting car, bushl

Each week we talk with Chris Walsh, the editor at the NT Independent about the top stories that are making news in the Territory on a long form podcast we call Weekends With Walshy. Territory Story News Bites is a short form weekly podcast which gives you a snap shot of some of the stories we're going to be talking about on the weekend podcast. It's meant to give you a quick insight as to what's happening in the Territory each week and some of the stories that we'll discuss in more detail during Weekends With Walshy. On this episode of News Bites we speak with Chris Walsh from the NT Independent about what he's working on at the time of recording. Some of the stories making headlines this week include: - Chief Minister finally admits there's been damage done to the Howard Springs facility housing displaced Territorians - Masked man goes on a crime and arson spree - Court records cast doubt on Labor MLA's story about fatal car crash Have a listen to the details of some of the

Ryan Sage is originally from Echuca in Victoria. He grew up in the border town with a pretty normal country life of going to school, fishing and enjoying a quite life on the Murray River. After finishing school he became a jackaroo working on a large cattle station in New South Wales before he found himself on another cattle station in the Territory. A stint in the defence force and a bit of soul searching followed and then Ryan found himself back in the Territory where he has basically been ever since. Ryan is a park ranger for his day job and he also owns 2nd hand record shop in Darwin city as a side hustle. And there's also a bit of frustrated DJ waiting to get out somewhere inside of him. Peter and the Professor talk with Ryan about his early life in Echuca-Moama, his brief time in the military and his love of music on this episode of the podcast. The Territory Story podcast thanks to Oppidanus Digital Marketing, your local digital marketing agency. For more information about web design, search en

Clown Town is alive and well. The police commissioner is taking the NT Government to court, the Howard Springs workers camp may have been damaged or it could be just "wear and tear" depending on whether you listen to the Chief Minister or the Deputy Chief Minister as both are telling different stories. Alice Springs is in the news again and another anti-crime rally was held in Darwin last weekend. Each week we speak with Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, about some of the stories making news in the Territory. This week's stories are: 1. Chalker ‘remains on leave’ as three days set aside for court case against Fyles and Govt  2. Action for Alice administrator accuses Worden of verbally abusing him during first meeting, minister remains silent  3. ‘Senseless destruction’: Deputy Chief Minister publicly contradicts Chief Minister’s denials on damage  4. Alice Springs grog restrictions extended for another three months  5. ‘We are not the enemy’: Chief Minister and Polic

Each week we talk with Chris Walsh, the editor at the NT Independent about the top stories that are making news in the Territory on a long form podcast we call Weekends With Walshy. Territory Story News Bites is a short form weekly podcast which gives you a snap shot of the stories we're going to be talking about on the weekend podcast. It's meant to give you a quick insight as to what's happening in the Territory each week and some of the stories that we'll discuss in more detail during Weekends With Walshy. On this episode of News Bites we speak with Chris Walsh from the NT Independent about what he's working on at the time of recording. Some of the stories making headlines this week include: - The Police Commissioner takes the NT Government to court - Action for Alice administrator accuses the Police Minister of threatening him - Tarnished Brass - The Series Continues Have a listen to the details of some of the big stories Chris and Co are preparing to put online this week and some

Nyunngai Warren Mundine is a former politician and party president of the Australian Labor Party. IN 2013 he was was appointed chairman of the Coalition government's Indigenous Advisory Council by then-prime minister, Tony Abbott. A member of the Bundjalung people, the traditional owners of much of coastal northern New South Wales, Warren was the ninth of eleven children of a family consisting of eight boys and three girls. Through his mother, he is also a descendant of the Gumbaynggirr, Yuin, and Irish peoples.[3] He is the cousin of boxer Tony Mundine and a second cousin of Anthony Mundine, the boxer and footballer. In 1995, Mundine began his foray into politics as an independent candidate for the City of Dubbo council in central-west New South Wales. He was the first Aboriginal person to serve on the body,[6] and later became deputy mayor of Dubbo. Warren has been in the news recently as one of several high profile Australians who are against The Voice, the proposed referendum to give Aboriginal Aus

Chris is having the week off this week so David "Woody" Wood has stepped into the chair to fill his spot. As usual there is plenty to talk about. Each week we speak with Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper (this week it's Woody), about some of the stories making news in the Territory. This week's stories are: 1. Police union accuse Jamie Chalker of double standards over alleged resignation dispute 2. Opposition calls police commissioner saga a ‘secret sacking scandal’, Fyles still quiet on his status 3. Tivan signs deal for talks over buying 200 to 300 MW of electricity from Sun Cable 4. Chief Minister claims no damage done to Howard Springs workers’ camp by flood evacuees 5. NT Electoral Commission seeks legal advice over Barkly Regional Council by-election nomination 6. Public Employment Commissioner says fire truck slogan writing covered under protected action 7. Gina Rinehart’s S. Kidman Co sells Brunchilly station in the Barkly 8. ‘Everyone coming together’: S

Each week we talk with Chris Walsh, the editor at the NT Independent about the top stories that are making news in the Territory on a long form podcast we call Weekends With Walshy. Territory Story News Bites is a short form weekly podcast which gives you a snap shot of the stories we're going to be talking about on the weekend podcast. It's meant to give you a quick insight as to what's happening in the Territory that week and some of the stories that we'll discuss in more detail during Weekends With Walshy. On this episode of News Bites we speak with David Wood the "Other Guy" from the NT Independent office about what he's working on at the time of recording. Some of the stories making headlines this week include: - The Chief Minister speaks about the situation with the police commissioner while "not discussing it" - Tivan signs a letter of intent with Sun Cable - Is there Damage at the Howard Springs Quarantine Centre or not? Have a listen to the details of some

As always there is a lot to talk about this week as some bizarre events have occurred that need further discussion. A lot of discussion seems to be centred around the police and in particular the commissioner who continues to have rumours surrounding his employment. Sky News broke the story during the week that he was asked to resign from his position although the government have not confirmed one way or the other if this is the case. Instead where left to ponder as The Clash once wrote "will he stay or will he go now". Each week we speak with Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, about some of the stories making news in the Territory. This week's stories are: 1. ‘Another shot in the arm’: Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker given four-year contract extension…April Fool’s Day story 2. No joke: Chalker on ‘indefinite leave’, not expected to return to Police Commissioner role 3. ‘Stress and uncertainty’: Fyles Government stays silent over removal of Police Commissioner Jamie

Each week we talk with Chris Walsh, the Editor of the NT Independent about the top stories that are making news in the Territory on a long form podcast we call Weekends With Walshy. Territory Story News Bites is a short form weekly podcast which gives you a snap shot of the stories we're going to be talking about on the weekend podcast. It's meant to give you a quick insight as to what's happening in the Territory that week and some of the stories that we'll discuss in more detail during Weekends With Walshy. On this episode of News Bites we speak with Chris from the NT Independent office about what he's working on at the time of recording. Some of the stories making headlines this week include: - The NT Police Commissioner - Will he stay or will he go now? - An update on Zach Rolfe's employment status Have a listen to details of some of the big stories Chris and Co are preparing to put online this week and some of the stories we'll be discussing on Weekends With Walshy. The

Scott McConnell joins us for the second time on the podcast to discuss a whole range of issues affecting the Northern Territory. When we last spoke to Scott he was the independent member for Stuart (now known as Gwoja). On this episode Scott canvasses many of the issues that directly affect indigenous Australians on a day to day basis. Scott is one of the most qualified people to discuss the issues affecting the Northern Territory as he has spent his whole life in the NT. In addition, he has truly walked in both worlds throughout his life. Born in Alice Springs and raised in Willowra in an aboriginal community Scott recollects fondly his upbringing where he learnt a lot from aboriginal elders who were running the cattle station he lived on. A term in Territory politics taught him a lot about the machinations of the political system in the NT and particularly how the parties operate. On this episode we talk about how there needs to be change that is more inclusive for all Territorians. By Scott's own adm

Parliament sat again this week, as a result there's lots to talk about. We discuss what unfolded this week and the various bits of legislation introduced by the government. As always we discuss a wide range of issues on this episode including the happenings in parliament this week but also a lot of other things happening around the NT. The unofficial and unelected mayor of "Clown Town" joins us to unravel this weeks newsworthy activities. Each week we speak with Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, about some of the stories making news in the Territory. This week’s stories are: 1. Two bottle shops held up, staff threatened with having ‘throats slit’: Police 2. ‘One with our community’: Fyles says she has support of caucus while calls for her to stand down mount 3. Rocks, bottles not included in Labor bail reform weapon list – but throwing stars, nunchucks, catapults are 4. Fyles Govt feared the public would attack during anti-crime rally, email reveals 5. Government propo

Each week we talk with Chris Walsh, the Editor of the NT Independent about the top stories that are making news in the Territory on a long form podcast we call Weekends With Walshy. Territory Story News Bites is a short form weekly podcast which gives you a snap shot of the stories we're going to be talking about on the weekend podcast. It's meant to give you a quick insight as to what's happening in the Territory that week and some of the stories that we'll discuss in more detail during Weekends With Walshy. On this episode of News Bites we speak with Chris from the NT Independent office about what he's working on at the time of recording. Some of the stories making headlines this week include: - The NT Government introduced new bail laws in parliament - A new version of the liquor licence buyback scheme - Firefighters in tense negotiations over their enterprise bargaining agreement Have a listen to details of some of the big stories Chris and Co are preparing to put online this week and

Darren Clark was born and grew up in regional Tasmania. He grew up playing footy and cricket like any other young lad in Tassie did at that time. After school he studied an apprenticeship and ended up being a pastry cook. Once qualified Darren ended up in Alice Springs for a short stint and although he went away before coming back again Alice and the Territory was now a big part of his life. Darren has been a business owner in Alice Springs now for more than 20 years, at one stage he owned 3 bakeries in the town. Having witnessed the escalating crime problems in Alice Springs building over several years, himself being broken into over 40 times, Darren started the Action for Alice Facebook page in 2020 to help local Alice residents keep in touch with what was happening in town. The page is an information source for locals to keep up to date on a daily basis. Darren agreed to come on the podcast to tell his story and to give us greater insight into how the Alice Springs locals are dealing with the crime wave t

A very sad week this week in the Territory with a young Territorian losing his life while working at a local bottle shop. We discuss what unfolded this week and how things could be fixed. As always we discuss a wide range of issues on this episode including the happenings in parliament this week. The unofficial mayor of "Clown Town" joins us to unravel this weeks newsworthy activities. Each week we speak with Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, about some of the stories making news in the Territory. This week’s stories are: 1.  Man arrested over death of bottle shop employee in Darwin: Police 2. Man charged with murder, breach of bail over stabbing death of bottle shop worker 3. Declan Laverty’s family allegedly assaulted hours after arriving in Darwin, faced threats of machete violence: Police source 4. Labor defeats no-confidence motion, declares it will win next year’s general election 5. Government to pay for security guards at bottle-shops, capsicum spray for transit off

Each week we talk with Chris Walsh, the Editor of the NT Independent about the top stories that are making news in the Territory on a long form podcast we call Weekends With Walshy. Territory Story News Bites is a short form weekly podcast which gives you a snap shot of the stories we're going to be talking about on the weekend podcast. It's meant to give you a quick insight as to what's happening in the Territory that week and some of the stories that we'll discuss in more detail during Weekends With Walshy. On this episode of News Bites we speak with Chris from the NT Independent office about what he's working on at the time of recording. Some of the stories making headlines this week include: - Tragic and senseless murder of Declan Laverty - Arafura by-election and parliament debates - Senior public servant dressed down for texting while giving evidence at an unfair dismissal hearing Have a listen to details of some of the big stories Chris and Co are preparing to put online this week a

Professor Philip Hazell is a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. In short, Phil was born in the UK, moved to New Zealand as a youngster and came to the Territory via the Sydney Medical School. The more detailed version is that Philip was born in Erith, England, but his family moved to New Zealand when he was a child. At the tender age of 17 he set off to undertake his undergraduate medical training at the University of Otago, completing his medical degree (MB ChB) in 1980 and training in general psychiatry and child psychiatry in Adelaide, South Australia from 1983 to 1989. From 1989 to 1998 Philip was Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry with the University of Newcastle. Then, until 2006, he was Clinical Director of the Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Hunter New England Mental Health Service. Much of Philip’s research has focused on common mental health problems in children and adolescents such as ADHD, depression and self-harm. He is editor of a recently published textbook about longer term psych

Another big week in news this week. A wide range of issues discussed on this episode affecting the Territory far and wide. The unofficial mayor of "Clown Town" joins us to unravel this weeks newsworthy activities. Each week we speak with Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, about some of the stories making news in the Territory. This week’s stories are: 1. AFLNT to remove Gwynne’s name from best and fairest medal 2. CLP president resigns days before by-election over party’s opposition to Indigenous Voice to Parliament 3. Barkly council CEO resigns amid unexplained unlimited leave, no reason given for departure 4. Police lay blame for botched Gwynne trial on DPP; DPP blames judge for failure 5. ‘Risk mitigation strategies’ imposed ahead of Grand Final at TIO Stadium after firefighters’ raise safety concerns 6. Corrections officers to vote on new agreement, with 9 per cent wage increase in first year 7. Alcohol bans, pressure from Labor MLAs, force Darwi