Bushranger

ABC’s not-so-sexy slip

ABC Radio had a Freudian slip during the Thursday 10am bulletin while reporting sales from adult stores had gone through the roof during the coronavirus crisis. After quoting Sexyland’s marketing manager Rebecca

Grech, who said sales at the Darwin store had spiked by about 80 per cent due to people having more spare time, the station cut to a grab. Suddenly Chief Minister Michael

Gunner could be heard saying: “So obviously a lot of people have gone fishing with their household – they love going away.” Luckily newsreader Jesse Thompson quickly clarified that it was the incorrect audio and the team fixed up the story by the 11am bulletin.

Border patrols fired up

SOME cold, hard facts have emerged about our coronavirus NT/Queensland border control points. Northern Territory Police, AFP and Defence Force personnel and their Queensland counterparts have dealt with night temperatures of about 5C by starting a fire pit. No problem if you have beers you want to keep cold.

Ship may await cruisier NT

THE last cruise ship to leave Australia and Darwin, the Caledonian Sky, began slowly making its way to Manila after being tossed out of the country by the Federal Government earlier this week. Given the NT Government’s relaxing of coronavirus restrictions, Bushie wonders if the small boutique cruise ship may linger around the Philippines in the hope of a speedy return to the Top End.

DIY can get a bit hairy

WITH a date set for when beauticians can reopen, Territory women are debating whether or not to let their facial hair run wild and free until they can be waxed and plucked on June 5. A few of Bushie’s female friends are tempted to get out the waxing pot and strips, but one was left with a wonky eyebrow after a late-night beauty session.

Ill-judged entry turns heads

CONFUSION reigned in the Darwin Local Court this week when an inexperienced orderly with long blonde hair mistakenly entered the courtroom ahead of judge Greg McDonald, contrary to standard procedure. The mix-up prompted alarm from the bar table, leading one lawyer to inquire as to whether the ordinarily follicly challenged jurist had had a recent hair transplant.

Off to wheely bad start

YOU know you hit the weekend too hard when you drive off the edge of your driveway and manage to get the car stuck. One unlucky Fannie Bay resident was late to work on Monday when she reversed out of her driveway and into the garden.

Fair play to cover boy

IT’S not every day you get to feature on the front page of the world’s greatest newspaper but for one young star the moment proved a bit too much. A three-year-old revelling in his 30 seconds of fame managed to soil himself while enjoying the playgrounds for the first time in weeks but it didn’t take the grin off his face. Luckily, the watchful eyes of Glenn Campbell meant no evidence was captured on camera.

Wrong side of the law?

A DARWIN Supreme Court justice seemed disappointed at having missed out on an invite to a late-night crime spree during a court hearing for a teenager who had stolen the wheel of someone else’s car before setting his own on fire. “Sounds like a fun night,” Justice Graham Hiley remarked.