Radio Australia's 7pm news came on as I pulled the hire car into the dusty BP petrol station at Adelaide River, 60 miles south of Darwin. Marie, the Macedonian emigre who runs the station, was holding a tray of hot pies. `You here for John?" she asked, wiping her greasy hands. "...
Up Front in a Truck across the OutbackRadio Australia's 7pm news came on as I pulled the hire car into the dusty BP petrol station at Adelaide River, 60 miles south of Darwin. Marie, the Macedonian emigre who runs the station, was holding a tray of hot pies. `You here for John?"...