Mount Isla on the map
Mayor John Moloney put Mount Isa on the map. Despite winning a sexist award for his poorly chosen words while trying to promote his town at least he’s trying. ‘A’ for effort, ‘F’ for execution. Moloney was the focus of the Ernie Awards. In Mount Isla men outnumber women Moloney was trying to attract women, any women, to come to his town. Hey, if you have enough guys in a small area for a long enough time, a sausage party is bound to break out. Sometimes you gotta take one for the team and that’s what Moloney did.
Despite his notoriety, he’ll probably be the mayor of Mount Isla for a long time. Let’s hope there are some really desperate women out there that flock to the little town and give them men some sexual relief. Wonder what the sales of sex dolls are like in this town?
10 yr old busts mom for making crystal meth
A 10 year old boy told police he knew his mother and her boyfriend were cooking up methamphetamine at home because he’d seen it on TV, a court was told.
Carey John Green, 44, was caught with chemicals, equipment and $23,000 in cash in July 2006 at the house in Tasmania he shared with his elderly mother.
His girlfriend, Gail Ann Pearce, 47, was also caught buying cold and flu tablets at a number of pharmacies to provide Green with the base for making the drug, also known as speed.
Her 10-year-old son told police he knew what the pair were up to after he “watched a cop show about them busting crims”. (news)
John Mayer kicks Jennifer Aniston to the curb
Unlucky in love Jennifer Aniston has reportedly been given the heave ho by her singer boyfriend, John Mayer.
The pair, who have been an item for about four months, reportedly broke up when 39-year-old Aniston demanded more commitment. There had been reports the couple were preparing for a trial marriage.
But Mayer, who has been linked to Ashlee Simpson’s sister Jessica, is said to have ended the relationship because he was not yet prepared to settle down.
“There’s been a bit of tension for some time,” a source close to 30-year-old Mayer told British paper The Daily Mirror. (news)
Olivia Newton-John marries again
Olivia Newton-John and her new love, American health guru John Easterling, married during a secret ceremony in a picturesque region of Peru.
The couple had a second wedding in Florida.
The details of the South American ceremony and follow-up US nuptials have been revealed in Britain’s Hello! magazine.
It appears Newton-John and Mr Easterling sold the rights to their secret weddings to the big-paying UK magazine, that also snapped up the rights to Greg Norman’s recent wedding to US tennis star Chris Evert in The Bahamas.
“He’s made me the happiest woman in the world,” Newton-John told Hello! (news)
John McGrath under fire over lobbyist connections
Western Australian Opposition Leader Troy Buswell says he will not be pressured into sacking Liberal MP John McGrath over his dealings with lobbyist Brian Burke.
Premier Alan Carpenter says if Mr McGrath was a member of his team, he would be sacked.
The Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) has cleared Mr McGrath of misconduct for tabling a motion for a parliamentary inquiry given to him by Mr Burke but found one of his explanations strained credibility.
Police Minister John Kobelke says Mr Buswell will discipline Mr McGrath because he needs him in order to hold onto the Liberal leadership.
“The Leader of the Opposition simply can’t rise to the occassion, he doesn’t have the maturity,” Mr Kobelke said.
But Mr Buswell has rejected the claim. (news)
