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She is a three-time Women’s National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award win- ner and eight-time WNBA All- Star. At the 2012 London Olympic Games, Jackson was Australia’s flag-bearer and became the high- est point-scorer in Olympic women’s basketball history, captaining the Aust- ralian Opals to a bronze medal. She will be joined on stage at the awards ceremony by Territory sports guru Charlie King and Australian comedy im- pressionist Danny McMaster. Nominations for the Sports Awards close on January 31. The awards night will be at the Holiday Inn Esplanade in Darwin March 22. Tickets will be available from March 1 through the NT Major Events Company at www.nt majorevents.com.au Top NT journo dies By NIGEL ADLAM Legendary former NT News and Sunday Territorian journo John Loizou with an edition of his Southeast Asian Times newspaper in 2000 THE man considered by many to have been the Territory’s best- ever journalist has died. John Loizou, who had been ill for several years, was 70. He worked for the NT News and Sunday Territorian before mov- ing to Hanoi in Vietnam. But his first love was radio. Loizou made the news himself when he was headbutted in a Dar- win pub by then CLP Cabinet Minister Mick Palmer. The reporter played football for Carlton reserves before moving to the Territory to work for the ABC. Loizou had a reputation for ‘‘going the biff’’ while playing for Wanderers and St Marys. He won the NT Journalist of the Year award in the early 1990s for a story about two women who ran away from a Chinese sweat shop at Darwin’s NT government- owned Trade Development Zone. Everybody was looking for the women — government goons, the police and the Chinese factory owners. Loizou found them — and discovered they were allowed only $1 a day from their pay. Typically, he didn’t turn up to the awards ceremony — he was down the pub — and the trophy had to be collected on his behalf by the then photographic editor Clive Hyde. Loizou had many other great scoops. CLP Cabinet Minister at the time, Fred Finch, said in Parlia- ment that street gangs were terrorising Casuarina, including an all-girl gang called the Black Mafia. Loizou disappeared from the Sunday Territorian office and returned two hours later with a pretty but tough-looking girl and announced: ‘‘This is the leader of the Black Mafia.’’ He wrote in an old-fashioned style and often shook his head in disbelief at the way that tabloid newspapers ‘‘crunched’’ the Eng- lish language. But he had a great hunger to tell a good story — and hold the rich and famous to account. Loizou was a Marxist but was impeccably balanced in his writ- ing. He thought that Labor’s first chief minister, Clare Martin, made the Territory ‘‘a better, kinder place’’. Loizou, who died in Perth on Wednesday night, leaves his wife Cree, and two sons by his first marriage, Brendan and Damian. Arrests follow two-day crime spree FOUR young men have been ar- rested over a two-day crime spree in a remote NT town. The men — two aged 16, 17 and 18 — allegedly caused $1550 dam- age when they broke into the gen- eral store at Alyangula, on Groote Eyelandt. They allegedly stole about $485 worth of food and clothes from the shop about 4.30am on Sunday, police said. The four allegedly broke into a home in Alyangula and stole a computer hard drive before un- lawfully entering a resort and lo- cal recreation club early on Tues- day morning. Senior Sergeant Tony Deutrom said that the renegade youths stole $1175 worth of alcohol from the club. ‘‘It is believed the men con- sumed a quantity of the alcohol and supplied the rest to the com- munity,’’ he said. ‘‘We won’t stand for this type of behaviour.’’ A 37-year-old man who alleg- edly helped the culprits distribute the stolen booze was also taken into custody. Two boys — aged 16 and 17 — faced Alyangula Youth Court yesterday with the other al- leged offenders on bail. Stranded boat returns to Darwin EXHAUSTED sailor Kris Larsen made it home to Darwin yester- day after 42 days stranded at sea. He was blown 760km west of Darwin by persistent easterly winds after setting sail from Bali to relocate the ketch White Bird to Darwin on December 7. With broken engines, damaged sails and no ability to point into the wind, he asked for help. Ketch owner John Roodenrys set out to rescue him on Wednes- day last week in yacht Clare de Lune along with its owner Paul Butler and another crewman. They put the White Bird under tow and finally limped back into Darwin yesterday afternoon where they were moored at Sto- kes Hill Wharf for Quarantine and Customs inspection. Mr Roodenrys said the men were exhausted from their journey. At one stage the White Bird loo- ked to be heading directly into the path of a tropical low which had a 50 per cent chance of turning into a cyclone. But their luck changed for the better and they passed to the south of it. Mr Roodenrys said a Saturday night squall had taken out both the White Bird’s old sails and the new ones the rescuers brought.
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ALICE SPRINGS Heavitree Gap Supermarket
BATCHELOR Rum Jungle Tavern
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MALAK Malak Supermarket
MILLNER Sabine Supermarket
MOIL Moil Supermarket
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PINE CREEK Lazy Lizard Tavern
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WINNELLIE Winnellie Supermarket
WANGURI Wanguri Supermarket
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Basketball star to speak at awards
Lauren Jackson
BASKETBALL star Lauren Jack-son will be the guest speaker atthis year’s NT Sports Awards.
She is a three-time Women’sNational Basketball AssociationMost Valuable Player award win-ner and eight-time WNBA All-Star. At the 2012 London OlympicGames, Jackson was Australia’sflag-bearer and became the high-
est point-scorer inOlympic women’sbasketball history,captaining the Aust-ralian Opals to abronze medal.
She will be joinedon stage at the awards ceremonyby Territory sports guru CharlieKing and Australian comedy im-
pressionist Danny McMaster.Nominations for the SportsAwards close on January 31.
The awards night will be at theHoliday Inn Esplanade in DarwinMarch 22.
Tickets will be available fromMarch 1 through the NT MajorEvents Company at www.ntmajorevents.com.au
Top NT journo diesBy NIGEL ADLAM
Legendary former NT News and Sunday Territorian journo John Loizou with an edition of his Southeast Asian Times newspaper in 2000
THE man considered by many tohave been the Territory’s best-ever journalist has died.
John Loizou, who had been illfor several years, was 70.
He worked for the NT News andSunday Territorian before mov-ing to Hanoi in Vietnam.
But his first love was radio.Loizou made the news himself
when he was headbutted in a Dar-win pub by then CLP CabinetMinister Mick Palmer.
The reporter played football forCarlton reserves before movingto the Territory to work for theABC. Loizou had a reputation for‘‘going the biff’’ while playing forWanderers and St Marys.
He won the NT Journalist of theYear award in the early 1990s fora story about two women who ranaway from a Chinese sweat shopat Darwin’s NT government-owned Trade Development Zone.
Everybody was looking for thewomen — government goons, thepolice and the Chinese factoryowners. Loizou found them —and discovered they were allowedonly $1 a day from their pay.
Typically, he didn’t turn up tothe awards ceremony — he wasdown the pub — and the trophyhad to be collected on his behalfby the then photographic editorClive Hyde.
Loizou had many other greatscoops.
CLP Cabinet Minister at thetime, Fred Finch, said in Parlia-ment that street gangs wereterrorising Casuarina, includingan all-girl gang called the BlackMafia. Loizou disappeared fromthe Sunday Territorian office andreturned two hours later with apretty but tough-looking girl and
announced: ‘‘This is the leader ofthe Black Mafia.’’
He wrote in an old-fashionedstyle and often shook his head indisbelief at the way that tabloidnewspapers ‘‘crunched’’ the Eng-lish language.
But he had a great hunger totell a good story — and hold therich and famous to account.
Loizou was a Marxist but wasimpeccably balanced in his writ-ing. He thought that Labor’s firstchief minister, Clare Martin,made the Territory ‘‘a better,kinder place’’.
Loizou, who died in Perth onWednesday night, leaves his wifeCree, and two sons by his firstmarriage, Brendan and Damian.
Arrests follow two-day crime spreeFOUR young men have been ar-rested over a two-day crime spreein a remote NT town.
The men — two aged 16, 17 and18 — allegedly caused $1550 dam-age when they broke into the gen-eral store at Alyangula, on GrooteEyelandt. They allegedly stoleabout $485 worth of food andclothes from the shop about4.30am on Sunday, police said.
The four allegedly broke into ahome in Alyangula and stole acomputer hard drive before un-lawfully entering a resort and lo-cal recreation club early on Tues-day morning.
Senior Sergeant Tony Deutromsaid that the renegade youthsstole $1175 worth of alcohol fromthe club.
‘‘It is believed the men con-
sumed a quantity of the alcoholand supplied the rest to the com-munity,’’ he said. ‘‘We won’tstand for this type of behaviour.’’
A 37-year-old man who alleg-edly helped the culprits distributethe stolen booze was also takeninto custody. Two boys — aged 16and 17 — faced Alyangula YouthCourt yesterday with the other al-leged offenders on bail.
Stranded boat returns to DarwinEXHAUSTED sailor Kris Larsenmade it home to Darwin yester-day after 42 days stranded at sea.
He was blown 760km west ofDarwin by persistent easterlywinds after setting sail from Balito relocate the ketch White Bird toDarwin on December 7.
With broken engines, damagedsails and no ability to point intothe wind, he asked for help.
Ketch owner John Roodenrys
set out to rescue him on Wednes-day last week in yacht Clare deLune along with its owner PaulButler and another crewman.
They put the White Bird undertow and finally limped back intoDarwin yesterday afternoonwhere they were moored at Sto-kes Hill Wharf for Quarantineand Customs inspection. MrRoodenrys said the men wereexhausted from their journey.
At one stage the White Bird loo-ked to be heading directly into thepath of a tropical low which had a50 per cent chance of turning intoa cyclone.
But their luck changed for thebetter and they passed to thesouth of it.
Mr Roodenrys said a Saturdaynight squall had taken out boththe White Bird’s old sails and thenew ones the rescuers brought.
