Comments for Townsville Magpie https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au Free as a bird, ready to deliver from on high. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:25:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Comment on The Magpie’s On The Wing … But It’s Only Farewell To Townsville, Not To The Nest by The Magpie https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/the-magpies-on-the-wing-but-its-only-farewell-to-townsville-not-to-the-nest/#comment-113185 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:25:02 +0000 https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/?p=22952#comment-113185

UNPLUGGING DESKTOP NOW, IN PREPARATION FOR ITS TRIP SOUTH. NOT SURE IF I CAN GET IPAD TO FILL IN FOR IT, BUT WILL TRY. BUT COMMENTS MAY NOT GET PUBLISHED.

OTHERWISE, FAREWELL FOR NOW, AND THANK YOU ALL, FRIEND AND FOE, FOR SUCH AN INTERESTING THREE DECADES.

]]> Comment on The Magpie’s On The Wing … But It’s Only Farewell To Townsville, Not To The Nest by The Magpie https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/the-magpies-on-the-wing-but-its-only-farewell-to-townsville-not-to-the-nest/#comment-113184 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:37:26 +0000 https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/?p=22952#comment-113184 Thanks, PJ, will try to set up.

]]> Comment on The Magpie’s On The Wing … But It’s Only Farewell To Townsville, Not To The Nest by The Magpie https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/the-magpies-on-the-wing-but-its-only-farewell-to-townsville-not-to-the-nest/#comment-113182 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:56:21 +0000 https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/?p=22952#comment-113182 When a billion dollar company is too venal and money hungry to pay sub-editors and tech savvy journalists/editors, it’s no wonder the Townsville Bulletin comes out looking like the foolish amateurs they undoubtedly are. Today’s astonishment from the Daily Astonisher … and in the editorial no less.

One wonders who was checking who, and who wrote the iditorial in the first place.

Seriously, they just don’t give a shit.

]]> Comment on The Magpie’s On The Wing … But It’s Only Farewell To Townsville, Not To The Nest by Maggie Moggie https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/the-magpies-on-the-wing-but-its-only-farewell-to-townsville-not-to-the-nest/#comment-113181 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:26:34 +0000 https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/?p=22952#comment-113181 Bob, FYI https://www.facebook.com/QueenslandReconstructionAuthority

]]> Comment on The Magpie’s On The Wing … But It’s Only Farewell To Townsville, Not To The Nest by Fact Hunt https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/the-magpies-on-the-wing-but-its-only-farewell-to-townsville-not-to-the-nest/#comment-113180 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:35:07 +0000 https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/?p=22952#comment-113180 Good luck with the move south.
I was looking forward to seeing your take on the Adelaide Writers Festival blow up. In particular one women being canceled for hateful comments and the board resigning and then it transpires that the cancelled writer herself tried to have a Jewish writer cancelled. Anyway, old news now, I’m sure a new scandal will emerge soon enough.
Safe travels

]]> Comment on The Magpie’s On The Wing … But It’s Only Farewell To Townsville, Not To The Nest by Bob https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/the-magpies-on-the-wing-but-its-only-farewell-to-townsville-not-to-the-nest/#comment-113179 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 22:57:14 +0000 https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/?p=22952#comment-113179 Look carefully, IV. Only SOME piledriving continues.
And the budget? As the engineers diddle with the geotechnicals, the meter is ticking over big time. TCC’s December 2025 update for the bridge stated:

“Price refinement underway at 90% design; final price due at 100% design and at project completion”.

Sounds ominously like the Haughton pipeline.

]]> Comment on The Magpie’s On The Wing … But It’s Only Farewell To Townsville, Not To The Nest by The Magpie https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/the-magpies-on-the-wing-but-its-only-farewell-to-townsville-not-to-the-nest/#comment-113178 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 01:38:58 +0000 https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/?p=22952#comment-113178 Thanks, Mopsy. It is my firm intention to revive the blog, but a lot of kilometres and lots of personal adjustment to go before that.

]]> Comment on The Magpie’s On The Wing … But It’s Only Farewell To Townsville, Not To The Nest by Prince Rollmop https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/the-magpies-on-the-wing-but-its-only-farewell-to-townsville-not-to-the-nest/#comment-113177 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:23:45 +0000 https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/?p=22952#comment-113177 Mal, lots happening in your space at the moment. Seeing that shortly there will be a hiatus in the Magpies Nest for several months, that is a big hole for some of us to fill. Please make sure that if you end up deciding to give the Nest a permanent rest for whatever reasons, please come back with a final blog that keeps us in the loop. You are well liked and you have built up a loyal fan and friends base. As has been mentioned previously and by many, have a safe trip down south and best of luck resettling in you new digs. Cheers

]]> Comment on The Magpie’s On The Wing … But It’s Only Farewell To Townsville, Not To The Nest by Ducks Nuts https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/the-magpies-on-the-wing-but-its-only-farewell-to-townsville-not-to-the-nest/#comment-113176 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 23:07:04 +0000 https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/?p=22952#comment-113176 Dave I think Phil is winding people up and trying to institute “enforced reverence” or “prescriptive nationalism”, while ignoring actual acts of violence against people for voicing their feelings and opinions at rallies Phil doesn’t like on Australia Day.
For that I don’t believe I’m being unfair. Phil has shown his hand.

]]> Comment on The Magpie’s On The Wing … But It’s Only Farewell To Townsville, Not To The Nest by Australian https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/the-magpies-on-the-wing-but-its-only-farewell-to-townsville-not-to-the-nest/#comment-113175 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:59:23 +0000 https://www.townsvillemagpie.com.au/?p=22952#comment-113175 nah, he/she/it is just being a typical leftie

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