The Best of the
Northern Territory
20 January 2000
Bugs return to the front page and beyond
'Mozzies to plague city'' - NT News page 1
Millions of mosquitoes are set to invade the northern suburbs of Darwin over the next few days.� Plenty to share around. An expert was quoted as saying the authorities were powerless to prevent the plague.� Maybe mandatory sentencing is the only measure left.
'Cockroaches 'found at KFC'' - page 8
No need for comment here.
'Ears on wings' - page 13
A genuine marvel of science - Canadian researches have discovered that a species of butterfly has wings with ears to provide it with ultra-sonic hearing to avoid bats.� Now all they need to do is develop similar technology for cars in Darwin to stop that dreaded bat shit destroying the paintwork.
'Watch out for big crocs in our rivers' - page 23
A little lesson for our really really really stupid fisherman,
New game - match the story to the headline
The headline - 'NT fights growing problem with hope'
The choices are
A.� NT Government introduces mandatory sentencing for Territorians hoping for a change in government.
B.� A strategy to stem the increasing number of deaths by suicide in the Territory has identified six new initiatives.
C.� Tattslotto introduces new Wednesday night game for Territorians.
Tonights TV Top News Stories - Spot the Similarity
ABC
1. Lombok Violence������������� 2.� Raid on One Nation������� 3.� BHP Industrial Dispute
Channel 8
1. Snake breeder devastated by theft��� 2.� Mozzie plague warning�� 3.� Bashing sentencing