Bernie Brian

  • Gurindji leader dies

    Mick “Hoppy” Rangiari, one of the last surviving members of the historic 1966 strike by Aboriginal pastoral workers at Wave Hill Station in the Northern Territory, died on November 12.

  • Farewell to 'the most dangerous man in Darwin'

    The first thing you noticed when you visited Bill Donnelly's house in suburban Darwin was the small bust of Lenin on his bookshelf. The second thing you discovered was that Bill was very proud of the fact that he was born in 1917,

  • Arts hit again at NTU

    Arts hit again at NTUDARWIN — The Northern Territory University administration sacked, 11 staff members of the arts faculty on the final day of exams, when very few students were on campus. As a result of the cuts, the

  • Darwin students occupy administration building

    DARWIN — More than 50 students delayed a meeting of the NT University's planning board on October 24 to express their opposition to cuts to faculty funding contained in the university's draft budget. Arts will be the worst hit,

  • NT student union 'adopts' East Timor prisoners

    DARWIN — The student union at the Northern Territory University has adopted two students of the University of East Timor (UET) as associate members. Jose Antonio Belo is a 23-year-old English student from Kelikai Bacau and Jose

  • 'Timor prospects good' — activist

    'Timor prospects good' — activistDARWIN — A well-known commentator on Indonesia and co-convenor of Aksi (Indonesia Solidarity Action), Max Lane, was here last week for a series of lectures. On

  • Strange bedfellows

    Strange bedfellowsDARWIN — The Country-Liberal Party government of the Northern Territory has lent ALP leader Brian Ede the use of one of its most senior public servants to try to convince the Labor Party

  • High Court to consider Timor Gap Treaty

    High Court to consider Timor Gap TreatyDARWIN — According to Darwin-based Queens Counsel, Alastair Wyvill, the High Court is taking the upcoming hearings on the Timor Gap Treaty very seriously. Speaking at a public

  • Call for black party after Territory elections

    DARWIN — The defeat, once again, of the Labor Party in the June 4 Northern Territory elections has sparked a call for the formation of a new Aboriginal party. Labor looks like holding on to seven seats (a loss of two) in the

  • Greens to contest Northern Territory elections

    DARWIN — Ilana Eldridge, Greens candidate for the seat of Milner in the forthcoming Northern Territory elections, describes herself as an "activist and humanitarian." She also feels she has a good chance of unseating the

  • Darwin rally for Aboriginal health care

    DARWIN — Hundreds of Aboriginal people and their supporters gathered on April 15 at Raintree Park to protest against moves by the Northern Territory government to withdraw funding from the Danila Dilba Aboriginal Medical

  • Doctor blows whistle on health authorities

    Doctor Phillip Nitschke, formerly a resident medical officer (RMO) at Royal Darwin Hospital, probably wishes he could forget the last 12 months of his life. During that time he lost his job twice, his professional ability was