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A boong rort to circum navigate centrelink to get smokes and booze!

http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/basicscard-rort-attempt-results-in-government-attention-and-threats/news-story/10224a714874a42ea395957cb894670b

A    BLACK-market Facebook page has sprung up in Darwin, encouraging people to rort the controversial Basics­Card system.


The page's founder, Tommy Tran, admitted he was encouraging behaviour which was "a bit fraudulent" but said the issue was with the welfare system, not his behaviour.

His actions have now att­racted the attention of the Commonwealth Government.

Mr Tran, unemployed for "a few months", said the Basics­Card was inconvenient for many welfare recipients, as "most" stores don't accept it.

"The BasicsCard system I actually agree with, but there aren't enough stores that acc­ept it. People are going hungry when they have money in their account," he said.

"I agree that (what I'm enc­ouraging) is a bit fraudulent in a way but something had to be done about the problem."
The page, called "Darwin NT – Basics Card Cash Swaps", suggested BasicsCard holders could purchase fuel or groceries for non-welfare recipients in return for a lesser amount of cash.

Mr Tran denied suggestions that trading BasicsCard credit for cash would result in vulnerable people buying alcohol and tobacco.


"It will stop people having to humbug," he said.


One individual, David Dwyer, said he would pay 75 cents cash for every dollar worth of goods a BasicsCard holder purchased for him.

Mr Tran described the 25 per cent markup as "cheap as f**k" and insisted trading BasicsCard credit was legal.

Department of Human Services general manager Hank Jongen said welfare recipients suspected of rorting the scheme could face even tougher methods of quarantining ­income.

"Unfortunately, there may be some people in the community who set out to misuse the BasicsCard, which could include swapping their allocated funds for cash," he said.

"If the department suspects or receives information about possible misuse, the department will investigate the matter and, if it finds a person has breached the BasicsCard terms and conditions, it may take ­action and cancel their Basics­Card."

The first iteration of the ­BasicsCard was as part of the 2007 Northern Territory Int­ervention. Variations of that scheme have been trialled since but have been criticised on a number of grounds, ­including that they are easy to defraud

http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northe...364d61b7edcfb5
A SEXYLAND worker was allegedly threatened with a broken glass bottle, kidnapped and forced to perform oral sex before she jumped out of a moving car to escape her attacker, a jury has been told.


Brett Daniels is standing trial for the alleged attack in the NT Supreme Court.

Prosecutor Matthew Nathan SC said the woman's main concern was being reprimanded for wearing thongs to work when she started her shift on the afternoon of December 29, 2014.

"At the end of that shift she was abducted with a broken bottle thrust under her chin and forced to drive her car to Mindil Beach, where she was forced to put the accused's penis in her mouth," he said.

Daniels had earlier entered Sexyland, on the Stuart Highway, where he put some DVDs and a portable masturbation kit on the counter.

The alleged victim was working alone.
Daniels reportedly left "to have a cigarette" and didn't return, the jury heard.


The woman locked up the shop and walked out the door, where he allegedly ambushed her outside.

Mr Nathan said the victim tried to distract her assailant from sex by talking about getting him money after being forced to perform fellatio at Mindil Beach.


Daniels allegedly drove away from Mindil towards the Trailer Boat Club, when the "petrified" victim jumped.

Mr Nathan said the vehicle was doing 40-60kmh and Daniels kept driving.

He reportedly became trapped inside Sexyland after he returned and entered using the victim's key.

The jury heard he cut himself, leaving blood at the scene, on the way out after breaking an office window.

The trial continues.

An abo did this, an earlier article I read said they apprehended this guy from a coon community.

http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/palmerston-chinese-new-year-interrupted-by-woman-bashing-man-with-chair/news-story/07a3a6af1dcbc8f4d47166e9c326113a
CHINESE New Year got off to an ugly start at Palmerston Shopping Centre at the weekend when colourful lion dancing was interrupted by a brawl.


The incident, caught on video, shows a woman viciously swinging a chair at a man after he decided to join in with the Chung Wah Society Lion Dancing troupe.

She then throws the chair at the man.

"Oi you motherf**ker!" the woman screams, while being held back by a dance troupe volunteer.


see the original for coon fight footage.

[Justice Mildren said Williams, an initiated Warlpiri man from Wave Hill community]

http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/man-sentenced-to-12-months-jail-after-attacking-police-officer-with-empty-wine-bottle-in-alice-springs/news-story/a68f50c0725498b2d246fc052e023f68

VIOLENCE in a Territory town drove away a police officer whose wife feared for his safety after he was struck with a wine bottle as he tried to arrest a young man for breaking bail, a court has heard.


A gang of youths pelted the arresting cops with rocks before one man, Kelvin Williams, threw the empty bottle at Constable Joshua Tringrove, who was struggling on the ground with his cousin.

In sentencing, NT Supreme Court Acting Justice Dean Mildren said the offending had serious consequences despite the minor injuries.

"He has had flashbacks at night," he said. "He remembers the smile and the laugh on your face after you had thrown the bottle.


"His wife was concerned about his safety and I understand he has transferred to Tasmanian police as a result."

Constable Tringrove suffered an injured left arm, which he raised to shield his face from the bottle during the incident in Alice Springs last April. His quarry escaped.

Justice Mildren said Williams, an initiated Warlpiri man from Wave Hill community, had a long criminal history – albeit no previous violence offences – "for someone who is only 20". He was sentenced to 12 months' jail, backdated to his remand in November, and released with the balance ­suspended.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/n...d1af1df6ea7f08


A JOINT operation in Sydney has busted a massive ice syndicate in what officials say is the largest drug seizure in the nation's history.

A 33-year-old Hong Kong national was charged over the original seizure.

Following his arrest, another three Hong Kong nationals - a 59-year-old man, a 37-year-old man, and a 52-year-old woman - were arrested and charged over the drugs located in the storage facilities.