Sunday, May 26th, 2019 |
As the Labor back-room smarties examine the entrails of their dead dodo election campaign, the main message of the past week is to the LNP Government in Canberra: this could be you next time if you don’t take careful note the lesson you benefited from last weekend. Stop insulting voters. That message is supported at… View full story »
Sunday, May 19th, 2019 |
Oh dear, Jenna – and the week started so well for you, with the Townsville Bulletin just one of five Australian newspapers to record an INCREASE in readership over the past year, March to March. But given the paper’s woeful display of indifference to its core craft, typified several times during the week, we really… View full story »
Sunday, May 12th, 2019 |
The latest disconnect this mayor and council have from the community comes in the guise of a you-beaut, inclusive- sounding initiative … a Livability Survey. But there is something drastically wrong with it. The Magpie reveals. At last, the CBD gets the much-ballyhooed bus ‘hub’ … which actually turns out to be something else altogether…. View full story »
Sunday, May 5th, 2019 |
Meetings behind closed doors to commit an undisclosed amount of ratepayer money to a vague notion of (yet again) attracting an international airline, and just what is the deal with that City Deal now, has it all been scuttled? The scurrying and squeaking behind the political skirting boards is getting more frantic. Think we’re being… View full story »
