Bushranger

P’s get degrees

Questions raised in the NT News about the qualifications of “educated” Country Liberals candidate Toby George tickled a few rival volunteers replacing old Labor corflutes this week, with one wag heard to remark: “Toby hasn’t got time to change his, he’s probably studying for his astrophysics degree”.

It’s a slippery slope

Chief Minister Michael Gunner made an awkward Freudian slip at his early morning election day press conference, saying; “I think the choice is clear, jobs not cuts, open borders not secure borders, sorry, secure borders not open borders”.

Speaking of slips, the one made by Territory Alliance’s Terry Mills was far worse, when he was asked about why the party didn’t put policy costings in, said; “I still think we’ve taken the wrong path … I still think we’ve taken the RIGHT path”. Sure you did buddy, sure you did.

Campaigning differently

How the CLP decided to display their corflutes is less funny and more a clear cut health and safety issue. Some absolute genius decided it was a good idea to hang corflutes from a crane, weighted down with what looked to be a brick, dangling in the wind, lower than the height of a truck. As one commenter said; “Is this what slashing red tape looks like?”

Beer goggles

Former CLP Minister Dave Tollner’s son

Will Tollner made an appearance at Labor’s election shindig reportedly because he wanted to “drink winners piss”.

What’s in a name?

During an impassioned speech at his election party, Territory Alliance leader Terry Mills made a point of saying he would not be naming each of his candidates individually, despite getting them all up on stage with him. Bushie wonders whether his choice is related to his notorious inability to remember people’s names.

Wedding crashers

The night of one punter, who was trying to get hitched at the Darwin FreeSpirit Resort did not turn out as expected. He approached an NT News reporter, who was there to cover the Territory Alliance election party, to ask what she was doing, saying, “It turns out there’s an election on tonight, we’re trying to have a wedding!”

Trouble in paradise

An agro Country Liberal Party supporter almost got up and started a bit of biff with ABC’s Jo Laverty for talking to camera as Lia Finocchiaro addressed party faithful in Cullen Bay last night. He got up with a stubby in one hand and yelled, “Oi! Can you keep it down please?”

Meanwhile a few Cullen Bay residents living across the street from CLP’s outdoor election function last night were not too happy about the noise. One woman in a nearby apartment building was yelling out “F**k the CLP” from her balcony multiple times throughout the night.

What a year

During his victory—not—victory, speech Chief Minister Michael Gunner summed up everyone’s 2020 mood with, “2020, bloody hell. It’s not over yet!”

Bushie and his spies are also feeling like 2020 needs to go and get lost.