Saturday, December 30th, 2017 |
The ‘Pie reckons we need a New Year’s revolution rather than a resolution. So he is inviting you to submit the headline you’d best like to see in 2018. The Magpie explains the rules and the prize for the best entry. One thing we can do without is the insulting ‘consulting’ ploy, much beloved of… View full story »
Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 |
This sounds like another of The Magpie’s hokey, trumped up bits of juvenile yuk-yukery, but this time, he is deadly serious – and you should be genuinely outraged. It is no more and no less than described … Adele Young has put it in writing that she can and may use the Local Government Act… View full story »
Sunday, December 17th, 2017 |
Want to know how the Townsville City Council has reached certain controversial decisions? Well, tough titty, they ain’t gunna tell you. The lack of transparency is astounding, and we all suffer in the name of cheap politicking, but The Magpie presents evidence that makes a CCC investigation look inevitable. A new petition that Mayor Mullet… View full story »
Saturday, December 9th, 2017 |
And it again involves spending public money in the hope of buying votes, but it’s back to more modest beads and blankets for our business genius. But suddenly, the Astonisher is not letting her have it all her own way … still, The Magpie has to ask the questions the paper won’t. And nailing Don The… View full story »
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 |
Yup, the only way for the regional voice to be heard in this state is for the Nationals to part company with the city-centric Liberals. The Magpie examines the likelihood. The traitor Sam Dastyari stays at the Canberra trough, and The Short Un can’t get rid of him – there would be a fraction too… View full story »
Sunday, November 26th, 2017 |
Mayor Mullet and Anna Alphabet pull a swifty on the water pipeline malarkey, but The Magpie calls them out. Cairns has dropped its funding for promotional body Advance Cairns after an independent review – shouldn’t Townsville follow their example? And Ewen Jones (remember him?) makes an appearance on national TV to pull the race card… View full story »
Saturday, November 18th, 2017 |
The Magpie kids you not, the Astonisher makes the claim prominently on its front page of Saturday’s paper. The ‘Pie reveals all. Mayor Mullet’s hailed a visionary leader with her latest thought fa… err, innovative initiative. Then she goes to the dogs, literally. Well, a dog. And Bushland Beach facing major storm surge which could… View full story »
Saturday, November 11th, 2017 |
She’s all over the place like the proverbial excreta of a mentally unstable female, as she ducks and weaves in the Adani airstrip fiasco. But for all that, a rare occasion – The Magpie totally agrees with The Astonisher that Mayor Mullet is the number one person of influence in this city. However, The ‘Pie… View full story »
Saturday, November 4th, 2017 |
Well, want ‘em or not, you’re gonna be getting a massive side serve of them over the next few weeks. It’s not even a week old, but it’s already an election campaign of codswallop and old cobblers. A real porky fest; The Magpie looks at a couple of humdingers. Also, Mayor Mullet sinks deeper in… View full story »
Saturday, October 28th, 2017 |
From the Scottish highlands to the low jinx of Townsville, the comely lass Jenna Cairney becomes The Bulletin’s first female editor … but will the gender factor make any difference. The ‘Pie opines. Mayor Mullet goes a bit manic as the depth of Adani airstrip debacle sinks in and she hits the panic button. Lifestyles… View full story »