Saturday, March 29th, 2014 |
Townsville loses one of its best, in the same week Australia loses one of its worst … Is a secretly funded campaign underway to unseat the Townsville Council’s conservative majority ? … … and the Smell-O-Phone that is really on the nose – odours that identify incoming callers – no kidding, and it’s not far… View full story »
Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 |
The Magpie hears that if Katter and Palmer go ahead with their bizarre inter-species breeding of political parties, it may well be without the Mad Katter himself … some inside goss on that. Also, looks like more jobs to go at the Townsville Bulletin in the not too distant future … The ‘Pie also takes a… View full story »
Saturday, March 15th, 2014 |
And it seems the Grand Experiment – that Joh-For Canberra incarnation, Katter’s Australian Party – is ready to breathe its last. And politically, Bob seems almost certainly down the gurgler, too. But that’s all just for starters, the scrabbling and scurrying behind the political skirting boards is reaching fever pitch as all sorts of folks… View full story »
Saturday, March 8th, 2014 |
We got a big clue this week, and our boy’s vaulting ambition to move up to first class on his gravy train is all too apparent. Same might be asked of Typo Gleeson, and his hilariously red-faced defence when caught out by Media Watch last Monday night …Astonisher/Sunday Mail reporter Samanatha Healy goes Magpie hunting,… View full story »
Saturday, March 1st, 2014 |
IMPORTANT: CLICK ON THE ABOVE TITLE TO SEE THE ENTIRE POST. Welcome to the spruced up Magpie’s nest, it makes the old bird feel like an eye-catching parakeet rather than his traditional two-tone self. But do not labor under the misapprehension that this will lead to soaring wit, wise analysis and masterful insights … no,… View full story »