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14 Mar 2000
Northern Territory News headlines
'More rains to flood Top End'
'A monsoonal low pressure system is threatening to dump more rain on the flooded Top End in the next few days'. The Weather Bureau has said that the low may develop into a cyclone if it moves westward off the mainland and into the Timor Sea. But then it would be likely to worry Western Australia and not the Territory. The Daly River rose closer to 15m yesterday, resulting in the evacuation of about 400 people. Now there are fears the river will continue to rise for another two days because of fresh rain in the area. And road access to Western Australia is still impossible with over 1.5m across the road in several places.
'Senate damns NT law: Burke defiant'
Gee what a surprise. The Senate has found that the mandatory laws for juveniles suck and the UN has said much the same. But our Chief Minister, fresh from the by-election win has dug his heels in and simply refuses to budge. Little Johnny in Canberra continues to refuse a conscience vote on the issue. Aren't you proud of such leaders in the community.
'Theona quits 8's night-time news'
So important that it makes page 3. Theona Mitaros will give up reading the evening news after 12 years in the job at Channel 8.
'Yowie 'attacks' van, leaves footprints'
The real news seems to have shifted out of the Territory today. Also on page three we hear how a yowie apparently rocked an elderly couple's campervan as they took part in a weekend stakeout for the mythical beast. At the campsite, huge footprints and excrement were found. Photographs have been taken and casts have been made. The group Yowiehunters had been unable to capture the creature on film though despite using movement and heat sensing equipment, infra-red spotlights, video recorders, night vision scopes and sound recorders. Wish they'd come up and find my bunyip that I've mislaid.
'Dogs killed by bee swarm'
Are bees set to take over the world. After last weeks unfortunate death of a Sydney woman, two pedigree cattle dogs have died after being stung thousands of times by a swarm of bees near Murwillumbah in New South Wales. The dogs were tied up to a tree where there was a beehive that no one knew about.
And the latest phrase in politics
'Gravy train' Mal tagged disgrace'
After Richard Alston calling Bob Katter nasty names over Telstra's plans to shed 16 000 more staff, Peter Beattie has labelled Mal Colston a national embarrassment. And in reference to Dr Colston's (as he reportedly likes to be called) request for free lunches on rail trips, Mr Beattie is quoted 'Mr Colston couldn’t imagine a train without gravy'.
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