Briefs, January 5, 2013
Two ghost gum trees painted many times by famed Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira were burnt down just as they were being considered for inclusion on a heritage register. Northern Territory Minister for Indigenous Advancement Alison Anderson said police believe arsonists set ablaze the trees, 16 kilometres from Alice Springs.
SYDNE Y - Two ghost gum trees painted many times by famed Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira were burnt down just as they were being considered for inclusion on a heritage register. Northern Territory Minister for Indigenous Advancement Alison Anderson said police believe arsonists set ablaze the trees, 16 kilometres from Alice Springs. The December 30 fire had destroyed "a special place that has been visited by many since Albert Namatjira won international acclaim", she said. AFP
LONDON - Britain's biggest-selling tabloid The Sun hit back at Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner's renewed claim over the disputed Falkland Islands in an open letter to her in a Buenos Aires newspaper. A day after Kirchner published her own open letter in two British newspapers urging Britain to give up the South Atlantic islands, The Sun placed an advert in the Buenos Aires Herald saying: "British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands dates back to 1765 - before the Republic of Argentina even existed. In the name of our millions of readers, 'HANDS OFF!'." AFP