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20 Mar 2000
Northern Territory News headlines
'Fury over cup capers'
The NTFL's premiership cup was damaged when the winning team, Waratahs drilled a hole in it. This happened twelve months after the cup was kidnapped after a dare and sent to Melbourne with a player from the same club. Yes this is the top news story of the day.
'Aboriginal HIV on rise'
'The rate of HIV diagnosis in Australia has declined in Australia since the early 1990s, except among indigenous people, research shows'. The research, conducted by Jill Guthrie from the ANU, showed rates for non-indigenous Australians falling from 7.12 per 100,000 in 1992 to 4.06 in 1998. For indigenous Australians the rate rose from 3.75 in 1992 to 7.21 to 1998. And the NT response - the NT AIDS Council and Territory Health Services couldn’t be contacted for comment. A spokesman for the Health Minister said the rise had been anticipated and there had been an aggressive health campaign in place.
'Tropical low leaving NT'
With dragonflies beginning to appear just south of Darwin, it is possible the dry season is almost upon us. A low-intensity low is drifting away from the NT and may clear the Top End in the next few days. For the time being we are enjoying morning showers and the possibility of afternoon showers and storms.
'Wet road warning as car rolls'
And just as roads begin to dry up, the NT Police were sprung into action by a rollover on the Victoria Highway, west of Timber Creek. Now motorists are being warned to take care while driving on roads affected by floodwaters.
'Darwin prisoners fight Alice transfer'
Another fight is happening on the prison scene. The NT Aboriginal Justice Advocacy Committee is seeking a judicial review of a decision to transfer five Aboriginal prisoners from Darwin to Alice Springs claiming the transfer effectively removes the right to receive visitors.
'For sale: 4 tonnes of shark'
OK it’s a lot later than the TV but the Northern Territory News has reported that 58 shark trunks and 273kg of fins are for sale by tender from the NT Police. The trunks and fins were confiscated from an international fishing vessel late last year. The shark is estimated to be worth more than $70,000. Senior Sargeant Garry Casey said 'This is a significant amount of fish'.
'Irish comedian bankrolls Top End turtle tours'
Territory researchers requiring $10,000 for help to buy a probe which detects and destroys a parasite that restricts turtle breeding have joined with a tourism group. Turtle tours will be held to islands about 35 km west of Darwin by boat with tourists counting turtles and eggs, clearing rubbish and rescuing disoriented newborn turtles by moonlight. I wonder who will make $10,000 first - the researchers or the tour company. The company is being bankrolled by Jimeoin and NT Wilderness Expeditions.
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