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Alice Springs plans 'Hate Darwin' day
On July 2, municipal employees in Alice will be encouraged to ignore all phone calls and e-mails from Darwin, the Northern Territory News reported.
"Darwin is but a pimple on the entire Northern Territory map, but that's where all the money goes," said Alice Springs Deputy Mayor Murray Stewart. "I don't blame the people of Darwin -- when you're basking in the sunshine, you can't help but ask for more. But we're bleeding dry down here.''
Stewart said he was moved to act when the government decided to build a new prison in Darwin. He said Alice Springs had already been denied adequate funding for security cameras and additional police officers.
Alice Springs, close to the geographical center of Australia, is the second largest city in the Northern Territory after Darwin, the territorial capital. With a population of about 26,500, it is the only settlement of any size in central Australia.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 06/04/2008
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