Sunday, November 17th, 2019 |
Seems we have a mayoral race of sorts, with Sam Cox finally deciding to joust with Jenny for the scarlet possum fur-trimmed robes of Townsville mayor. But like so many other things around here, it’ll be a cut-price contest, with Sam going it alone without his own team of candidates. That famous Magpie navel gets… View full story »
Sunday, November 10th, 2019 |
PLEASE NOTE: THE MAGPIE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY ERGON THAT POWER WILL BE OUT IN THE NEST FOR AT LEAST 4 HOURS – 8 TO 12 ESTIMATED – THIS MORNING. SO COMMENTS WILL NOT BE POSTED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. It seems new safety rules covering next years state election are signalled by Townsville’s three state… View full story »
Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 |
The bubbly must be justifiably flowing down in the Bulletin bunker … the paper has recorded the highest Monday to Friday readership growth in all of Australia. The excellent news is, however, tempered by figures that show one vital area of the paper is continuing to decline . And while we’re around this bend in… View full story »
Sunday, October 27th, 2019 |
It’s all there in black and white, which The Magpie shares. The revelation came about when we examined what was not a good week for our mayor, and ergo, for us. The past seven days have seen her float an old and discredited idea as a bright shiny new one, her criminal waste of ratepayer… View full story »
Sunday, October 20th, 2019 |
NB Full edit Sunday AM. If ever two issues crystallised the slow motion train wreck that is our Townsville of today, two very different but pressing issues pulled our dilemma into sharp focus this week. There was Premier Alphabet’s retreat from reality in suggesting police should baby sit juvenile offenders, and then today, the stark… View full story »
