NT’S OPPORTUNITIES ON DIGITAL SILK ROAD

Many of these are trading partners and markets for the Northern Territory. They are also trade competitors so it’s important we understand the changing trade environment. The digital Silk Road is an integral part of the Belt and Road initiative. It’s the soft infrastructure that brings added benefits to the hard infrastructure so often...

JASON HANNA Business

TQ PIONEER JASON HANNA

He started “coming out” in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales – but there were complications and his mum Bev had to be rushed 89 kilometres to the hospital in Lismore for the baby to fully enter the world. “Apparently, I was supposed to be a girl and was going to be named Kelly.” Jason’s working-class family had no...

BEEF REPORT Issue 34

BEEF REPORT

KEY POINTS Indonesian importers losing about AUD$280 per head on slaughter steers.Zero Vietnam imports from Australia during October. Usually, I will try the beef dishes when I visit a new place but in this case I could not resist the Alligator sandwich. A “Po Boy” is the slang name given to a big sandwich suitable for a poor...

ENERGY CLUB NT Issue 34

BOARD BOLSTERED BY NEW MEMBERS

Coming off the heels of an unprecedented year, the appointment of Sarah Hohnholt, senior legal counsel and strategic adviser at INPEX, and the reappointment of Andrew Meaney, general manager at SAGE Automation and Sonia Harvey, VP government and community relations at Empire Energy Group will continue to bring fresh and diverse perspectives to...

MATES OF THE MURRANJI Indigenous Affairs

INVITATION 2022 MATES OF THE MURRANJI MUSTER

The Mates of the Murranji is a group of people who are committed to supporting the resurrection and promotion of the historical significance of Newcastle Waters township and surrounding area by building a solid future by recognising, recording and respecting the past. It has now been confirmed that the next Mates of the Murranji Muster will be...

ABORIGINAL STOCKMEN Indigenous Affairs

TOMMY DODD

WORDS BRUCE SIMPSON/TEDEGAN AND MUSIC TED EGANTRACK 11 - I.O.U ALBUM Tommy Dodd, I recall what the boss had to sayAt the Buchanan Camp, as you rode in that day,“I’ve seen some great horsemen, but honest to GodThe horse isn’t foaled that could throw Tommy DoddNo horse could throw Tommy Dodd’. I’ve seen some rough horses, seen many...

ABORIGINAL STOCKMEN Indigenous Affairs

MATES OF THE MURRANJI TRIBUTE – TOMMY DODD

Ted Egan, a foundation Mate of the Murranji, met Tommy in 1957 when he was at the peak of his career. “I met him in Borroloola where he grew up. Those days he would spend the dry season droving or working on stations throughout the Barkly, then return to Borroloola in the wet season in time for traditional ceremonies.” Despite not much...

OVERLAND TELEGRAPH LINE Issue 34

OUR EPIC FEAT

The real thing provided all the “excitement” needed and is something that needs to get onto the radar of the likes of Baz Luhrmann. It is an epic journey of courage, endurance and high adventure – a few fearless pioneers bridging almost 3200 kilometres of untamed continent from sea to sea with a single wire on a line of poles along a route...

FLEET CHOICE/AANT Business

JOINT VENTURE EXPANDS SERVICE

Fleet Choice is the largest provider of vehicle packaging in the Territory – it helps more than 100 employers, including the Northern Territory Government. AANT is the largest membership association in the Territory with more than 20,000 members. They have been been reinvesting profits back into their membership and community for nearly...

Urban Development Issue 34

NIMBYS SHOULD NOT STOP DEVELOPMENT

As our city continues to grow and develop, more land is needed for urban development to sustain this growth. Areas that have been purposefully set aside for future development are deliberately brought online to satisfy demand. Land identified for future development goes through many planning assessments, environmental assessments and approval...

Real Estate Business

HOME MARKET HEATS UP

But the Real Estate Institute of the NT says the median price on both “flattened” as the focus of the purchases moved more to properties under the $600,000 mark. Vacancy rates eased a little in the quarter, but rents continued to feel upward pressure. Quentin Kilian, in his final report as REINT chief executive before taking the...