Sunday, August 9th, 2020 |
… but about par for the course. Seriously, what is up with the editorial management of this paper? The Magpie counts the ways revealed in just a single week. The Magpie offers a very special treat for this week’s readers … all three of the British investigative doco series on Rupert Murdoch, which no lily-livered… View full story »
Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 |
Our Mayor is living proof of the adage ‘tis better to keep your mouth shut and let others think you a fool, than open it and prove them right.’ Didgeridoo or Didgeridon’t: when on-line death threats are OK, even applauded by the our wonky ‘woke’ luvvies. Columnist Joe Aston nails The Beetrooter and his happy… View full story »
Sunday, July 26th, 2020 |
The totally confused future of the prime CBD sites has been shunted onto the market, and all the fuzzy snake oil guff surrounding its sale spells continuing disaster for the CBD and for Townsville itself. The Magpie glides in for a closer look. A Townsville investor whinging about his investment property rates has the mayor… View full story »
Sunday, July 19th, 2020 |
And it is no beat-up by The ‘Pie – an email floating around this week is canvassing the local arty-farty crowd for comment on a possible new super art gallery and ‘performance space’ (whatever that is) for the CBD. This, and another unrelated statement in the weekend Astonisher, raise a helluva lot of questions. Which,… View full story »
Sunday, July 12th, 2020 |
And a very selective silence at that. Why was our mayor (Hannibal Hill?) conspicuously missing in action when JetStar flights from virus-stricken Melbourne started arriving in Townsville during the week? But at the same time, very prominent when making grandiose statements on state and national matters well beyond her remit as mayor. The ‘Pie pontificates…. View full story »
