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Trust deficit

THE Gunner Government’s spin doctors must be worried about the Government having a trust deficit after it copped plenty of criticism for halving the amount of time to examine its budget performance. No fewer than four press releases have since been issued by its spin doctors using the headline “Restoring Trust”. Sounds like a brainwashing technique.

No love lost

NEW Country Liberals director Brad

Vermeer is going to have his work cut out for him trying to keep his group together. Bushie could not help but notice how CLP senator Nigel Scullion completely ignored his former federal colleague Natasha

Griggs at Darwin Airport during the week. Not a great public look.

Sweet success

YOU know you’re on to something great when a random wants to kiss you. Lush Ice, the maker of sweet icy poles, posted on social media this week that they had hit a conundrum recently. The little stand they sell from resembles that of a kissing booth and not an ice block stand. For the record, Lush Ice sells icy poles, not kisses.

ScoMo-dipity

IT HAS taken years but the NT News finally managed to convince Federal Treasurer

Scott Morrison to see us in the NT. During his visit, he even stopped off to visit our esteemed editor, Matt Williams. However, when he finally arrived at the NT News office he was locked out and had to make a confused call to ensure entry. As he walked into the office, Channel 9’s Who Wants To

Be A Millionaire was playing on the television. The question asked: Which city controversially sold their port to a Chinese company?

Judging away

GOVERNMENT lawyer Greg Macdonald was announced as a local court judge this week. He’s considered a good bloke and was a study mate of Supreme Court boss man

Michael Grant. His line of work has kept him out of the press so far, other than when he was in court when Rubbish Warrior Tre

vor Jenkins decided to strip naked (the first time).

Floored

PALMERSTON Council finally got the sack this week. It means Tuesday’s council meeting may not go ahead as planned. Among the issues council was expected to consider was a self-important LGANT resolution asking Michael Gunner to name a local government minister. Everyone in local government is now aware Housing Minister Gerry McCarthy is the unnamed local government minister and he is not afraid to use his powers somewhat enthusiastically.

With decisions like these ...

THE dunces at Palmerston Council were set to vote this week to name some streets in Zuccoli. Even something as simple as that they were about to screw up. Two of the

Is it a HiLux called Suzuki or does the owner just really want to downsize from the HiLux and buy a Suzuki? It’s tough times in the NT when one can’t decide what type of car they want. Regardless, it’s great seeing a bit of cheek on numberplates.

suggestions were Bladderwort St and Cockyapple Rd. Bushranger wonders if the aldermen would want to live in a neighbourhood with street names like that. It’s no wonder Palmerston’s ratepayers were virtually dancing in the streets.

Taken for a ride

NINE News’s irrepressibly blonde court reporter Kathryn Foran got all excited this week when she saw someone had been charged with carrying a pillion unlicensed. “What’s a pillion? Is it some kind of medieval weapon?” she asked.