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Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspaper. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

Latest Stories

Senator Ian Macdonald goes his own way to promote Northern Australia

Senator Ian Macdonald goes his own way to promote Northern Australia

The 4th placed LNP Senator wants people to vote below the line and make him number one on the ballot.

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Shane Stone gets to work with QRIDA dispersing recovery grants

Shane Stone gets to work with QRIDA dispersing recovery grants

"I tell them it is not welfare, it is not charity, it is your fellow Australians giving you a hand back up."

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All the photos from the Cloncurry races

All the photos from the Cloncurry races

The racing season is back in action in the Curry for 2019.

Why paying for flood damage out of the foreign aid budget is a bad idea

Why paying for flood damage out of the foreign aid budget is a bad idea

Suggesting that Australia reduce its foreign aid and redirect the money to flood damage reconstruction is counter-productive, argues North West Star editor, Derek Barry.

Prime Minister proudly wears Pratt Cattle Transport cap

Prime Minister proudly wears Pratt Cattle Transport cap

Fodder drop photos, from onboard an army chopper

Fodder drop photos, from onboard an army chopper

A spectacular series of photos has emerged of the army doing difficult and dangerous fodder drops.

Smiley Shield Shrimp emerge as drought turns to floods

Smiley Shield Shrimp emerge as drought turns to floods

'(I) went for a walk and seen these little guys. Smiling at me'

PM Scott Morrison promises to rebuild North West Qld cattle industry

PM Scott Morrison promises to rebuild North West Qld cattle industry

The prime minister toured Cloncurry and Julia Creek on Friday.

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Flooding continues as North West stock death disaster unfolds

Flooding continues as North West stock death disaster unfolds

Major flooding remains across the area from Cloncurry to Hughenden with stock losses expected to be in the many thousands.

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Freight train derailed in floodwaters at Nelia

Freight train derailed in floodwaters at Nelia

The train was stuck in the floods and several of the carriages have been dislodged from the railway track on Thursday as the flood waters rose.

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