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Back on board! | Don't Look Too Deep

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Don't Look Too Deep. Desert Portal Comment Query Rant Rave. February 10, 2011. Life got busy and interesting and hence there hasn’t been any regular posting here for 8 months. Twitter also intervened, capturing my undivided attention at times as I watched various shufflings in the Australian political landscape. Of her experience in the Brisbane Flood. I’ve yet to plan out my working plans for 2011 due to the sudden arising of a couple of intense health issues. Once they’re sorted I can scatter my re...

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But isn’t it dangerous living here? | Don't Look Too Deep

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Don't Look Too Deep. Desert Portal Comment Query Rant Rave. But isn’t it dangerous living here? But isn’t it dangerous living here? May 3, 2010. No it’s not. Rather than start with the headline grabbing murder capital of Australia. Let’s start with the official statistics, issued quarterly by the NT Justice Department. Are from the December 2009 quarter. If you like reading numbers in tables, then the figures for Alice Springs are on page 45. Big thing to remember is that a lot of crime here (? Of course...

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Crime in Alice Springs – part 4 | Don't Look Too Deep

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Don't Look Too Deep. Desert Portal Comment Query Rant Rave. Crime in Alice Springs – part 4. Crime in Alice Springs – part 4. February 24, 2011. There really shouldn’t be this many posts on crime in this blog should there? Hopefully this will be the last of them for a long while. In the interests of fairness, some links to the latest media articles:. 8211; Alison Anderson. Writes a response to Jennifer Mills’ article. Shock Tactics in Alice Springs. Over at New Matilda. I found it to be a good read.

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So where is Alice Springs now? | Don't Look Too Deep

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Don't Look Too Deep. Desert Portal Comment Query Rant Rave. So where is Alice Springs now? So where is Alice Springs now? March 23, 2011. In the weeks since I last posted there have been numerous news stories on Alice Springs, in print, on radio and on TV. We’ve had another public meeting, this one was open to everyone in Alice Spring and arranged by the Alice Springs Town Council. The Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, is suggesting a new intervention. Next week sees the NT Government holding its Ca...

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Authors I Read | Don't Look Too Deep

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Don't Look Too Deep. Desert Portal Comment Query Rant Rave. I read a range of material. Fiction and non-fiction. Primarily this page will list links to authors I enjoy reading. Lately I’ve been right in to crimes and thrillers. But I also like to descend into the other worlds of the fantasy genre. And I have been known to read (and enjoy) other styles, with a firm favourite being the Australian writer, Tim Winton. Right now I am trying to get into and enjoy Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason. Health an...

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Crime in Alice Springs – an update | Don't Look Too Deep

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Don't Look Too Deep. Desert Portal Comment Query Rant Rave. Crime in Alice Springs – an update. Crime in Alice Springs – an update. February 14, 2011. Time for an update on the level of crime in Alice Springs. Last May I wrote yes, there was some crime. Anti-social behaviour but overall I felt quite safe living here in Alice Springs. Nine months later can I still say that the headlines such as this one from 10 February Crime in Alice Killing the Town. Are over the top? No, I can’t. Telling us of a 52 yea...

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Where to live in Alice Springs | Don't Look Too Deep

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Don't Look Too Deep. Desert Portal Comment Query Rant Rave. Where to live in Alice Springs. Where to live in Alice Springs. May 1, 2010. Alice Springs has suburbs, quite a few of them for such a small town. A few years ago the NT government decided to change the names of these suburbs. The people in power reside north of the Berrimah line. So now we have Desert Springs instead of the Golf Course Estate. We can tell if you’re new to town if you say Desert Springs instead of Golf Course Estate. My first tw...

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Crime in Alice Springs – part 3 | Don't Look Too Deep

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Don't Look Too Deep. Desert Portal Comment Query Rant Rave. Crime in Alice Springs – part 3. Crime in Alice Springs – part 3. February 23, 2011. Eventually the arguing men move off and the woman with the knife makes her way back to her office. Police do not attend the scene. The difficulties getting through to local police in Alice Springs in an emergency are well known to locals.). Late at night in Alice Springs? Sadly, no. It was around 9.15 this morning. Eli Melky and Steve Brown. The TV ads made.

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GERD | Don't Look Too Deep

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Don't Look Too Deep. Desert Portal Comment Query Rant Rave. That’s the American acronym. In British and Australian English the acronym is GORD. That’s because we spell. And the Americans don’t. Either way, it stands for Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease. Or, for the pedantic Americans who may be reading, Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease. I will use the acronyms and various spellings interchangably. Because I’m like that. ). It’s a chronic illness of the upper digestive tract. Website. The current inf...

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Crime in Alice Springs. Again. | Don't Look Too Deep

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Don't Look Too Deep. Desert Portal Comment Query Rant Rave. Crime in Alice Springs. Again. Crime in Alice Springs. Again. February 20, 2011. First up I am going to shout out to all prospective tourists and visitors to Alice Springs that, despite the number of bad news stories in the media of late, especially over the past few days, ALICE SPRINGS IS A SAFE TOWN TO VISIT! The current crime levels are really only impacting upon the locals, black and white alike. Check out Travel Outback Australia. Around to...