Bushranger
Sensitive reaction
THERE was an extra leg on the horse painted by Darwin artist Rob Brown for the Turf Club until a killjoy landowner forced the phallus to be removed. The Turf Club and Darwin Waterfront Corporation were apparently fine with the penis on the horse but were told it would be best if it was removed. Brown’s work has recently done the rounds on social media after CCTV footage caught a bloke attempting to mount the horse and fail spectacularly. Old mate goes in for a running jump only to fall short and slide off. The best part? His female company doubles over in laughter rather than trying to help the failed jockey.
Speaker to be silenced?
TALK on the fifth floor of Parliament House is growing that the Gunner Government is going to move to replace CLP defector Kezia
Purick with one of its own. It is no secret the Government’s backbench and some members of cabinet are not happy with the way Ms Purick runs Parliament House. Member for Namatjira Chansey Paech is a name often mentioned, although some want Minister for Housing and Community Development
Gerry McCarthy put in the job and replaced with either Paech or Kate Worden.
Bush power
BAD week for the Country Liberals after last week Bushie mentioned the frosty relationship between Senator Nigel Scullion and former member for Solomon Natasha
Griggs. It was the catalyst for an ugly phone call to Mrs Griggs, causing her to quit the CLP. She was followed closely by former deputy chief minister Willem Westra Van
Holthe. Bushie understands another former CLP deputy chief minister, Peter Chandler, has also quit the party.
Hands-off policy
DARWIN Council’s sister city, Anchorage, took a drastic step in promoting the nanny state this week when it officially banned city library users from viewing pornography. After a mass debate involving all comers, the Alaskan city’s The Library Advisory Board approved the new anti-porn rules. Some wanker lawyers had thought the porn ban might have encroached on America’s first amendment freedom of speech rights. One council member thought a porn corner might have been a good compromise solution (seriously). Librarian Annie Reeves told local newspaper the Alaska Dispatch News the porn ban would come into effect immediately. With tongue somewhere near cheek, she described the old, more porn-friendly policy as “hands-off”. Bushranger reckons the new policy sounds even more hands-off.
Who wore it better?
EVERY woman’s fear is turning up at an event wearing the same outfit as someone else. This fear became a reality for Darwin Cup ambassador Gina McDermott and Darwin’s favourite fashionista Georgina Mur
phy who, on different days, wore the same Just Looking Boutique dress in a photo shoot for the same eight-page liftout in Thursday’s paper. If it wasn’t for Murphy having an endless wardrobe to choose from last minute, the girls would have worn the same dress on facing pages. It came days after local shop owners said they had enough dresses to choose from, so it would be near impossible to have the same outfit as someone else at the Cup. Bushranger thinks otherwise.
Christmas in July
TERRITORY songbird Jessica Mauboy has been on the radio of late promoting anti drink-driving campaign RADD. It seems she’s well ahead of herself this year, telling listeners they should make sure they plan ahead when drinking over the Christmas and New Year’s period. It’s July, Jess. Christmas decorations aren’t due until October.