www.ntnews.com.au Saturday, August 27, 2011. NT NEWS. 23
PU
B:
NT
NE
WS
DA
TE
:2
7-A
UG
-20
11
PA
GE
:2
3C
OL
OR
:C
MY
K
CRICOS# 00120C 090811NT
North Australia Research present:
Pakeha women and Maori protocol: The politics of criticising other cultures
Presented by Dr Katherine CurchinPost-Doctoral FellowANU College of Business & Economics
Monday 29 August 12.15pm
The Seminar Room, NARU 23 Ellengowan Dr, Brinkin
Free and open to the public
Pt. 8999 5155 | e. [email protected] | www.waterfront.nt.gov.au
Events for September at the Darwin WaterfrontSaturday 3 and Sunday 4 September - 2011 Darwin Boat and Outdoor Show at the Darwin Convention Centre
Friday 9 and 16 September - Waterfront Craft Fair
Saturday 10 September - FREE Movie Under the Stars My Big Fat Greek Wedding (rated PG) -
No alcohol or glass. Some events may be cancelled if it rains.
MG
08
06
16www.mrbarra.com.au
ntnews.com.aul l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l SATURDAY EXTRA — 10 YEARS OF LABOR
of Labor rule
ContinuedPage 24
Give Labor credit for trying things out even if they haven’tworkedwell
The winning team celebrates that winning feeling. Back row: Matt Bonson, Paul Henderson. Middle: Elliot McAdam, Len Kiely, Delia Lawrie, Marion Scrymgour, Chris Burns. Front: Jack Ah Kit,Syd Sterling, Clare Martin, Peter Toyne and Kon Vatskalis. Only Henderson, Lawrie, Scrymgour, Burns and Vatskalis remain in the Government today
super clinic. And you’ve got togive Labor credit for tryingthings out, even if they’ve notworked well — or at all.
Indigenous school attendanceisn’t budging but Labor keepsthrowing stuff at it.
The grog laws, which are toonew to see hard evidence of ef-fectiveness yet, have causedLabor a lot of bellyache.
The Territory Growth Townsis an interesting attempt to get
something going in remoteareas, in the understanding thatnot every outstation can have aschool, hospital and shoppingcentre. Labor keeps harping onabout creating 22,000 new jobssince 2001 — but how manywere the result of governmentsweat, as opposed to an unstopp-able mining boom?
Inpex was a coup . . . could bea coup?
Nothing’s set in stone yet.
If/when it comes, there’splenty who stand to gain.
And plenty who stand to get sodespondent about astronomicalrents and house prices theypack up and leave. That’s part ofthe flip side of the coin — thecorrections, the cock-ups andthe catastrophes.