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at Cottesloe Beach is no many of the town’s older explore the island.
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beaches of Australia. But early and repurposed. rottnest-wadjemup-walk-trail
afternoon on the day I arrive, My guide to these changes is Rottnest Segway Tours are
that blue seems total, or a returned local, Ryan Zaknich, great fun and very
perhaps even on the edge of who now runs walking tours informative.
some other colour spectrum through inner-city streets that segwaytourswa.com.au/tour-
still being invented. The blue of he remembers as once being information/rottnest-island/
the west. rather quiet, and all but empty In Fremantle, be sure to
There are high pines along a on weekends. That’s also the check out the popular and
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which a group of kids clamber. stylish bars and restaurants, but breadincommon.com.au
When they reach the end, the perhaps most of all a lighter,
kids spread out, creating an more upbeat atmosphere.
uneven silhouette of explorers – OUT WEST: (clockwise from Crossing the footbridge at From these vantage points,
something like one of those main) Perth skyline; Central Station brings you out you feel again the sensation of
drawings of Christopher restaurant and bar Lot 20 in at the Cultural Centre and then being on Australia’s edge, in a
Robin being followed by his Northbridge; Kakulas Northbridge, an area that, like way a vulnerable spot and of
animal friends. Brothers in Northbridge; a many of the grungier parts of Evans, is also very much part of me that everyone in Perth has course one that had to be more
It’s hard to tell what game walking trail on Rottnest our cities, has been adopted by current food movements. The their own Rottnest story. self-sufficient than more
they’re playing, but perhaps you Island; and street art in a hipsters, boutique shops, and emphasis here is on healthy His records the time that he crowded and developed
don’t need a set game. What city carpark. cafes. We call in to the bar Lot eating, which in a hotel means somewhat naively volunteered regions. You often hear that
matters is that feeling of Pictures: Kari Gislason 20, and admire its reclaimed offering something other than as a parent on a week-long isolation creates resilience, but
walking the edge of the world. furniture and a charming the over-rich diet that can be a school camp. The group spent just as often it creates the
There’s not much between second-hand feel that has hazard if you travel often. the first day cycling, and by its feeling of having to get away –
these rocks and Africa. Why robs the downtown area of a drawn in an afternoon crowd. Health food movements are close he wondered how he was to the east coast, to Europe, or
wouldn’t you venture out on to connection to water that seems And then we wind our way always in danger of being too going to survive the week. just towards the sense of being
the last ones? wholly West Australian. back towards the train station, good for you to be much good, He did much more than part of the world.
Meanwhile, in Perth’s city The city’s answer is well and to Kakulas Brothers, a but I thoroughly enjoy my meal, survive; in fact, that week had If things are changing and
centre, the water is being under way: the Elizabeth Quay grocer and popular pit stop for and make all the customary become one that is very fondly the world at large is now firmly
brought in. I’m sure I’m not the development will create a 2.7ha those on their way to a picnic at avowals of diversifying my own remembered. Were he to return, part of the west coast, then I
only visitor who’s wondered inlet that effectively joins the the nearby Kings Park. cooking when I get home. he’d find much unchanged. think visitors will, all the same,
why the city buildings sit so far city to the river. It will mean My dinner that night is at the The next morning, I make You still need to ride bikes notice how the west coast still
back from the Swan River. The that going to the CBD will feel Fraser Suites’ restaurant, my way to Fremantle for a ferry everywhere, for cars aren’t belongs to the sea and that
distance gives the skyscrapers like going down to the water. Heirloom, which with the to Rottnest Island. On the way allowed. And the feel is of a endless view out to the ocean.
added drama and staging, but And it will add to a process of guidance of celebrity chef Pete to the ferry stop, my driver tells coastal village to which people That afternoon, my guides
return year after year. show me an extensive network
But a golf course that had of walking trails that are being
become an overgrown shortcut developed across the island, and
has recently been renovated that end in boardwalks and
and reopened. And on the lanes steps down to the sea.
that encircle the island, a few At one of the beaches, we see
Segways have joined the light a large group of seals. Some are
traffic of the bikes. swimming with their flippers in
It was my first time on one of the air, to regulate their
these. To begin with, they’re a temperature. But others seem
little counterintuitive, as when satisfied with lying on the rocks,
you first lean forward in ski and watching the water break
boots. But after half an hour, I am against the shore.
capable of touring the island’s
World War II battlements high The writer was a guest of Tourism
on the sand dunes. Western Australia.
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6 Thai fish cakes Laugh it up
Recipe
NEWS
WARSAW: Officials in a Polish
town have opposed a prop-
Hoons skidding osition to name a playground
around was no joke after Winnie the Pooh due to
to business owners the bear’s unclear gender and
immodest clothing.
The matter was debated in
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a closed-door meeting weeks
ago in the central Polish town
of Tuszyn, but didn’t get much
SOCIALS media attention until recently.
Voice recordings of the One called the bear a “her-
meeting were leaked to the maphrodite”.
Plenty of cheers as media in which officials com- Some said a fully clothed
Berry Springs Tavern plained that Pooh Bear was Polish cartoon bear named
opens to public immodestly dressed and also Uszatek would be a better
lacks a clear gender. choice.
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800g boneless white fish fillets, skin removed, chopped
Tattslotto
2 tablespoons lime juice, plus extra lime wedges, to serve
1 tablespoon Kikkoman gluten free soy sauce
SPORT 3 garlic cloves, chopped
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2 lime leaves, finely shredded, or finely grated zest of 1 lime
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SpeUing matters
IY~!!r~unger WHICH school would you choose? Holy
Spirit whicfi is now "enroling" or across the
rdao at Wanguri, which has managed tg
spell .'.'enrolling" cor(ectly. Can't" even
blame American spell chetk for this one.
Chinese on the menu . · narrated version of some of the great tyT get where Geramine was c9ming frbm. and I'll try ;md get back to you. ff I don't it's
A C.QRRESPONDl;NT recently pointed out News front pages. including tfie legendary Mark sak! the same coulJ:ln't be said for ~he . because·l.don't like you."
to Bushranger that our esteemeo bord "Barbie is a slut -I did not have sexual rela Yanks on. board. He said she regularly
Mayor rarely publicly announces ti'lat she's tions with that driver" fame. lobbed verbal hand grenc;ides in their direc Most crustwortl:ly ·
off on another overseas jaunt until she tion leaving tt)em totally flummoxed. BUSHMNGER isn't keen on pointing. out .
actually gets to where she's going. "She's A tad Yank .. tankerous spelling mistakes in other publications -we
currently in Haikou. China. on a sister eities MARK and Camlyn Pl!Jnkett found them Jai.lbird's. lame l~ment wn.derstand what it's like when you produce
thing," says our cQrrespondent. "Naturally. selves. in interesting company recently. OVERHEA~D on the bws as;a bloke gets thousands of words each daY.. B!,Jt we
the only thing .she's posted oh her offici~I The Darwin couple were on a cruise bqat qn. "Where you b~en. I haven't seen yow in _thought it kneaded to be mentioned when
FB pag~ so far Is a pie of a ptate of food. on Myanmar's Irrawaddy River on a trip ages?" ")c;iiL Six months." What for?" Darwin Life described local teenager Chris Yule never believe it
·Yum." froin Mangalay (lnd Yangon (Yangon) "Nothin~. I barely scratched him." ney 6rightas a "born and b,read" Territorian. A US Marine was shoc;ked when an Aussie
wfien they ended up sharing afternoon gin· soldier told him.t he northern and sowttiern
The News travels well c;ind ·tonic sessions with Germaine Greer. Pike dislike~. can take hike Stringing you along hemispheres have opposite seasons. The
BU~HRANGrn cayght up with an English Oespite t)er formidable reputation Mark TERRITORY g91fer Aaron Pike is not a fan ANOTHER amusing spelling error, this time Marine _was convinced this couldn't pe true
NT News fan in al ittle 1602 pul;>lic h9USe said slie was a "real gooa lady who. loved of callers to his mobile phone he does not spotted on the Darwin NT.Buy, Sell. Swap because it would mean Christmas in Austra
called The Seven Stars in London wfiich is her G&Ts". "She's a reals. tstirrer. though." like. Pike, wi'lo now lives in ·Queensland, and Wanted: "Selling an autistic guitar. lia would be in summer. Several Diggers tried
full of silks. He. was very please(:! to Mear While the half a dozen Awstralians on has.what can be c!escribeg as an unusual ..g ood condition ..... Well,_as long as· it's in tb set the Marine straight but he was certain.
and see via the wonder of smart phones a · board the 28~2abin cruise boat seemed to answering servir;:e. "Leave your )lumber - good condition. the Aussies were having a lend of him.
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PRECIOUS 16~week-ol_d Abi
gail Loganathan was born pro
fo un(.lly death - but thanks to
modem technofogy she has
been given the gift of hearing.
Learning her daughter was
deaf was a "shock" for mum
Melinda, but at eight wee~s,
just six weeks after the diag-' '
nosis, Abigail wa_s fitted with
heg.ring aids and is e)ffiected to
have cochlear imp1anl'"surgery
in months.
Abigail has benefited fyotn
groundbreaking technology
that can look inside the brain
to check how we hear.
HearL al> is a tool developed
by Australian Hearing's re
search department and meas
ures changes in brainwave
patterns to mor~ precisely read
a baby's response to sound.
The teclinology was re
cently rolled out to Australian
Hearing Darwin; with Abigail
the first to use the new Hear
Lab.test procedure.
"'!fearing loss doesn't have
to be a barrier for Abigail as
she grows up, and my husbapd
and I want to giv~ our daugJ:i
ter every opportuillty to reach
her full potential," Melinda
said. ·
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Abigail's condition is a
product of a genetic defect that
her p~ents were not awate '
they both possessed until after
she was born.
The couple has. a seven
yeai:-old son, Isaac who has no
. hearingproblems. . Abigail !,.ogan!;!than was born deaf but groundbreaking technology has h~lped h~r· re~eive thg gift. of h!'?aring Picture: HELEN ORR
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guage. rewitrding," Melinda said. vention is the mosfimportant allowed .us to gam a more ac- · form of treatment for her hear children and young .adults
"TB.is is ah entirely·· new Australian Hearing Darwin thing we can do for babies like curate and objective measure ing loss iS- the cochlear itn- under 26, Aboriginal and
journey for our family ... we're boss J ohii: Anderson said Abigail, as the first few months of ~bigail's hearing, without plant." · Torres Strait Islander people
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23 2014
Mum who
scarred
daughter
goes free
“... apart from
this one
terrible act,
you have not
A MUM who poured boiling been a bad
water on her 10-year-old
daughter – causing burns to 14 mother. You
per cent of the girl’s body and
forcing a hospital stay in Adel- love your
aide – has escaped jail time.
children and
The Supreme Court heard
the mum, referred to only as
they love you”
JAK, became angry at her
daughter on February 14 be-
cause she refused to go outside chance that she will have scar-
their Bathurst Island home ring for the rest of her life and
when asked. that she will have problems
JAK first threw a spoon at with her skin breaking and
the girl, who began to cry and being sensitive to rubbing.”
sat on a family member’s lap. Judge Kelly said the maxi-
When more requests for her to mum sentence was 14 years in
go outside didn’t work, JAK prison, but decided to hand the
poured boiling water over the mum three years and nine
girl’s back. months, all suspended because
The mum took her daugh- JAK was extremely remorse-
ter, referred to as FK, to the ful, previously of good charac-
health clinic, where a nurse put ter and held together an
her under cold water for 30 otherwise loving family home.
minutes, treated her wounds JAK escaped mandatory
and provided painkillers. three-month prison time be-
Two days later, FK went cause of exceptional circum-
back to the clinic where it was stances. FK, who was in foster
discovered the burns had care at the time of the court
spread and now covered the case, desperately loved her
whole of her back. mum and, according to Judge Artist Cecily Willis will be selling her locally handmade pottery at the Christmas Saltwater craft fair at the Darwin Waterfront today
FK’s skin peeled off when Kelly, would suffer more if Picture: ELISE DERWIN
the doctor took the dressings JAK was in jail.
Crafty Christmas treats make for a merry event
off her back. She was taken to “The combined picture I got
Darwin on the next available from all of (the) reports and
plane and later flown to Adel- references is that, apart from
aide Women’s and Children’s this one terrible act, you have By TAMARA HOWIE they were preparing for a busy in possibly horrible conditions from Alice so it’s kind of
Hospital. not been a bad mother. You day at the waterfront with peo- that doesn’t make for a very mega,” Ms Sprite said.
The wounds were now in- love your children and they SOUL is coming back to ple getting in early for their merry Christmas.” “Darwin is a great com-
fected and FK was forced to love you. Also, FK wants to go Christmas gifts this year with Christmas shopping. Shoppers can expect a huge munity-minded place and peo-
make repeated trips to surgery. home,” Judge Kelly said. the Saltwater Craft Fair selling “I think there’s a global variety of crafty gifts with cer- ple like to support their own.”
In sentencing, Judge Judith JAK was placed on a series goodies handmade with love movement away from plastic amics, glass beads, textiles, The Saltwater Craft Fair is
Kelly said: “It is very likely that of orders and told to comply from over 90 Territory artists. crap,” she said. “There’s this paintings and an assortment of on the lawns at the Darwin
FK will require ongoing treat- with Department of Children Event organiser from Tac- thing of something being made other locally crafted goodies. Waterfront from 10am-3pm
ment. There is a very high and Families directions. tile Arts, Natalie Sprite said on the other side of the world “We’ve even got artists up today.
Palmerston Hospital a step closer
EXPRESSIONS of interest to project partners to steer the Darwin and Palmerston into a
design, build, operate and development in its construc- dynamic regional hub,” Ms
maintain the long-awaited tion and operational phases. Lambley said.
Palmerston Hospital have of- “This is the first new hospi- The hospital site will be on
ficially opened. tal built in the Northern Terri- 45ha about 25km south of Dar-
Health Minister Robyn tory for almost 40 years and it win, near the Stuart Highway-
Lambley said this step in the is the Territory and Common- Temple Terrace intersection.
evolution of the Top End’s new wealth’s vision to grow North- The project aims to be com-
hospital would secure the best ern Australia and to develop pleted by March 2018.
Territory tops for economic growth
THE Northern Territory led Australia, with growth of 5.5 growth of around one per cent.
the way for economic growth per cent in 2013/14. Over the decade to 2013/14,
nationwide last financial year. The three most populous the fasting growth was achiev-
The Territory’s gross state states dawdled, however, with ed by WA, at an annual aver-
product was up 6.5 per cent in growth of about two per cent age of 4.9 per cent, while
real terms from the previous each. Tasmania was weakest at 1.4
year. South Australia, Tasmania per cent, compared with a na-
Close behind was Western and the ACT each recorded tional average of 2.8 per cent.
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23 2014
Police
Finke left
without
much help
raid NT’s
THE iconic Finke Desert Race
has been left with five volun-
teer committee members to or-
ganise what is expected to be
the biggest race in the event’s
39-year history. biggest
Almost 600 bikes and bug-
gies raced, the biggest field for
the event, in 2008 – and the
40th next year is expected to
be bigger.
There were no replace-
ments for the three committee drug lab
members who stood down at
the annual meeting on Thurs-
day – and there is still no trea-
surer for the second year
This leaves the organising
of the 40th running of the race
to the committee of five plus
part-time administration offi-
cer Giselle Greenfield and NT By MATT GARRICK “I thought it
Major Events Company rep-
resentative Craig Markham. WHEN the unwitting neigh- was some sort
While there has been no bour of a clandestine Alice
of lawn sale. I
suggestion that the future of Springs drug lab got home on
the three-time Brolga Award- Friday night to a swarm of ac-
did not think
winning event could be in dan- tivity, he assumed someone
ger, the shrinking committee is was holding a lawn sale. there was a
a concern as it means fewer Carpenter William Shearn
people to do the ever-increas- had been oblivious to the fact drug lab
ing work organising the event. he was living next door to what
Retiring committee men NT Police have described as there”
Glen Auricht and Matt Hen- the “largest illicit drug manu-
derson said they would still facturing operation that we
volunteer to help the event but have located in the Northern Another neighbour, who
they could not devote time to Territory”. asked to be referred to only as
being on the committee. Long- The operation on Larapinta Peter, said the occupants of the
serving FDR committee mem- Drive was shutdown by Police alleged drug house had been
ber Nina Hargrave resigned about 6.30pm on Friday. two brothers who were “nice
and her position was not filled. Mr Shearn, 21, arrived home people, professionals”.
Bike entries for the 2015 at 8pm to find his neighbour’s “They were polite, very
Tatts Finke Desert Race open house cordoned off with police well-mannered. They kept to
on Tuesday, January 27, with tape and officers assembling themselves,” Peter said.
the cars/buggies entries open- alleged contraband evidence “You never know who
ing on Monday, March 2. on the front lawn. you’re living next to.”
“I thought it was some sort Peter said he never heard
of lawn sale,” Mr Shearn said. anything suspicious in his time
Ambo assault
“I did not think there was a living near to the lab.
drug lab there.” “We never heard bugger all.
at Alice camp
Police confirmed their raid You get all types of wackos in
yielded a commercial quantity Alice Springs – these blokes
TWO ambos were assaulted of an illegal drug, along with “a seemed like the nice ones,” he
on Saturday at the Ilpiye Ilpiye considerable amount of drug said.
camp in Alice Springs after manufacturing glassware”, Detective Superintendent
being called to treat a woman drug paraphernalia and fire- Tony Fuller from the Drug and
who had been assaulted at arms. Organised Crime Squad said it
2.10am. A 29-year-old man was ar- was “concerning that this has
The ambos were assaulted rested at the scene. all occurred in a suburban resi-
by a belligerent man while Mr Shearn said there were dential address”.
they tended to the woman. often cars parked out the front “The method used by this
The pair were able to get the of the property. backyard chemist is known to
woman into the ambulance “There was always like a car have substantial risks of fire,
and left the area. that would leave in the middle explosion or producing harm-
Police were called and they of the night, every night,” he ful and potentially fatal
arrested the man a short time Drug squad officers check an unregistered .22 rifle on Saturday morning from a raid that is believed said. fumes,” Detective Superin-
later. A 25-year-old Alice to be the largest clandestine drug laboratory in the Northern Territory. The house located on “But I just assumed it was tendent Fuller said.
Springs man has been charged Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs, was raided on Friday evening by a combined police force from Alice someone working night shift Police are continuing their
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23 2014
Street justice for car hoons
By CHRISTOPHER WALSH outside of Territory Marine
ready to work.
A COUPLE of frustrated busi- “They came back and spent
ness partners finally got their two-and-a-half hours cleaning
revenge on a crew of hoons in the hot sun with green scrub
yesterday morning after catch- pads and kerosene.”
ing the young men in the act The manager said other
and making them scrub the business owners in the area
skid marks off their street. were willing to supply the
The general manager of kerosene to help with the
Territory Marine in Yarra- street justice, but he said he
wonga and his business part- made all seven “revheads” pay
ner were in the back of the for the kerosene and pads.
shop working late Friday when Two-and-a-half hours did
they heard two cars screeching not produce perfect results,
their tyres and doing burnouts with the skid marks remaining.
up their driveway and in front “We knew they weren’t
of their business. gonna (get it all off) but that’s
It was nothing new, but the not the point,” the manager
two had had enough. said. “We wanted them to put
“We didn’t appreciate it,” in the effort.”
said the GM who asked not to The manager said hooning
be named. “Plus, we just spent was a major problem in the
a lot of money on major up- area and that all business own-
grades so the place looks really ers have been frustrated about
nice. Then they go and make a it for a long time.
mess of the street out front. It “It’s been a problem for a
was dangerous.” while but we hadn’t worked
So, the two men came out out who was doing it,” he said.
and followed the cars down the “If you drive around Yarra-
street. After asking around, the wonga there’s bloody skid
pair found seven men in their marks everywhere.”
late 20s hiding out in a shed This crackdown may be the
with their cars near the shop. first step, he added, offering a
“We just confronted them, warning for any other hoons in
put it on them and told them, the area.
you know, I don’t really want “If anyone else wants to do
to say what we told ’em,” the burnouts in front of our busi-
GM said. “You can use your ness, they’ll be dealt with per-
imagination.” sonally,” he said. “I’m pretty
Bright and early Saturday confident these guys’ll never Men caught hooning by frustrated local business owners were put to work
morning the men showed up do it again.” scrubbing their skid marks off the street
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23 2014
Police nab ninja out for a
Rinehart drives
oncology site
GINA Reinhart has been in
talks with Chief Minister walk with stolen samurai
Adam Giles about a $175 mil-
lion donation to build an on-
cology treatment centre in the
Darwin area.
“It’s still early days,” Mr
Giles said.
“We were out yesterday
looking at potential sites but By CHRISTOPHER WALSH Creek man was making his very happily indicated that he patron of the Humpty Doo over shortly after 11.45pm and
there’s still a lot of details to way down Patterson St at had stolen all the property Tavern was arrested for drink blew a .129 blood alcohol read-
work out including potential A ROBIN Hood with a Sam- 1.45am Saturday when he was from somewhere,” Duty Supt driving after she walked out of ing.
sites and what types of services urai sword for good measure spotted by police on patrol. Helen Braam said. the pub in front of police carry- “Clearly, she really was
will be provided.” was arrested early Saturday The man, who it appears Inquiries into how the man ing a cold stubby to her car. blind,” Duty Supt Braam said.
Mr Giles said the hospital morning walking down a Ten- was not wearing tights or a hat, had obtained the stolen arte- The 33-year-old rural area The woman was arrested on
would not be run by the Terri- nant Creek street with a bow threw a Samurai sword into a facts are ongoing and charges resident then started her car in scene and will appear in Dar-
tory Government but by a over one shoulder and a quiver nearby front yard when ap- are pending. front of police who were at the win court at a later date to face
foundation that Ms Reinhart full of arrows over another. proached, police say. In another strange case for scene for an unrelated matter high range drink driving char-
has affiliations with. The 20-year-old Tennant “Police arrested a male who police on Friday night, a drunk and drove off. She was pulled ges.
Mauboy to share magic moment with biggest fan Wins and
failures
on crime
LATEST crime statistics show
a Territory-wide fall in prop-
erty offences to the year end-
ing September, including a
drop of 69 per cent in break
and enters in Tennant Creek.
In Darwin however house
break and enters have in-
creased by 26.7 per cent.
Alcohol related assaults are
down 12 per cent across the
Territory, but in the Darwin
and Palmerston regions have
both increased.
Both sides of politics were
quick to grasp the statistics as
wins and failures respectively.
Chief Minister Adam Giles
credited a police crackdown on
recidivist property offenders to
the decrease in property offen-
ces in the two years since CLP
took office.
“Commercial break-ins and
property damage are also
down 21 per cent in September
2014 compared to the same
time two years ago. This is an
amazing turnaround and
should make Territorians feel
safer in their homes.”
However Opposition police
spokeswoman Lynne Walker
said the statistics showed an
increase in violent crime.
“Alarmingly, domestic re-
lated assault increased by 14.8
per cent in the past month, and
alcohol related assault in-
creased by 4.9 per cent. House
break-ins increased by a stag-
Jessica Mauboy gets in the mood for the ARIA Awards night at Sydney’s Regent Theatre which will screen from 7.30pm on Wednesday on Ten Picture: DAVID CAIRD gering 26.7 per cent,” she said.
By KATHY McCABE “I love that he but brought her respect as a
songwriter. Mauboy was
WIN or lose at the ARIA is going to be shocked to receive the Album
Awards, Jessica Mauboy will of The Year nomination,
there to share
kick off one of the most special alongside Chet Faker, Sia,
nights of her life by walking Sheppard and Dan Sultan.
the night with
the black carpet with her “For the whole album, all of
partner Themeli Magripilis. me” my songs, my babies, to be
It will be the couple’s first acknowledged is huge and not
major public appearance as her anything I expected because I
boyfriend of five years has been there from the very have never been nominated in
always preferred to avoid the beginning and watched me that category before,” she said.
spotlight. grow and I love that he is going “I just sat there speechless
Mauboy joked she “pleaded to be there to share the night when my name was read out.
and begged” him to escort her with me.” “To have my music
to the awards, where she is The pair will be shopping appreciated and respected by
nominated for Album of The for a suit this weekend while peers makes me feel like I
Year, Best Female Artist and Mauboy hints she will be already won.”
Best Video. She will also sporting more than one frock Mauboy said the
perform her latest hit Can I Get at the awards in Sydney on international success of the
a Moment, which has achieved Wednesday. night’s other big nominees
gold sales in just over a month. The ARIAs will cap a including Sia, Iggy Azalea and
“I am super excited that I phenomenal year for the 25- 5SOS, had fuelled her desire to
am finally going to share this year-old singer, whose chase her global dreams.
with my partner,” she said. Beautiful album not only The ARIA Awards are on
“I love him very much, he’s launched another clutch of hits Ten on Wednesday at 7.30pm.
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23 2014
CLP runs Girls just
wanna
risk with go skate
By TAMARA HOWIE
TIO voter
STRAP your helmets on and
thicken that skin, another bout
of Roller Derby will be sending
girls flying around the Marrara
Indoor Stadium today.
backlash Two Darwin home teams,
the Arafuries and Psyclones
will be battling it out for the
final competition for the year.
Arafuries competitor Rosie
King, also knows as Princess
Punch when she’s on the field,
originally got involved in Roll-
By CHRISTOPHER WALSH infrastructure, which could er Derby after moving to Dar-
help fuel the Territory’s win to find out everything she
MORE than 80 per cent of growth aspirations into the fu- had seen in the movies about
Territorians from eight CLP ture,” said Mikayla Novak. the sport was true.
electorates are against the sale “Continuing political con- “When you read about it
of TIO, according to a Labor trol over TIO, as implied by the
phone poll of close to a thou- very nature of public owner- “... it attracts
sand people. ship, means that taxpayers re-
The poll has Labor Govern- main vulnerable to risks which every type
ment Accountability spokes- could be better managed by
of girl”
woman Natasha Fyles calling the private sector.”
on those Territorians to con- Ms Novak pointed to a 2013
tinue to put pressure on their economic report co-authored online or watch movies you
politicians to vote down the by former Labor chief minister hear a lot about the commun-
sale of TIO, which could be Paul Henderson that stated ity feeling,” she said. “That is
passed through Parliament as the concentration of risks in 100 per cent true about Derby.
early as Tuesday. TIO means up to $700 million “It’s a women’s sport, by
“It’s not too late for Territo- in government exposure re- women for women.
rians to keep the pressure on mains. “So there’s no negativity
the Government,” Ms Fyles Deputy Chief Minister and it attracts every type of
said. Peter Chandler, whose Bren- girl. We’ve got doctors, teach-
“We’re urging people to nan electorate is 80.5 per cent er, admin working from 16
contact their local members, against the sale, according to years old to about 40.”
particularly Government the poll, told ABC’s 7.30 pro- Ms King said they have re-
members, and urge them to gram on Friday that any deal structured the way they roll to
cross the floor and vote against for TIO would include strict adapt to Darwin’s challenges.
the sale of TIO.” conditions on a potential “In bigger cities you have 14
But an economist with the buyer for up to three years players on each side but we’ve
Melbourne-based right-wing around protecting the TIO got seven people just because
think tank Institute of Public brand, maintaining jobs and Darwin is a smaller town,” she
Affairs says selling the pro- ensuring the proper flood said
vider makes sense. and cyclone coverage was of- “We’ve changed it from two
“Government ownership fered. 30 minutes halves to three 20
comes with significant amount But after that, it is not clear minutes bouts to make it easier
of scarce capital tied up in TIO, what conditions would change. on the skaters too.”
which could be used more ef- The poll has a margin of Psyclones' Ricochet Riot, aka Shayde Douglas, and Arafuries' Melotov Cocktail, aka Mel Rogers, go Doors open at 12.30pm and
fectively elsewhere, say, in core error of 4 per cent. head to head when Darwin Roller Girls present Arafuries v Psyclones. Picture: PATRINA MALONE the bout starts at 1pm.
Treats trimmed but prices remain the same for Aussie chocolate lovers
THE fight over who gets the down 10 per cent on last year. Chunky Share bar has re- both bars has been significant ant to look at the unit price per manufacturing. But at times,
last chocolate in a box of Cad- But the suggested retail price placed the 78g Chunky King and in line with Nestle’s pos- gram and beyond the market- we have to pass on costs or
bury Favourites will be harder fell just 5 per cent. Share. But the recommended ition to deliver appropriate ing and hype to work out make slight changes to our
this Christmas after the con- Cadbury has blamed higher $1.95 price tag did not budge. portion sizes across its range of whether value has dimini- products,”
fectionery giant slimmed down costs for this year’s adjustment. Similarly, its new Chunky products,” spokeswoman shed.” Nestle also noted “signifi-
one of its popular sizes. Rival Nestle has also cut caramel bar is 55g, or 15 per Anita Catalano said. Cadbury spokeswoman cant” costs to develop and
And sweet tooths are pay- some Kit Kat weights as it re- cent less than its deleted richer, Choice spokesman Tom Stephanie Saliba said: “When source sustainable cocoa and
ing more per gram based on views portions based on nu- 65g version. The suggested Godfrey warned: “Shrinking our costs rise, we work hard to palm oil.
recommended retail prices. tritional advice. $1.95 cost stayed the same. packs is one way big brands absorb them and equally as [email protected]
The trimmer pack is 540g, A slimmer 70g Kit Kat “The calorie reduction in can pump profits. It is import- hard to protect local jobs and @KarenCollierHS
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23 2014
Domestic abusers will stay in jail
By ZACH HOPE The changes would see of- trigger mandatory minimum 91 people for breaching DVOs. reporting for domestic and Northern Territory Police”
fenders given a presumption sentences. In Darwin, domestic violence family violence. using shared information from
REPEAT domestic violence against bail. Newly released crime stat- assaults increased 14.8 per cent Mr Elferink also pointed to across the agencies.
offenders will be more likely to Under current laws, dom- istics show domestic violence- in the year ending September, the CLP’s $12 million (plus $6 “While efforts are made to
be refused bail while they wait estic violence perpetrators are related assaults dropped 7.6 and 29.5 per cent in Nhulun- million from the Federal Gov- protect victims, perpetrators
for their court date under new afforded a “neutral presump- per cent across the Territory buy. ernment) 2014-17 Domestic must also be held accountable
legislation to be put to Parlia- tion”, which means magis- for the year ending September. Strike Force Viridian, which and Family Violence Re- and sent a clear message by the
ment this week. trates do not presume a person The results are particularly began in November last year duction Strategy – in which 11 police, courts and society that
NT Attorney-General John should or should not be grant- strong in Tennant Creek and and continues until Tuesday, government departments and domestic violence is not ac-
Elferink is seeking to amend ed bail. Alice Springs, with declines of had netted 230 domestic viol- non-government organisations ceptable,” Mr Elferink said.
the Bail Act to prevent people Other offences which will 35.7 per cent and 21.2 per cent, ence arrests in Darwin to June will work together to support “Police are continuing to
with a history of domestic viol- be subject to a presumption respectively. 30. domestic violence victims. target repeat domestic viol-
ence getting back on the against bail include terrorism, A police strike force in Ten- In 2009, the Northern Ter- The strategy includes an ence offenders, applying a
streets if they breach a dom- arson, sabotage and drug of- nant Creek from February 1 to ritory became the only juris- “action-based, crisis inter- zero-tolerance, pro-prosecu-
estic violence order. fences which automatically June 30 this year apprehended diction with mandatory vention response led by the tion approach.”
Donations
audit on
horizon
NT ELECTORAL commis-
sioner Iain Loganathan is
seeking an external audit into
political donations to deter-
mine if all party’s disclosures
are compliant with the law.
Mr Loganathan said the
audit would begin in January
and could be concluded by the
end of March.
It will be separate from his
ongoing inquiries into CLP-
linked entity Foundation 51
that only recently appeared on
the party’s list of donors.
“The purpose of the audit of
political disclosure returns is to
verify that all political parties,
donors, candidates and associ-
ated entities are complying
with the disclosure provisions
pursuant to Part 10 of the NT
Electoral Act,” Mr Loganathan
said.
“My inquiries in regard to
Foundation 51 are separate as
they relate to the status of the
entity, i.e. whether or not it is
an associated entity as defined
by section 176 of the NT
Electoral Act.” Oscar – a 14-month-old bull mastiff/bull arab cross – is working his contacts looking for volunteers to help temporarily house his four-legged mates from the RSPCA
If Foundation 51 is found to during Darwin’s stormy season Picture: KATRINA BRIDGEFORD
be an associated entity of the
Give a dog a home to ride out the cyclone season
CLP, heavy fines or other
measures could be imposed on
the party for failing to disclose
its connections. No time frame
for concluding that was By TAMARA HOWIE RSPCA general manager jump on and register to take on Ms Walter said there were if you can help out in any way.
offered. Dani Walter said that when a a cat or a dog and look after no expectations, but she had We’re short of dog walkers and
It will be the first review of AS THE stormy season ap- cyclone was expected they had them for the duration of the found in the past emergency admin staff too,” she said.
its kind into NT political dona- proaches and the chance of cy- to evacuate the whole centre storm,” Ms Walter said. “Cy- volunteers often found the For more information on
tions. Last month, Chief Minis- clones increase, the RSPCA and find emergency accommo- clones are scary for people and paws missing from their home volunteering to the animal
ter Adam Giles scrapped a full are calling for volunteers to dation for their four-legged more so for animals because and went on to adopt their housing program, contact the
public inquiry into political help out during the wild and friends. you can’t explain to an animal emergency rescue animal. RSPCA at volunteer@rspca
donations. windy times. “We’re looking for people to what the loud noises are.” “Please contact the shelter darwin.org.au.
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23 2014
WHO NEEDS DRIVERS ANYWAY
BByy JJOOSSHHUUAA DDOOWWLLIINNGG
I’VE just done a lap of Silicon Valley in human’s touch, but for a first effort it’s
a self-driving car so secret we had toJ impressive.
leave our camera phones behind. NoO The only time the system got tricked
photos or video allowed: only theseS was when we merged on to a freeway
carefully selected hand-out shots. H on-ramp. Two lanes merged into one,
With two trained technicians in theU and a car in the other lane sped up to
front seat of this Mercedes-Benz devel-A overtake, so our car hit the brakes.
opment vehicle we did a 15-minute loopD We could have been rear-ended but
not far from Apple headquarters. O the car decided that stopping was the
The inside of the car appears normalWbest option.
except for the extra cameras on theLI Besides, our trained driver was ready
dashboard and in the windscreen, theN to take evasive action if needed.
giant computer screens giving a de-G But when it came to merging from
tailed view of the system at work, andN the ramp and on to the freeway proper,
the loud whirring of a massive compu-atit did a better job than most Saturday
ter stashed in the centre console. iomorning drivers.
After the press of a button, the drivern The next step: getting the techno-
took his hands off the steering wheelal logy to learn who has right of way at
and the car took control. Mfour-way intersections.
Literally. ot But make no mistake: the techno-
Google’s self-driving car doesn’t useorlogy to create the automated car is close
a steering wheel, brakes or pedals. into reality, due in showrooms by 2020.
Eight radar sensors and five camerasg But will it be legal by then? No one
help it spot other cars, traffic lights andWknows.
stop signs. rit The most likely scenario: it will still
The GPS navigation tells the carerbe the driver’s responsibility to avoid a
what the speed limit is, and the auto- crash and not break the law.
mated driving system does the rest from And that includes drink-driving.
there, including braking, steering and You’ll still need to be under 0.05
accelerating. even if you own an autonomous car.
The technology is still in the early To end any arguments before they
stages of development, so at times the may arise, Mercedes also plans to have
brakes are a bit sudden and it feels like cameras with a 360-degree view record
you’re being driven by a taxi driver with the last 30 seconds before a crash.
a heavy foot. This reporter is on Twitter: @Josh-
The self-driving Mercedes-Benz does a pretty good job The steering isn’t as smooth as a uaDowling
of handling traffic around Los Angeles
‘Robo trucks’ to lead way
FORGET driverless cars, get systems that detect lane mark- ahead and brake automatically for car companies and techno-
ready for trucks that can drive ings, other vehicles and red when the car in front comes to logy developers.
themselves. and green traffic lights. a stop. The North American states
Mercedes-Benz believes the When the system is operat- When the technology is of California and Nevada have
technology that enables vehi- ing, the driver does not need to applied to trucks, however, allowed testing of driverless
cles to drive themselves will be touch the steering wheel, the Mercedes-Benz believes it will cars since 2012, although there
pioneered by trucks rather brakes or the accelerator pedal. primarily benefit long-haul must be a specially-trained
than cars, and they could be on The technology also uses drivers who use major high- driver behind the wheel at all
the road within 10 years. GPS maps to determine the ways between Australia’s capi- times.
“Trucks mostly use free- speed limit and to detect when tal cities, by making them less To date, Audi, BMW, Mer-
ways, which is where this tech- a truck is approaching a hill – fatigued and using less fuel. cedes-Benz and Google are the
nology is already well and then chooses the best gear Although it’s still 10 years only companies to be actively
developed and is most reliable, for fuel-efficiency. away authorities have already testing the technology on open
so it makes sense they can lead But the automated truck ruled out allowing anyone to roads but Japanese companies
the way,” said Mercedes-Benz will never put drivers out of use the technology to have a Toyota and Honda are also
technology expert Ralf Lam- business because by law there nap or drink and drive. developing similar systems on
berti during a demonstration must always be a driver behind Police in Australia say driv- their test tracks.
of automated vehicle techno- the wheel. ers must remain below the Last year Volvo unveiled an
logy in Silicon Valley today. “It’s a bit like autopilot on a legal alcohol limit and attent- intelligent truck that can auto-
“Trucks are operated by big plane; the plane can fly itself ive to the road conditions at all matically follow the truck
fleets, they have trained driv- but of course the pilot must be times, even if a vehicle is ahead in a convoy but it did not
ers, and there can be a massive there to handle any situation. equipped with driver aids. have the ability to negotiate
fuel economy benefits which So it will be the same with cars Automated driving has cre- tight turns or recognise red
can save them thousands of and trucks,” said Mr Lamberti. ated a dilemma for authorities and green lights.
dollars each year,” he said. Many luxury cars today worldwide.
The Mercedes-Benz Future already have radar cruise At present driverless cars
Truck 2025 released earlier control systems that keep a are only allowed to be used by Continue the conversation
this year has radar and camera distance from the vehicle specialist engineers who work on Twitter @JoshuaDowling
Even Rambo’s gun won’t stop Lambie Bishop’s Ebola sermon draws fire
CLIVE Palmer’s “berserk’’ re- Senate to ransom over the de- ing sending in rugby league FOREIGN Minister Julie “The Security Council The opposition said this
cruit Jacqui Lambie has fence pay deal, refusing to vote legend Glenn Lazarus to tell Bishop has urged the world not expresses its continued con- contradicted the Govern-
warned her political critics that for any legislation unless the her how to vote, Senator Lam- to discriminate against Ebola cern about the detrimental ment’s visa ban on people from
even a Rambo machine-gun Abbott Government improved bie warned she would not be affected countries, sparking effect of the isolation of the west Africa. The Coalition has
won’t stop her confirming she the offer. intimidated. claims of hypocrisy over the affected countries as a result of attracted worldwide condem-
will sit as an Independent. A formal announcement on “I felt like there was heavy- Abbott Government’s west trade and travel restrictions nation for the measure, which
In an exclusive interview, her split with Palmer United handed tactics being used, I Africa visa bans. imposed on and to the affected blocks applications from affec-
the Tasmanian Senator said Party is awaiting legal advice put it that way,’’ she said. Delivering a statement on countries, as well as acts of ted countries, while also can-
voters had urged her to “get on how she can extricate her- “If you want to intimidate Ebola as chairman of the Unit- discrimination against the celling and refusing temporary
out there and have a shot at it self from PUP and sit in the Jacqui Lambie, you’ll have to ed Nations Security Council, nationals of Guinea, Liberia, visas. “The hypocrisy of this
yourself’’. Senate as an Independent. bring in an M60 and we will Ms Bishop urged states to Mali and Sierra Leone,” she government knows no
The former soldier warned Accusing Mr Palmer of start with that,’’ she laughed. maintain trade and transport told the UN meeting in New bounds,” Labor’s Matt Thistle-
she would continue to hold the using standover tactics, includ- “I won’t be intimidated.” links with west Africa. York. thwaite told Sky News.
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