Bushranger
Lambley hits soy point
AFTER the recent BDR debacle, Territorians have had soy sauce on the brain and our pollies are no exception. In Parliament this week, Member for Araluen Robyn Lambley mistakenly referred to Attorney-General Natasha Fyles as the “minister for soy sauce” during Question Time. Sounds like she’s definitely still salty about it.
Coroner not guilty
EARLIER this week, an enlightened soul somewhere out there in the suburbs of Darwin set up yet another Facebook page to discuss local crime. Bushranger is confident the page will host enlightened and reasonable debate. By confident, we mean not confident at all. Among the first enlightened conversations to spring up was about Local Court judges’ salaries, which are between $350,000 and $390,000, plus a few perks. According to the keyboard warrior, that’s what they get paid “to let criminals off time and time again”. Another chimed in: “The Coroner can keep the wage (but not) the rest”. Looks like Greg Cavanagh has a few fans out there in internet land.
Hot time in the BoM
BUREAU of Meteorology heart-throb Peter Markworth was given the secret nickname “Hot BoM Boy” within Channel 9’s newsroom after a number of media events earlier in the year saw the Nine reporters flustered by the weatherman. But the nickname has reportedly spread to his own workplace, following his emerging relationship with Nine reporter Rosie Kingsun. There are worse nicknames.
Give that man a beer
BUSHIE revealed last week that Under Treasurer Craig Graham was among a throng of public servants enjoying a free lunch and drinking a beer just after noon at the opening of the Smith Street Social pub recently. We now hear that Mr Graham was actually on annual leave that week but still stopped into the office for a couple of hours’ work – so he probably deserved that schooner.
Shaken, not smoking
BUSHRANGER has for years dreamed of winning the lotto and being able to bet big in the high rollers’ room at the casino,
James Bond style. By James Bond style, we mean while chain-smoking. Alas, it’s not going to happen. Health Minister Natasha Fyles this week, at the request of the casino, made the high rollers’ room subject to the same anti-smoking rules as the rest of the plebs.
Revheads go full throttle
SOMETIMES it seems the NT Police wake up in the morning, confused, and mistakenly think they’re the fun police. The cops this year wanted to ban full-strength grog at Red Centre Nats. Not to put too fine of a point on it, but it would be positively un-Australian to have to drink mid-strength beer while standing around yelling at people doing burnouts in their utes.
Doggone fish food
BUSHIE has been told of a Jabiru resident who was convinced a cat burglar had broken into her backyard to steal from her supply of fish food. Turns out the culprits were some local dogs. No bull.