Territory Story

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...

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&#39...

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 issue...

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&quo...

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&#39...

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. Darre...

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. E...

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&#39...

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 traini...

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 rem...

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...

A descendant of the Dauareb nation, one of the eight tribes of Mer Island, in the eastern part of the Torres Strait, he was among the first cohort of students to graduate from an innovative JCU nursing degree course based on neighbouring Thursday Island, in 2005. Having witnessed the “diabetes epidemic that swept through Torres Strait”, Dr Taylor spent several years working as a renal dialysi...

Another week goes by and some more familiar NT characters featured in the news 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.  Prosecution drops case against Children...

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...

Another week, another set of issues to contend with in the NT. Clown Town is alive well in 2023 with all the usual suspects featuring regularly.  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.  Chief Minister, Labor claim they knew about candidate’s conviction and stan...

In short, the NT Independent has been in existence for 3 years. During this time none of the journalists or its representatives have been able to attend press conferences held by the Northern Territory government. They've existed due to the funding by its publisher Owen Pike and his family. The NT Independent needs your help to survive. Every subscription helps. On this episode we discuss with Owe...

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 new 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 happe...

One of the biggest stories of the year dropped on Thursday this week which gave us a lot to talk about on the Weekend Edition. Zach Rolfe gave an exclusive article to the NT Independent, an opinion piece which had some explosive comments in it about how he believes he has been treated by the powers that be at the NT police. No doubt there will be more to come in relation to this story. Each week w...

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 new 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 happe...

Our next guest on the Territory Story podcast is Debbie Barnett, the owner and operator of Enchanted Moments Events which is located in Darwin. Like many Territorians, Debbie is originally from Adelaide where she and her husband Allan grew up. While they were on holiday in Darwin some 30 years ago, they decided to pack up their home in Adelaide and move to Darwin permanently. Deb gave up her caree...

The NT parliament sat this week which means there'll be a lot to talk about on this episode of Weekends With Walshy. As you would expect there's some great stories discussed on the podcast this week including everything from the parliamentary sittings plus plenty of other news stories making headlines during the week. Each week we speak with Chris Walsh, Editor of the NT Independent online newspap...

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 for podcast we call Weekends With Walshy. Territory Story News Bites is a new 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 happen...

Our next guest on the Territory Story podcast is Carol Phayer, a person well known to those around the Top End. Carol was born in the Netherlands to a single mum, she went to school at a French boarding school for a time and then ended up in Australia as a teenager. After school she decided to head back to the Netherlands for university before eventually coming back to Australia where she has been...

Weekends With Walshy has got off to an explosive start to 2023. There's some great stories we discuss on the podcast this week including the now infamous "backflip" from the NT Government. 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.  Unredacted coronial report: Pol...

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 for podcast.  Territory Story News Bites is a new 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 th...