THEY KNEW, AND THEY DID NOTHING. TCC Is Chief Among Those Culpable For This Devastating Blow To Townsville.

Do all the parties responsible for this shameful loss to the city’s … indeed, the region’s … heritage think we are all mugs?   The Great Northern fire is clear proof that we need greater safeguards against the asinine business and political policy of ‘benign neglect’. The Magpie sniffs the smokey air and smells rodent and… View full story »

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