Sunday, April 30th, 2023 |
Short answer: to get the attention of the Townsville Bulletin. The paper had a story about a pelican doing just that with a plastic donger, but not a single word about the release of Fran’s election manifesto. You know, that would be the manifesto which represents the most serious challenge to Jenny Hill’s decade of… View full story »
Sunday, April 23rd, 2023 |
…having badly stubbed its toe on rock-hard questions they continue to ignore. We face a tsunami of ill-conceived celebrity cajoling and implied guilt from the Yes camp, but still no answers to the questions more and more Australians are asking. And The Magpie’s question of some weeks ago also is yet to be answered: is… View full story »
Sunday, April 16th, 2023 |
The Magpie has it from a trusted source that the Civic site isn’t in the running … and hasn’t been for a long time. AECOM has proved to be just another member of Jenny’s marionettes, giving a finger to the community. But they stand by and allow those in a community public debate look foolish…. View full story »
Sunday, April 9th, 2023 |
either missed it or didn’t think it was newsworthy. The Magpie has some interesting photographs, pointing to more boofheaded bureaucracy. Is The Hive about to become more of a political hornet’s nest? The sudden sale of the Queens Hotel block was a surprise, but the likely outcomes are not. And again, the Bulletin fails to… View full story »
Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 |
… and it’s a secret the mayor is reluctant to reveal but it won’t really surprise. The Magpie reveals the stumbling block of gouging that could cost rate and taxpayers millions. The latest blatant and cynical lie about the North Rail Yards on Flinders Street West gets the inevitable kybosh … but how much ratepayer… View full story »