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09 Mar 2000
Northern Territory News headlines
'Flood marks heartbreak rocks'
Gary and Rhonda Higgins from the Mango Farm, have placed rocks on their front lawn daily over the last week to see the rise of the Daly River. Each day their rocks have gone underwater as the river continues to rise marginally. Their office area, pool, laundry and cooler have been engulfed with the repair bill expected to cost thousands. Meanwhile the Daly River community remains on tenterhooks with the possibility of an evacuation as the floodwaters threaten the town's electricity supply and sewerage system. The ABC news headline from a few days back looks premature with the Weather Bureau warning that storms remain in the area and could cause the river to rise further.
'Jailed man: I like NT laws'
Remember the window breaker from a few weeks back. He has been released after spending his 14 days in jail. He is quoted as saying he 'didn’t mind going to jail' and 'It will help some people. It taught me to be careful'. Still no quotes suggesting that he 'liked' the laws.
'Its not cuddly, it's porn: Nats'
The National Party leader announced that his party would not support any moves to classify non-violent erotica (NVE) because the classification suggested warm, cuddly and romantic material. He was reportedly shocked when he saw the content of such a video in a colleague's office earlier this week. So what to do, have it labelled as non-violent pornography. So what happens to a warm, cuddly, romantic erotic video now?
'Cyclone Steve passes WA town'
What will we do when Cyclone Steve disappears. Still featuring on page 3, Cyclone Steve turned its attention to the residents of Carnarvon who had to batten down as it passed to the west dumping heavy rain with winds up to 120km/h.
'Poll show Aussies back NT jail laws '
The NT Government conducted a taxpayer funded survey of the remainder of Australia to see if people elsewhere supported the law. The poll found that the majority of those surveyed supported the law but Greens senator Dr Bob Brown told the Northern Territory News that the question was loaded, a poll gun loaded with deception.
'Oil market puts up our fuel price again'
Unleaded petrol is up to 93.9c a litre in Darwin. Almost worth going to Queensland to fill up now.
'UK picks top grub'
Ashley Lewis from Bournemouth has been named Britain's grubbiest kid. The boy, 9, apparently beat off thousands of filthy youngsters to win his long-suffering mother a year's supply of washing powder.
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