Saturday, July 29th, 2023 |
The Bulletin found itself in an unexpected bind during the week, when a surprise council move on crime caught them off guard … a move that will surely expose the hypocrisy of the paper. After weeks of silence, Fran O’Callaghan roars back with onto the scene, both barrels blazing as she takes it up to… View full story »
Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 |
Time for a recap in one of Townsville’s most beloved stories worthy of a Netflix series, with a Cairns construction company signed on during the week to throw up a ‘formulaic’ (Hilton’s own word) el cheapo doss house next to the Total Tools Stadium. The Magpie takes a walk down memory lane. The ‘Yes’ mob… View full story »
Saturday, July 15th, 2023 |
The was a glimmer of a backlash against these silly and demeaning ceremonies during the week, when one event stepped over the line. A post of an allegorical explanation The Voice’s Yes argument has created a shitstorm on social media (but what doesn’t nowadays?). Some say it is clever and spot on, others think it… View full story »
Saturday, July 8th, 2023 |
The Goths and Vandals of language have migrated from Trump’s stygian underworld to our sunny shores … the latest example of Alice in Wonderland-speak coming from our own state government. The curtain remains firmly down on the proposed concert/entertainment hall for Townsville, with the drama being played out to a closed house. The mayor made… View full story »
Saturday, July 1st, 2023 |
Shari’s straight-talking witty Saturday columns were a beacon of common sense and entertaining writing, with their greatest value in her fearless willingness to call out much of the political idiocy that abounds in Townsville and elsewhere. She lived with the reality that the Bulletin could chop her off at any time for her views that often… View full story »