A new power plant for Jabiru (NT News 15/2) is good news. I can well imagine that residents of Nhulunbuy and those on the Gove Peninsula

are hanging out for a similar announcement.

However, notwithstanding the historical and ongoing power disruptions confronting the area, they will be waiting for many more years for similar news.

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The pressure put on Ash Barty by the media and her fan base must have played quite tellingly upon her during the Australian Tennis Open.

A lot of the hype including the ‘Barty Party’ razzamatazz is about a following who almost want to steal the limelight earned through her on court efforts. The pressure of fan expectation must play a part in creating the statistic of no Australian winning in the Australian Open competition for four decades.

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I hope Anthina Pascoe-Bell is re-elected as Palmerston’s Mayor in August. She has uplifted Palmerston and put the needs of her WHOLE community first.

She has excellent and PRACTISED leadership skills She is a worker, not merely a talker. As was stated in her NT News 120 most powerful descriptor, Palmerston’s reputation has improved under her leadership. If I lived in Palmerston, she would have my unqualified support.

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