Bushranger

Stand to attention

SPOTTED on Darwin Have a Whinge Facebook page was a pic of a bin at Robertson

Barracks. Nothing unusual in that, except in the bin was the packaging of a rather eroticlooking sex doll. I suppose the lads deserve some relief while so far from home.

Family values

NT Police were left a tad puzzled last month when Commissioner Reece Kershaw issued a new, warm and fuzzy “General Order – Custody”. Mr Kershaw wants the troops to stop and ask themselves: “How would I want myself or a member of my family to be treated if I or they were in custody?”. Bushie wonders if the same general order would have been more effective if issued by the Corrections bosses to Don Dale guards a few years ago?

Boxing kangaroo

Fake news. Sad! The Territory punches above its weight when it comes to weird and wonderful stories. One story that’s been doing the rounds on the internet is fake news. Donald Trump would be furious. The story “reveals” a fictitious Territory cop, Constable Pete Turnbull, has been “brutally beaten and sexually assaulted by a kangaroo”. The website uses a picture of Territory cop Constable Nick Carter, who was assaulted early last year, not by a horny kangaroo but by a drunk animal out the front of Monsoons.

Ironing out the issues

PROMINENT television presenter Lisa Wilk

inson got a taste of the Territorian frustration with air travel during her trip north as a speaker this week for October Business Month. While most of us baulk at the costs, which we doubt would have been prohibitive to Lisa or whoever paid for the flights, she wasn’t able to evade our unreliable system which is clogged with delays and cancellations resulting in a delayed start to her Darwin appearance this week. The first speaker told the audience she spotted Lisa busily ironing her dress back stage as guests filled the theatre.

Same same, but different

IT appears Ron Kelly was on everyone’s mind this week. Opposition Leader Gary

Higgins was asked by media about his thoughts on Kelly (referring to the fugitive who escaped from low-security cottages at Holtze prison). His answer, “That is a matter for the party”, confused some at first until the penny dropped. Mr Higgins thought the journalist was referring to Ron Kelly, former chief of staff to former CLP Chief Minister Adam Giles and who was yesterday reelected as Party president.

Delicate Barneson

SOME delays with the Barneson Blvd project this week when small gusts of wind blew over the surrounding fences. Apparently the fences were supposed to have slits in them to allow the wind through but did not. If such a small breeze can take the fences down, let us hope the road is built by the time cyclone season starts.

Warts and all

FAMILIES and young footy fans in particular would have been shocked after tuning in to watch a replay of the 2018-19 NTFL season opener between Palmerston and Waratah on YouTube. The feed being without a commentary team, viewers would have picked up on the many verbal barbs directed at players from fans sitting right next to the audio equipment. One would hope the audio would be turned down if there isn’t commentary to go with the vision in the future. Some of the language was quite colourful and the viewers don’t need to cop that.