Sunday, July 25th, 2021 |
….and even if they manage to weasel their way out of a thoughtless and hurtful misjudgment, a rare front page apology is merited – specially since the offending article was on the front page. But the victim is so filthy on the paper, that even a prominent apology probably won’t cut it. The gloves are… View full story »
Sunday, July 18th, 2021 |
Not a good week, for the arts aficionados in Townsville and North Queensland. We have just learnt that COVID has claimed the prestigious annual Festival of Chamber Music. Unfortunate but unavoidable, but earlier in the week, our mayor did the city huge reputational damage by trying to ‘reverse ferret’ out of a responsibility for another… View full story »
Sunday, July 11th, 2021 |
The member for Herbert has played our bumbling State Government and our strutting mayor off a break with the announcement of the first two tranches of $195million windfall for City Deal projects. But it’s not all good news – voters will now face the Irish Labourer’s Dilemma. The Magpie explains. Ironic, though, that it was… View full story »
Sunday, July 4th, 2021 |
Yup, you read it right … when independent councillor Fran O’Callaghan criticises Mayor Mullet’s budget, her rudeness, and her lockdown statements … instead of replying, Mayor Mullet goes the bully biff and complains to the Office of the Independent Assessor (OIA). The Magpie reports on this growing council bust-up – because you can be sure… View full story »
Saturday, June 26th, 2021 |
… because, to use the famous Thatcher phrase, this lady is not for turning. Jenny Hill would be hard pressed to come up with any deal that will turn away this councillor’s breath of honest air blowing through this cowardly, featherbedded council. Even The Bulletin has put in a long overdue boot. The Magpie looks… View full story »
