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29 June 2000
Northern Territory News headlines
'Croc joins in at the Gorge'
A headline that just had to happen and front page of course. A 1.5m freshwater crocodile sat on a branch and watched the torch relay yesterday at Katherine. True to the Northern Territory News' prediction 5 000 people watched the Olympic cauldron being lit at the Katherine. Don’t forget the 25 000 people that will attend Mindil tonight.
'Big spenders living in Darwin'
'Darwin households are the biggest spenders in the nation, forking out an average of $906 per week…..The figure is a whopping $307 above the national average'. Well not quite, the average expenditure is $699 per week or $207 below the Darwin figure according to the ABS but nothing like a bit of exaggeration to get the point across.
'Fuel price freeze'
Generosity from big business knows no bounds. 'Woolworths is to freeze petrol prices at pre-GST level for three days'. How can that possibly be news.
'NT crime levels on steady decline'
The ABS publication, Recorded Crime, reveals that crime in the Northern Territory has dropped for a fifth successive year. All good news for a government heading for an election with Police Minister, Mr Reed, saying the positive results reflected the NT Government's wide ranging community safety policies. But according to the oppostion, unlawful entries fell by 7% in the year, compared to 14% in New South Wales and 13% in Tasmania where there is no mandatory sentencing.
'Rangers to spray trees in bat war'
'Scores of trees will be sprayed with a commecial chemical in Katherine tomorrow in the latest war against bats'. The Katherine MLA, Mike Reed (man of many hats) said the chemical has been used on dogs and is offensive to them. The compound has been trialled on bats without success before.
'Nightclub targets gay market'
Following on from a call last week for Territory tour operators to cater more for the gay market comes the announcement of a new gay club, Throb. Throb is expected to open next month and according to its manager means that 'Darwin has come of age and it (sic) a city to be reckoned with'.
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