Sunday, March 31st, 2024 |
Inevitably, our mayor-elect’s playing to the cheap seats in the election has been picked up by the national media, led by The Guardian … and he has already made a damaging issue out of a non-issue … nationally. Will TwoNames Thompson be worried by all this and figure it might all be too hard? Not… View full story »
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 |
The old curse may you live in interesting times doesn’t even start to cover it around here. The Magpie tries to sort where the hell we are, and what sort of hell we are headed for, with our new mayor who has …ahem … a few issues. Hell hath no fury like a Murdoch paper… View full story »
Sunday, March 17th, 2024 |
Yup it looks like we’ve swapped crooks and have a new mayor … but the great thing is, bless his heart, the final result looks like being decided by Harry Patel preferences. The man had a go, and will now have the honour of having made a difference. While it seems a ‘frying pan into… View full story »
Saturday, March 9th, 2024 |
There are darker things in Thompson’s past than just his previous juggling of surnames, unsuccessful business ventures and bankruptcy – these involve DV restraining orders, mental stability issues, and apparently bogus claims of his military ‘career’ . Why former mayoral candidate Fran O’Callaghan could and should still have a major effect on next Saturday’s council… View full story »
Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 |
There will be plenty of puns about the re-appearance of raw sewage in Wulguru backyards, but this is far from funny – this continuing council fail is a serious public health and safety issue, criminal in its negligence. So what went wrong with the promised plumbing fix? The Magpie has the likely answer. Mayor Mullet’s… View full story »