Saturday, December 27th, 2014 |
And has the Bulletin cracked, realising its relentless, one-sided campaign folr a super stadium may need more debate – and political will? Being that time of year, not a great deal to report, so it’ll be short and swe … err, well, it’ll be short. And we’ll have a little retrospective of the best of… View full story »
Saturday, December 20th, 2014 |
We also take a look at the astonishing mind snap at the Astonisher – it openly admits it has published racist slogans. We have a leading contender for the annual Nanny State Award, and Bentley gets all bent about the spirit of Christmas, First, though … has Graham Richo Richardson’s cancer turned terminal? One reliable report… View full story »
Saturday, December 13th, 2014 |
Boy, will there be a few hangovers in the ‘Ville! But it looks like he isn’t the only Astonisher staffer who could be moving on – or already has. Dumbo Jones seeks The Magpie’s help, Bentley offers one of his finest thrusts of the year, the advent of the ‘unstealable’ bicycle (it’s fair dinkum) and… View full story »
Saturday, December 6th, 2014 |
But Mayor Mullet won’t be too pleased with the timing, with today’s announcement that the Labor powerbroker is to be investigated for fiscal naughtiness by NSW’s ICAC. BUT BEFORE WE GO ANYWHERE, will someone who knows please tell the ‘Pie this is photo-shopped. Because if it isn’t, the opposing mindsets are even worse than we’ve… View full story »
Saturday, November 29th, 2014 |
Also, Canberra’s representative in Townsville, Ewen Dumbo Jumbo Jones starts a fad that could go viral – you can join in … And The ‘Pie discovers an obscure word that is ideal for this age of obscurity in language, and that also takes us to Canberra. First, have the coalition and the opposition decided on… View full story »
Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 |
Also, while there’s been a lot lo talk lately about Townsville being used as a movie location, The ‘Pie revea.s we could be in for a full-blown horror epic, tentatively titled The Return of the Ogre of Ogden Street – starring erstwhile GM and News Ltd machete man Michael Wilkins. Yup, News Corpse answer to Peter… View full story »
Saturday, November 15th, 2014 |
The height of hyperbole … The Astonisher tries for the last vestiges of non-existent reader outrage. But on the other hand, the paper makes a pioneering move in the craft of reporting … the formula is simple – say it on the front page and deny it in the Iditorial. And it’s all about the… View full story »
Saturday, November 8th, 2014 |
Also, women with a sense of humour – c’mon, now stop that, youse blokes – really , a pictorial gallery that includes none other than our own mirthful Mullet. Yes, our mayor shows her playful side as a sly kidder. Allied to that, has Macdonald’s hit on a sneaky new way to attract a more… View full story »
Saturday, November 1st, 2014 |
Also, the Nanny State versus the Islamic Idiots’ State; The Astonisher’s Chutzpah Award for Cheek with a story decrying another organisation’s shoddy spelling, grammar and facts; and the latest federal pollie to make clever use of an old pop song to make a contemporary point. Also, that gives us a reason to revisit one of… View full story »
Sunday, October 26th, 2014 |
Also, is Townsville Enterprise on the move, shifting offices down to the CBD? If so, ratepayers had better be on their toes. Astonisher Iditor Pinocchio Heywood gets this year’s Baldrick Cunning Plan Trophy for forward thinking, and the ABC has a couple ‘I didn’t mean to say that ‘ moments. But while the weeks momentous… View full story »