Business

PHOEBE BARDSLEY

Phoebe Bardsley had one of those lightbulb moments while studying health service data. The bare statistics clearly showed that the Australian health industry has a growing problem – the maldistribution of skilled medical staff. Phoebe decided that rather than just analyse the challenge, she would do something about it. Go Locum was...

Business

JAKE EGGLETON

Success in business isn’t about luck — it’s about risk, resilience and execution. Jake Eggleton built Fuel Drop and Darwin Logistics from the ground up. But it wasn’t easy – and it certainly wasn’t handed to him. Today, his companies supply fuel and road train transport to some of the Northern Territory’s biggest industries,...

Business

NEVILLE PANTAZIS CYCLONE TRACY SURVIVOR

Neville Pantazis was 15 when Cyclone Tracy came to town. The family was living on Ross Smith Avenue – Paul (Napoleon in Cypriot) and mum Irene, nee Kanaris, sister Paula, with cousin Angelo Angeli, a relative from Cyprus, and his pregnant wife Hariklia. During the “eye” of the cyclone, Paul, who is now 93, and Angelo went to his...

Issue 44

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

Just consider the escalating count of members joining our organisation, which now sits at 515. The uptick in interstate and global companies knocking on our door, eager to find the next opportunity, speaks volumes. This surge is largely driven by promising developments in the Beetaloo Basin, the unwavering support from both Federal and...

Issue 44

CHANGES IN CHINA INVESTMENT

The development project is on the edge of the Victoria River region, just across the border in West Australia. Many Northern Territory businesses were expecting to be involved in supply and service contracts as the mine moved into production. For ASEAN investors, the FIRB decision raised the perceptions of the level of sovereign risk when it...

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Beef Report

Key points: • India and Indonesia elections should be positive for regional stability and growth • Indonesia moves cattle in preparation for Qurban (Festival of Sacrifice) • RMCP ends its Aus-Indo 10-year $60 million support program The recent elections in India and Indonesia hold significant implications for both regional...

Indigenous Affairs

BARUNGA FESTIVAL 2024

The tiny community of Barunga, 80 kilometres south-east of Katherine, underwent a population explosion in June as it hosted its highly regarded annual Bamyili festival. Barunga’s population is normally a little over 350 but it grew to more than 4500 for the three days of the festival as people from across Australia descended on the community...

Indigenous Affairs

TAKING CONTROL OF LAW AND JUSTICE

At this year’s Barunga Festival the Government announced a $1million investment to support the Barunga-Wugularr Law, Culture and Justice Committee. The funding aims to help improve community safety and deliver justice solutions that work for people in the Barunga and Wugularr (Beswick) region south-east of Katherine. Identified as a key...

Indigenous Affairs

MATES OUT TO RESURRECT LEGENDS OF THE MURRANJI

Nat Buchanan is credited with opening up the Murranji Track in 1886 with his son and ‘Greenhide’ Sam Croker, who was shot dead in 1892 by Charlie Flannigan at Auvergne Station in the Victoria River District. Charlie was found guilty of murder and hanged at Fannie Bay Gaol on 15 July 1893, the first official execution in the Northern...

Innovation

Australia’s First Carbon-Fibre Hydrogen Fuel Tank Vessel

Blueflite, a company that has received venture capital from a co-investment fund partnership between Paspalis and the Northern Territory’s Local Jobs Fund, is modernising logistics with its advanced cargo drone platform. Recently, Alex Farrugia, Investment Manager at Paspalis, and Frank Noppel, CEO of Blueflite, visited the North Australian...

Innovation

Equatorial Space Systems: Pioneering Space InnovationH150 

Equatorial Space Systems (ESS), a leading innovator in hybrid rocket propulsion, is making significant advancements in the aerospace sector. Founder and CEO Simon Gwozdz recently flew in from Singapore to prepare for the company’s upcoming static firings and test launch campaigns. His visit also marked the finalisation of the US$1.5 million...

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CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE

Analysis by the International Energy Agency, International Panel on Climate Change, and others conclude that the lowest cost pathway to net zero requires the deployment of a portfolio of low emission technologies including CCS.  CO2CRC is a scientific not-for-profit organisation specialising in carbon capture and storage research. CO2CRC...