Sunday, November 24th, 2019 |
It’s the prettiest little political suicide note in local history. Aaron Harper, dabbing at tears of rage with a sodden hanky, signals that he intends to end it all at the next election. But it’s the political equivalent of ‘suicide by cop’ … rather than ending his – and our – agony by doing the… View full story »
Sunday, November 17th, 2019 |
Seems we have a mayoral race of sorts, with Sam Cox finally deciding to joust with Jenny for the scarlet possum fur-trimmed robes of Townsville mayor. But like so many other things around here, it’ll be a cut-price contest, with Sam going it alone without his own team of candidates. That famous Magpie navel gets… View full story »
Sunday, November 10th, 2019 |
PLEASE NOTE: THE MAGPIE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY ERGON THAT POWER WILL BE OUT IN THE NEST FOR AT LEAST 4 HOURS – 8 TO 12 ESTIMATED – THIS MORNING. SO COMMENTS WILL NOT BE POSTED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. It seems new safety rules covering next years state election are signalled by Townsville’s three state… View full story »
Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 |
The bubbly must be justifiably flowing down in the Bulletin bunker … the paper has recorded the highest Monday to Friday readership growth in all of Australia. The excellent news is, however, tempered by figures that show one vital area of the paper is continuing to decline . And while we’re around this bend in… View full story »
