Territory Story

On this weekend edition of the podcast, Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, talks about the stories making the news in the Territory. These stories include: the final results from the Territory election and the Chief Minister’s apparent request for early counting next time; the Commonwealth Government’s controversial new bill to give it power to veto state/territory agreeme...

Originally from Sydney, Dr. John Garrick is a retired academic and current Fellow at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Australia. During his years as a lawyer and academic, John has written extensively on the rise of China. After a little banter about Sydney and the NRL, John discusses the increasing tension between China and the West and in particular, how this is playing out in Australia’s no...

On this weekend edition of the podcast, Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, talks about the stories making the news in the Territory. These stories include: counting is continuing in the Territory election to determine the final five seats; mystery continues to shroud the Chief Minister’s China deal; catastrophic conditions for fires in the top end; and much more.

Andrea Wicking was born in Wagga. She spent her early years in Port Moresby and then the Gold Coast before finishing school in Darwin. Andrea went on to study journalism at CDU but she was lured by the prospect of working and finished up just short of graduating. She has worked in marketing for most of her life and she’s the better half of the Wicking partnership. Her husband, Colin Wicking, is th...

We dissect the current results from the Territory election on Saturday with Chris Walsh from the NT Independent.

On this weekend edition of the podcast, Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, talks about the stories making the news in the Territory. This week the focus is on the Territory election and a discussion about the possible outcome. Chris also talks about youth crime and diversion policies, Covid-19 in remote communities and the missing occupancy certificate for the TIO stadium.

Don Fuller grew up in in the Territory before heading to Adelaide where he did undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Economics at the University of Adelaide. He returned to Darwin and worked for the public sector in various roles and has a thorough understanding of the Territory’s strengths and weaknesses. On this penultimate day before the polls close on another Territory election, Don talks...

Rolf Gerritsen was born in Indonesia to Dutch parents and raised in Geraldton before completing an honours degree in history at the University of Western Australia a Masters degree at the University of Ghana and a PhD at the Australian National University. He is currently a professorial fellow at the Alice Springs campus of Charles Darwin University. His experience includes several years in senior...

This is the second in back to back podcasts on fracking as an election issue. Following Terry Mills’s comments on fracking, we invited Stephanie Stonier, Corporate Affairs Manager from Origin Energy, back onto the podcast to respond to some of Terry’s comments. We were particularly interested in finding out about baseline modelling, to see if Terry’s opposition to fracking has any grounding in fac...

As we round the bend and enter the last week of campaigning, we thought it would be worthwhile for undecided voters to listen to Terry Mills explain his stance on fracking (or as he says ‘hydraulic fracturing’). Terry talks about this and some of his other policies, including crime, stamp duty and payroll tax. This episode is the first in a double header as we also invite Stephanie Stonier from Or...

On this weekend edition of the podcast, Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, talks about the stories making the news in the Territory. These stories include: - Borders to stay shut for 18 months - ABC airs Gunner campaign ad - V8 Supercars and Dream Time game on the same weekend as the election (did somebody say distraction??!!) - Some Territory Hotels charging higher room r...

Joel Bowden is the current sitting Labor member for the Territory seat of Johnston. A seat he won in a by-election held earlier this year. Born in Mildura, Victoria, Joel is the son of an AFL premiership and former Richmond player. As a youngster, Joel grew up in an outback community and went to school in Alice Springs. He later joined Richmond and played 265 games for the club including making th...

Brian O’Gallagher aka ‘Boggy’ is an enigma. Born in the UK, Brian’s family moved to Australia in 1960 and he grew up in the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria. After finishing a degree in pure maths and chemistry at Monash University, Brian became an air traffic controller. He then moved into the public service in Canberra dealing with economic policy. Brian and his wife then took some time off to drive...

Kendall Trudgen is the Greens candidate for Casuarina in the upcoming Territory election. His parents were missionaries and he was raised in northeast Arnhem Land in an Aboriginal community. He formed strong ties to the community and identifies with many of the issues facing indigenous Australians in the bush. After finishing high school in Nhulunbuy, Kendall has spent much of his life trying to i...

On this weekend edition of the podcast, Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, talks about the stories making the news in the Territory. These stories include: the NT Remuneration Tribunal and it’s decision to scrap reporting of politicians’ travel entitlements; Supercars delayed by the quarantine; interstate arrivals; and deliberately lit fires in Palmerston and Tennant Creek...

Stephanie Stonier is the Corporate Affairs Manager (Northern Australia) for Origin Energy. Born in Perth, Stephanie is the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran. Growing up, she suffered heart palpitations than were eventually identified in her twenties as associated with the possible effects of Agent Orange. Stephanie went to work for Rio Tinto including a stint in Mongolia before taking on the role with...

Malarndirri McCarthy is a Senator for the Northern Territory. Born in Katherine, she comes from the Garrwa and Yanyuwa people on her mother’s side; and she has Irish-Australian heritage from her father’s side. Growing up, Malarndirri learnt to traverse between the two very different worlds of her parents and in the process learnt resilience and courage. After high school she accepted a position wi...

On this weekend edition of the podcast, Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, talks about the stories making the news in the Territory. Stories include: a freedom of information request into the Chief Minister’s trip to China; the Territory ‘Financial Statement’; public servants on executive contracts; a public servant’s trip to Disneyland paid for by a private company and mo...

Ben Poveda-Alfonso is the co-founder of the Kindness Shake, an organisation that has seen food being catered to stranded international students in Darwin during the Covid-19 emergency period. He is joined by Ward Keller’s migration agents, Anke Nagel and Rachael Adolphe, to discuss the latest changes to the migration rules affecting not only international students, but also onshore and offshore mi...

The next Territory general election is scheduled for 22 August 2020. Iain Loganathan is the NT Electoral Commissioner and is back to talk about how his Department is going to deliver a fair and safe election in the new Covid-19 environment.

On this weekend edition of the podcast, Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, talks about the stories making the news in the Territory. These stories include: the Federal Government’s decision not to appeal the live cattle trade ban; the NT Administrator’s overseas trips; Covid-19 breaches and more.

Scott McConnell was born in Willowra, an aboriginal community about 300km north-west of Alice Springs. He didn’t learn to read or write until he was in his teens. In fact he was far more comfortable and conversant in the local aboriginal dialect (Walpri) than he was in English. After working as a ranger and marrying a lady from Chicago, Scott got involved in Territory politics and ran for the seat...

Gerry Wood is arguably the most famous and most popular independent in Territory politics. Winning the seat of Nelson from the CLP in the infamous 2001 election when Labor won government for the first time, Gerry has been serving his constituents and the people of the Territory for nearly 20 years. He’s 70 years old this year. But who is Gerry, how did he end up in the Territory and what is his fa...

On this weekend edition of the podcast, Chris Walsh, editor of the NT Independent online newspaper, talks about the stories making the news in the Territory. These stories include: the NT Government bracing itself for the borders opening up on 17 July; Colleen Gwynne being charged by police for abuse of office; political donations; a public servant’s taxpayer funded trip to Hawaii, and more.

Jason Elsegood was born and raised in Darwin, he has an Indigenous mother and an Anglo-Australian father. Cross Cultural Consultants is a business started by his father and one that Jason now runs. It’s a unique business that builds bridges between local businesses and Indigenous Australians providing better outcomes through deeper cultural understanding. Jason talks about his life growing up in H...