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Fyles grandstanding
FOR the first time since the controversial $12m taxpayer-funded grandstand was built, an NT government minister was spotted at the Darwin Turf Club this week. Natasha Fyles, the Racing Minister, was seen rubbing shoulders, albeit briefly, on level one of the new grandstand at a Melbourne Cup function on Tuesday. It was a far cry from the Darwin Cup when no government ministers turned up. The point of difference being the Darwin Cup was less than three weeks before the election.
Past comes back to haunt
A HIGH-profile Darwin business owner may have bitten off more than they can chew. While they’re trying to dabble in other industries they’re not trained in, their antics appear to be coming back to haunt them. Another business owner with a lot of skin in the game told Bushie this week: “We’ve got about $3m worth of products to buy in the next few months and there’s one business we won’t be buying them from.” Ouch.
E-scooter branch office
E-SCOOTER helmets are often dumped onto bushes, benches, footpaths and, lately, in more creative places. This week, Bushie spotted two helmets hanging from the branches of a tree in the CBD. While we’re sure the tree appreciated the gesture, the extra protection should be on the heads of riders.
Thinking inside the box
CORONER Elisabeth Armitage had to herd a few people at the start of an inquest in Darwin this week in an effort to enforce socialdistancing guidelines. One witness, forensic pathologist John Rutherford, found himself perched in the witness box while the crowd thinned out before he found a more suitable spot. “You don’t have to sit in the corner chair if you don’t want to,” Ms Armitage said. But Dr Rutherford assured her he was fine where he was.
In the interest of justice
THERE was much good-natured badinage at the ceremony welcoming Justice Sonia Brownhill to the Supreme Court this week, not least when Attorney-General Selena Uibo mistakenly acknowledged her as the third woman in Territory history to take silk. “I think Justice Brownhill was the fourth woman in the NT appointed silk,” Chief Justice Michael Grant said. “Suzan Cox QC almost fell out of her chair when you said the third, but no doubt she’ll remonstrate with your second law officer after this.” “There’s a line from Dirty Dancing I won’t use,” counsel assisting Jodi Truman quipped.