Published on December 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
Diggers to Pay for Beer – The Defence Department is laying on the cheer by allowing soldiers serving overseas two beers this Christmas – but it’s making them pay, the Northern Territory News reports. One soldier calculates Defence is making a killing. “That works out to be $120 a carton of beer,” the soldier said. [...]
Tags: Accommodation, afghanistan, alcohol, Alex Carter, Cans, Carton, Cheer, christmas, Darwin, Defence Department, Defence Spokesman, Drinks, Mansell, Northern Territory News, Occasions, Public Money, Rsl, Soldier, Two Beers, Welfare Services
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Published on March 26, 2010 by Technology Slice
Baby Bonus Leading To Child Abuse – A teenage mother who dumped her baby in a garden bed in a Northern Territory town is pregnant with her third child. The Northern Territory News reported the mother’s two children had been placed in care after a passer-by found the four-month-old baby in a public mall in [...]
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Published on March 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
Jetstar Plane Catches Fire – Passengers on board a plane bound for Darwin have told of their terror when the jet caught fire in mid-air after a “loud bang”. Jason Bush, 34, who was sitting behind the wing, told the Northern Territory News he was shocked to see sparks flying for up to two minutes. [...]
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Published on March 1, 2010 by Technology Slice
Raining Fish in NT – While the Top End and Central Australia have been battered by torrential rains, a Territory town has reportedly had fish falling from the sky. The freak phenomena happened not once, but twice, on Thursday and Friday afternoon about 6pm at Lajamanu, about 550km southwest of Katherine, The Northern Territory News [...]
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