Empty shops and offices of Alice Springs
Empty stores and offices are sad places, full of shadows, flaked paint, dust motes and the stale smell of money no longer there.
Streetscapes, Alice Springs, December 2017
33 Priest Street I took a stroll around Alice Springs the other day … well, really I took a drive, it was 40C or so outside of the air-conditioned Troopie … here are some things I saw. […]
Ben the Dingo’s excellent Christmas Holiday adventures
Ben the Dingo has a combination of freedom, security, love and wildness that suits him perfectly. He is an entity to himself and well loved in the community and beyond. He has been given a chance in life and has thrived.
The empty shops of Darwin CBD – where retail goes to die
Empty shops and broken dreams ... the fag end of small business in the tropics.
Judy Bamberger: Refugees Welcome Here
This is a guest post by Sean Davey, a freelance photographer, curator and gallery director based in Canberra, Australia. For the last week and a half, Judy Bamberger has been staging a one-woman protest at the front of Parliament House in Canberra, sitting under a makeshift awning in the constant rain. Judy is protesting the treatment [...]
Return of the Storm-bird – the Channel-billed Cuckoo comes south for the summer
I've been very interested in cuckoos generally—and Channel-billed Cuckoos in particular—for a few years, especially in relation to the knowledge that Aboriginal language groups here in the Northern Territory and beyond have about them. I'd love to hear any information that groups outside of the areas discussed in the post may have—feel free to drop me a line or post a comment.
Death of a Hyundai, south of Tennant Creek, NT
Earlier today, Scott McConnell— the very well-travelled member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the seat of Stuart—sent through this photo of a burnt-out Hyundai from about 150 kilometres or so south of Tennant Creek in the NT. He took this shot while travelling up to the Tennant to attend a meeting of the [...]
Fag-ends of capitalism – the empty shops of Geelong CBD
I spent a few days in Geelong (yes, I have a good reason) earlier this week. Inspired by the photos of Koulla Roussos of empty shops and premises in Darwin, I thought I’d document a few of the fag ends of capitalism scattered around the Geelong CBD. Your comments are welcome … […]
Word of the Day: Nthwenharre (Kaytetye)
This Word of the Day is another from the Kaytetye to English Dictionary, about which I wrote a short piece back when it was released in 2012. Nthwenharre n. [Kaytetye] Small white fluffy clouds that gather together before it rains. Usually seen in winter. Also referred to as mataye nthwenharre. […]
Word of the Day: Mantharre (Death Adder)
If the death adder bites you on the leg it holds on for good and you die, the snake as well.