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Confusion reigns
THERE was a bit of confusion in Government last weekend when a press release was sent out announcing a new NT WorkSafe boss. With the department coming under the Attorney-General’s jurisdiction, it was little surprise it came with Natasha Fyles’ name at the top. However she appeared to have been given a promotion. The title underneath her name? Chief Minister. Bushie wonders if Michael Gunner had any idea he’d been overthrown ... if only for a few minutes.
Gunner shares the love
AND further on the Chief ... is he trying to set his newborn son Hudson up with the New Zealand PM’s daughter Neve? During a press conference on Tuesday, Michael Gunner said he had sent a text to Jacinda
Ardern earlier that day telling her the NT would be a great place to bring her daughter, who was born in June 2018. He said there were plenty of adventures for them to have in the Top End. “We love our Kiwis,” Mr Gunner went on to say.
Touching mistake
WHILE journalists are hired to best communicate messages and news of the day, even the professionals make mistakes at times. NT News scribe Will Zwar made one such mistake this week when calling a local strip joint for a news story. After being prompted to leave a voicemail message Zwar got his sayings mixed up. Instead of saying “give me a call” or “get in touch”, the youngster got tongue-tied and asked the venue to “give me a touch” when it found time in its busy schedule. Dear oh dear.
Excursions in progress
ONE year 10 Darwin High School student was left very disappointed this week after coronavirus fears caused the cancellation of her school excursion which involved flying down to Victoria for a week in the snow. While Bushie understands her disappointment, she’s reminded school excursions have improved greatly over the years. In a message to Bushie, her father recalled a day out from his Sydney school going by bus to Old Sydney Town while her grandmother remembered a day excursion from her Sydney school travelling by double-decker bus to visit the Port Kembla steel works. Riveting.
Judge’s (third) last word
LOCAL Court judge impeccable command of the English language was again on display this week when he referred counsel to the “antepenultimate” paragraph in a court document. After a short, bemused silence his honour was good enough to clarify that meant “third last”. John Neill’s
Lost in trench-lation
MR Neill once again dazzled and amused court-goers with his choice of words when a defence barrister told the court he was yet to receive an emailed document. “Is it possible it was sent to the Legal Aid Commission general email address?” Mr Neill asked. “If that happened, it’s the equivalent of shooting it into the deepest darkest trench of the Atlantic Ocean.”
Big Kev’s relief tremor
THE 6.9 magnitude earthquake shocked Territorians to their core, with some people running out of their houses in fear. A few locals however pointed the finger elsewhere. A local page on social media cited the resurrection of resident dinosaur Big Kev as the source of the shakes. “We have now received clarification that there was in fact, no earthquake’, they wrote. “It turns out Big Kev just took a monster sh*t after being in storage for so long.”
Delia helps out
FORMER Territory Labor Party Leader Delia Lawrie may have missed out on joining Terry Mills’ Alliance Party team as a key policy adviser when Mr Mills was voted out as the Opposition Party in Parliament, but she is still helping out when needed. Friday’s invitation from Delia to attend a launch of the Territory Alliance Medicinal Cannabis Policy by TA Leader Terry Mills and TA Member for Fong Lim Jeff Collins included the added information from Delia that: “I am not the media advisor, just helping out on a busy day.”