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["The cost to the taxpayer of sniffing in 2005 in this region, not the whole of Australia, just in this region in the centre, was $78 million," he said.]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-24/sniffing-fuels-calls-for-low-aromatic-fuel-at-all/4711384
A youth service says the Federal Government should force all service stations in Tennant Creek to stock low aromatic fuel.
The Central Australian Youth Link Up Service says there has been a spike in the number young people sniffing petrol in the Barkly region.
In February, the Low Aromatic Fuel Act gave the Federal Government the power to prescribe areas where the fuel must be stocked.
The service's Blair McFarland says the Government needs to use the power in Tennant Creek.
"The cost to the taxpayer of sniffing in 2005 in this region, not the whole of Australia, just in this region in the centre, was $78 million," he said.
"There is an awful lot of cost associated with those few petrol stations exercising their choice to not stock Opal or a low aromatic fuel."



$78M ?   .  .. time for a fertiliser plant in Tennant Creek I think.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-25/australian-muslims-warned-of-possible-woolwich-backlash/4712748
Australian Muslims are being urged to be aware of the possibility of a local backlash after the deadly terrorist attack in London this week.
British soldier Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old Afghan war veteran, was killed near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London, on Wednesday.
His family have remembered him as a devoted father and loving husband.
Muslim community leaders say they fear Australian Muslims could be targetted in reprisal for the incident.
The Australian Muslim Youth Network has sent text messages and emails warning Muslims to avoid arguments about their faith and steer clear of anti-Islamic protests planned for some Australian cities.
"Some people may harm innocent Muslims in return, so be cautious," the message reads.
It continues: "Please do not enter into discussions or arguments in emotional situations as it could be gravely misunderstood."

[Northern Territory Police, Worksafe NT and the Lutheran Church Schools Association have confirmed they have investigated incidents at Yirara College.]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-24/yirara-college-rocked-by-assault-allegations/4711368

Allegations of assault have emerged from an Aboriginal boarding school at Alice Springs.
Northern Territory Police, Worksafe NT and the Lutheran Church Schools Association have confirmed they have investigated incidents at Yirara College.
The College is a boarding school for Aboriginal secondary students from remote communities across the Territory.
Set up in the 1970s, it is run by the Finke River Mission, a body of the Lutheran Church of Australia.
NT Lutheran Church Schools Association executive director John Proeve says the church referred a complaint to police.
"We are still awaiting the outcome of that and, certainly when receiving any further details, we will then obviously take appropriate action," he said.
Police have confirmed they are investigating an incident at the college, which was reported to them earlier this month.
Officers say they also investigated another matter at Yirara College, which resulted in a juvenile being dealt with under the youth justice system.
Worksafe NT is also investigating the school after it received notification a teacher was injured in March.
Worksafe says the teacher was hurt while intervening in a fight between two students.

["To hear a 13-year-old girl call me an ape...it was shattering. I turned around and I saw it was a young girl I was just like...really?"]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-25/goodes-gutted-but-places-no-blame/4712772
Veteran Swans forward Adam Goodes says his side's famous win over Collingwood at the MCG on Friday night "means nothing" after he was racially abused by a Magpies supporter.
Goodes was the star for Sydney with three goals in his side's famous 47-point salute over Collingwood at the MCG on Friday night that opened Indigenous Round.

But the 328-gamer fell victim to an incident of racial vilification incident after being verbally abused by a Magpies fan, who was then escorted from the venue.
Victoria Police said on Saturday morning that a 13-year-old girl was interviewed over the incident and released last night pending further inquiries.
Goodes, with security staff around him, had stood only metres away and pointed to her following an apparent verbal clash with the fan.

"I'm pretty gutted to be honest," Goodes told reporters in Melbourne on Saturday morning.
"The win, the first of its kind in 13 years, to play such a pivotal role ... just means nothing.
"To hear a 13-year-old girl call me an ape...it was shattering. I turned around and I saw it was a young girl I was just like...really?"
The two-time premiership winner was visibly shaken and left the field before the full-time siren in a win that saw him reach a milestone 400 goals in senior footy.
"I had to leave the arena. It just broke my heart," Goodes said.

The two-time Brownlow Medallist was adamant that he was sure the girl did not understand the implications of what she said.
The 16-season stalwart has received an outpouring of support on social media from players and fans alike, but said the girl at the centre of the storm deserves just as much support.
"She was shocked. She was really shocked and that's what hurt me really bad; I just saw this young face," he said.
"It was just sad.
"The support that I'm getting on social media, she's getting the opposite and I feel sorry for her. She has no idea what she said."

Goodes said that Victoria Police asked if he would like to press charges but he declined, reiterating that the girl needs to learn why her abuse was hurtful.
"It's not her fault, she's 13, she's still so innocent, I don't put any blame on her. It's the environment that she's grown up in," he said.
"I guarantee she has no idea right now how it makes people feel to call them an ape."

He said he would not force an apology from the girl, because that would miss the point entirely.
"I would love for her off her own back to want to apologise ... For me to talk to her isn't her taking responsibility," he said.





"YOU RAPE... BECAUSE YOU'RE A NIGGER AAAAPPPEE!"... no remorse
Well he does look like an Ape and the term "Ape" isn't racist.. but you can bet regardless of the fact his partner is white the kid they generate would also be an Ape.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLmVH_Y-gic#