Saturday, October 8th, 2016 |
A very plausible story came to light during the week, which will send conspiracy theorists into transport of shivery delight. The ‘Pie reports. Premier Anna Alphabet mugs the language again … watch out, Lewis Carroll. Why has the Townsville Bulletin gone into slumber mode on the Hinchinbrook Resort sale, while reporters much further afield are… View full story »
Saturday, October 1st, 2016 |
Welcome to Hicksville: massive misstep by Mayor and her CEO has arts community up in arms. Has Mayor Mullet picked the wrong fight with the wrong people.? You’d reckon so. Newly minted only-just member for Herbert, Cathy The Tool O’Toole, sinks to a new low to sink in the slipper to a defeated opponent It’s… View full story »
Saturday, September 24th, 2016 |
Usually, odd things – like politicians, the Townsville Bulletin, Clive Palmer and the contents of your sock drawer – are accidentally odd. This week, the Nest highlights some of the things that were deliberately odd.Like the annual international Ig Nobel Awards handed out for the weirdest ‘scientific’ research of the year, and here in Oz,… View full story »
Saturday, September 17th, 2016 |
Strange bedfellows: aboriginal haranguer Gracelyn Smallwood makes a guest appearance for an organisation that practices exactly what she opposes. Anna Palaszczuk’s Labor regime is about to right a mighty wrong, and we may rest easy in our (well-locked) homes knowing that we live under a government that takes law and order – ahem – seriously…. View full story »
Saturday, September 10th, 2016 |
Telling it how is – rare as that is – doesn’t suit our opinion leading paper, and makes us look like a city of whingers – but if the cap fits … But in our fight against juvenile crime … just whose side is The Bulletin on? Why members of the elite North Queensland… View full story »
Saturday, September 3rd, 2016 |
With a reputed Labor toe-cutter Adele Young joining Mayor Jenny Hill as council CEO, the Bovver Girls have taken over – be ready for blood on the carpet in Walker Street. Who was the killjoy who tried to rain on the TEL’s 25th birthday celebrations? The Magpie has an educated guess. And careful how you… View full story »
Saturday, August 27th, 2016 |
Yes, just a few snatches of things have caught the beady eye during the week like … A re-run for the seat of Herbert is on the cards, but polled punters want more than that … much more … And ‘bundled out’ -The Bulletin’s circulation numbers steady … but the methodology is more than a… View full story »
Saturday, August 20th, 2016 |
In six weeks, the Townsville Bulletin will start operating a full paywall on its website, much like the Courier does now. News Ltd reckons its knows what to offer for free as a come-on for readers to buy other content … this is going to be a hoot to find out just what the Bulletin… View full story »
Saturday, August 13th, 2016 |
Somehow it seems names are not always what they seem – from local politics to loopy dingbattery from around the globe, the Nanny State remains busy chaning society’s soiled nappies. The ‘Pie holds his beak and reports … The Sayings of Dear Chairman Gill … our airport boss shares his innermost business acumen with us… View full story »
Saturday, August 6th, 2016 |
And that’s just one of the astounding public statements about Townsville tourism from ferry boss Paul Victory on radio a few days ago, during an interview in which he inadvertently inferred what we all know … that Townsville Enterprise is spectacularly asleep at the wheel. Also … oh dem numbers … things are looking surprisingly… View full story »