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 newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

State of Origin I to be held in Townsville

Derek Barry
31 May 2021, 4:23 p.m.

REAL AUSTRALIALiving out electric dreams travelling Australia in a Tesla

Derek Barry
28 Apr 2021, 1:30 p.m.

REAL AUSTRALIAYoung Guns hope to catch the bus to Alpurrurulam

Derek Barry
21 Apr 2021, 1:30 p.m.

REAL AUSTRALIAPM on a COVID wing and a prayer

Derek Barry
30 Mar 2021, 1:30 p.m.

REAL AUSTRALIAIndigenous fashionistas cut a dash

Derek Barry
23 Feb 2021, 1:30 p.m.

WATCHHero in high vis saves couple from snake on windscreen

Derek Barry
17 Feb 2021, 4:30 p.m.

Australian Survivor fans, Season 6 location revealed

Derek Barry
11 Feb 2021, 3:30 p.m.

REAL AUSTRALIAOutback Queensland set to burst into tourist life

Derek Barry
10 Feb 2021, 1:30 p.m.

REAL AUSTRALIADonkeys, horses and an emu or two: Queensland pubs' oddball 'clients'

Derek Barry
1 Feb 2021, 1:30 p.m.

Triplets make up a quarter of this outback school cohort, entire kindy class

Derek Barry
29 Jan 2021, 2:45 p.m.

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