Darwin abuzz about Territory political party member implicated in a cocaine sex scandal

WELL, well, well. The town is absolutely abuzz about a Territory political party member who has been implicated in a cocaine sex scandal.

Town abuzz about scandal

WELL, well, well. The town is absolutely abuzz about a Territory political party member who has been implicated in a cocaine sex scandal. The hullabaloo is understood to have happened on election night. Various investigations from parts of the media, including the NT News, and other institutions are underway and it’s only a matter of time before all hell breaks loose. Let’s just say the first sittings of Parliament for 2021 — which start on Tuesday — could be very interesting indeed. Others linked to the scandal might also want to be more careful about sending photos of certain parts of their body. Watch ... This ... Space.

Jeff rides off into sunset

FORMER Labor-turned-Territory Alliance MLA Jeff Collins has left the Northern Territory. The former member for Fong Lim lost his seat at the August election and less than six months later has announced his permanent exit from the Territory. It’s understood he’s now in Sydney, and heading back into construction law.

Crimes against laksa

AN NT Health bureaucrat landed themselves in hot soup this week after a new COVID-19 poster emerged. The poster, which told Territorians “Can’t taste your laksa? Get tested”, would have been a brilliant piece of health messaging if it hadn’t done the unforgivable — misidentified a laksa. While delicious looking, the poster had used a picture of a bowl of tom yum.

Strange choice of guest

EYEBROWS were raised this week when ABC Darwin radio ran a piece on Indigenous leaders pushing for more social drinking clubs to be opened in remote communities and one of the chosen talent was former CLP candidate Gibson Farmer. The same Mr Farmer who was hit with a $750 fine just after the election last year after pleading guilty to driving after drinking “eight or nine beers”.

Pooch wants voice heard

AWKWARDNESS ensued at an Alice Springs Town Council meeting this week when Cr Glen Auricht’s dog started whining in the background of the video link during a silent moment between council matters. Cr Auricht looked slightly abashed and subsequently slipped out of view to attend to the matter. But hey, at least he wasn’t wearing an animal filter.

Times have changed

THE ABC had a table of 30 booked at The Cav Hotel for 1pm on Friday. By 3pm they were still empty. Old school journos would be mortified at the waste.

‘Don’t forget your laptop’

SUNDAY Territorian editor Phillippa Butt was one of many NT residents caught up in the Victorian COVID-19 lockdown and declared hot spot. Bushie reckons the term “don’t forget your laptop” will soon become the phrase of 2021.