Who makes our 120 Most Powerful list today? We reveal Numbers 40-31
WHO’LL be Number 1 on our Most Powerful list this year? Well, not long to wait now as we count down numbers 40-31 on our list. What do you think of our list so far?
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WHO’LL be Number 1 on our Most Powerful list this year? Well, not long to wait now as we count down numbers 40-31 on our list.
What do you think of our list so far?
Everybody says they don’t care if they’re on the list or not, but our phones are running hot as the rich and infamous get their underlings to phone and plead for them to be included.
Our selections have caused a fair bit of controversy already .... but you aint seen nothing yet because we’re at the pointy end now.
And you’ll only find The List, exclusively, here on the NT News website ntnews.com.au which counts down from numbers 40-31 today (see below).
What do you think of our choices today?
NT News cartoonist Colin Wicking comes in at No. 31 among today’s names.
The irreverrent Wicking, a true Territory icon, is one of only a handful of people who have appeared on our Most Powerful list every year since its inception.
NUMBERS 120-101: The NT News’ 120 Most Powerful for 2019
NUMBERS 100-81: The NT News’ 120 Most Powerful for 2019
NUMBERS 80-61: The NT News’ 120 Most Powerful for 2019
NUMBERS 60-41: The NT News’ 120 Most Powerful for 2019
Some readers have in the past asked why ‘‘a bloke who’s just a cartoonist’’ had made The List. Easy. He makes it because he has genuine, pervasive power — not just to make readers laugh, but to influence the way they view a given subject.
Former deputy chief minister Barry Coulter says that the longer Wicking drew his nose, the bigger his winning election margin became.
“My last election result was in the mid 70s (per cent) primary (vote), mostly down to Wicking,” Mr Coulter told the NT News.
THE NT News 120 Most Powerful list for 2018
THE NT News 120 Most Powerful numbers 40-31 for 2018
“He drew just my nose on the how-to-vote poster with the caption ‘we could not fit the rest of him on it’.
“Over 500 people cut it out of the paper and brought it to the polling booth. Now that is the power of the pen.”
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Do you agree or disagree with our choices — and where we’ve placed them — so far? Let us know what you think of our choices in the comments section below, or on our Facebook posts.
And make sure you keep up with our list as we count it down here, only at ntnews.com.au
Just remember, you’ll have nothing to gossip about if you’re not reading it.
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TOMORROW: Our 120 Most Powerful continues: Who will we choose as numbers 30-21, only right here on ntnews.com.au
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