The offensive and highly defamatory article written by Derrick Barry,
Editor...of the North West Star Newspaper a few days ago
Followed by email trail
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I received a phone call today by Derrick Barry after Rex White Head, and all those great people who gave support on my FB page set him straight but, did not answer and sent a text as follows
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My text in response to Derrick Barry's request to speak to me..
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Derrick, I just heard your message and at the moment I am not impressed with your attitude or the way you portray people who you have never met. You have seriously upset some powerful legal people. I do not, at this stage feel obliged to talk to you. I am sick of this rubbish. This is my email if you want to converse with me for the time being "young............." John.
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His reply by email...
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John;
I was contacted by Mount Isa birder Rex Whitehead who was
concerned that people thought he was the one saying your research was at issue.
He wasn't. I was referring to the findings of the Australian
Wildlife Conservancy, who I understand employed you from 2016 to 2018, which
retracted all its work on the night parrot in those years after an
investigation. As far as I am aware, this is factually accurate.
When I spoke to Rex about this, he said notwithstanding that
issue you definitely did find the night parrot in 2013 and to quote his words,
"you should speak to John, he's a lovely guy".
I understand you are sick of the issue, but I would like to
write an article about you and your experiences with the parrot to get the
record straight. I will make the promise that I will show you a copy of the
article in advance, so you can see what I have written before it is published.
I also want to set straight in your mind that Rex
Whitehead too is a lovely person and nothing could be further from the truth
that he would wish ill will on anyone.
As I say, happy to talk,
Derrick Barry
Editor
North West Star
0449561033
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My reply
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Derrick,
You have got to be bloody kidding me....
Your quote in the paper “ it was supposedly spotted at a western Queensland national park in 2013 by naturalist John Young but experts later said Mr Young’s research was fake”
“ SUPPOSEDLY followed by FAKE”
No apology, no nothing and you have the hide to ask me to help write an article in the North Star!!!!!!
A chance in hell mate, you went to far and it is time to put a stop to this continuous gutter journalism.
You have never met me and thought it was okay to write the rubbish what you did!!
In doing so you also created harm to Rex Whitehead who did not deserve this which caused me to hastily be scathing of him which he definitely DID NOT deserve.
When I am wrong I apologise openly and I rang Rex, who is a nice bloke and I expect we will become great friends and I gave him a full apology for my careless actions.
Then immediately I apologised to him on my FB page which goes world wide because that’s how I was brought up.
You guys think you can write what you like..NOT THIS TIME SONNY JIM!!!!
Not only is this highly and blatantly defamatory but, you also did an injustice to the Martu people.
I better see a full retraction and apology with no slight drifts in that paper very soon or I am going to unleash hell.
John.
John,
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