SHOPPING SHOCKER

TERRITORY husbands and partners had a tough time at the Boxing Day sales. Benjamin Hall, 35, of The Gardens described it as the ‘‘Casuarina massacre’’. ‘‘It took me 25 minutes to get out of the centre after dropping my girlfriend off,’’ he said. ‘‘There were cars parked all over within a 200m radius of the store, including the median strip near KFC. It was right near the police station but nobody was booked.’’ page, posted this festive message: ‘‘I received a present from the lovely? staff at NTPFES media unit . . . what are they saying?’’ We think the gift might be slightly misguided though — like giving ice to Eskimos. In fact, it’s quite possible he could give the authors a few tips on further material.