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STRONG OUT OF THE GATE

THERE would have been plenty of sore heads in Darwin in the aftermath of Monday’s Darwin Cup and we reckon one of them would have to belong to punter Andy Page, who not only wore a VB shirt to the races but spent much of the day downing his favourite beer. “VB is getting me into it today, I’m feeling it,” he said. “I haven’t had any breakfast, I haven’t had any eggs, chips or beans – all I’ve had is seven VBs.

I’m ready for it.”

ALL EARS FOR GOSLING

LABOR MP Luke Gosling has taken to the airwaves, being interviewed for Australia’s second most trusted serious news organisation (after the NT News): the Betoota Advocate. In his podcast appearance, Gosling broached many topics, including the Howard Springs donga camp which he described as “beautiful”. The episode is worth a listen, as he also opens up about whether Labor has abandoned its roots, and his time in the military.

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

PALMERSTON Mayor Athina PascoeBell narrowly avoided a falling poster on Tuesday, while announcing details of Zuccoli’s new community hub. It was a good thing too, since she’s still running for re-election later this month. When asked about her chances at the polls, Pascoe-Bell gave herself and colleagues a pat on the back, proclaiming: “We’ve done a fantastic job and all the current members of council should be feeling pretty comfortable.”

PAULINE THE … OLYMPIAN?

A KEEN-EYED reader has reported that some viewers might’ve been misled by whoever does the subtitling on Channel 7. According to the viewer, as

Australian athletes walked around an empty Japanese stadium during the Opening Ceremony, the closed captions called One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson an Olympian of six years. Bushie is going to need a source for that claim.

HELLO FROM HUMPTY DOO

WE all agree that door knockers are annoying at the best of times, but sometimes signs can sure be counterproductive. So it went on Friday, when a blaze was ripping through a property out in Humpty Doo. Out the front, a sign which read: “Can’t read this sign? 1300 6 555 06 … and then f--k off!” It thankfully didn’t stop heroic fireys from racing in.