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IRISH BLESSING
THERE was some epic banter during a live cross between presenter Paul Taylor and intrepid reporter Jack Hahn on Darwin’s Channel 9 News this week. The baby-faced Hahn was presenting a St Patrick’s Day story from a pub when Taylor piped up to deliver the sledge of the century: “I’ve had confirmation Jack has been seen at every nightclub in Darwin so he must be over 18.” Ouch.
DOG WITH A BONE
Federal Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews was in town this week for the relaunch of the National Border Watch program. After urging Territorians to be on the lookout and report any suspicious behaviour, Minister
Andrews thought she’d take on a detector dog at a game of tug-o-war. She lost — very convincingly — but not after an intense battle. At least we know our borders will be safe in good, strong paws.
NOT ON MY SCALP
Territorians from all ranks of power seemed to agree with NT News scribe Phillippa Butt’s opinion this week that Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s mullet has got to go. One Labor backbencher was even heard to say, as he flicked his imaginary hair from his shoulders, “you’ll never catch me with a mullet, not now, not ever, not even for charity”. We’re with you mate!
MINISTER FOR NOT TENNANT
THE Member for the inner-city enclave of Port Darwin Paul Kirby managed to annoy everyone in the Barkly this week, after posting to Facebook about his visit (with SIX other ministers) to ‘Tennant Creek’. While it’s since been fixed, the local paper the Tennant and District Times still made a point of it, referring to him as ‘South Australian Territory Minister Kaul Pirby’ online and wishing him well on his visit to ‘Alice Creek’. The famous Berrimah Line at work, folks!
GONE POSTAL
TERRITORIANS have a special place in their heart for our friends at the Motor Vehicle Registry, whose bureaucratic efficiency is only trumped by Australia Post. Curtis from Wagait Beach wrote in this week to report that a letter posted from Darwin on January 8 only arrived on March 16. The contents? Just advising the owner that their number plate would expire in February … oh well!