By Blair and Jenny McFarland Newcomer to Blunderland? Catch up with Julia’s previous adventures in Part One, Part Two, Part 3 , Part 4, Part 5 The green caterpillar was interrupted by two fat little boys appearing. “Oh no,” said the mouse. “TweedleJohn and TweedleKev.” “The Intervention isn’t racist. We plan to oppress all people on benefits, not just Indigenous Australians,” said TweedleJohn, elbowing TweedleKev in the ribs. “And I plan a s...Read more
By Blair and Jenny McFarland “Aren’t they silly” said a disembodied voice from the forest. Julia looked around and saw a smile hovering amongst the branches of a tree. A fat Corporate Cat slowly appeared, looking smug. “They should leave it to businessmen. We know how to get the job done.” “How did you actually do?” Looking a bit uncomfortable, but continuing to smile, the Corporate Cat said “We set up leadership initiatives to identify people who ...Read more
By Blair and Jenny McFarland (Read Part One) “There’s plenty of room” said Julia firmly and sat down. “No there isn’t” said the man, who had a card in his hat that said the Mal Bluffer. “I’m very busy with the Port Keats COAG trial.” The mouse roused itself and said: “An independent report commissioned by the government said Port Keats was worse than when you started. It sez there were 60 different funding agreements when you started ...Read more
By Blair and Jenny McFarland Chapter One: Down The Rabbit Hole One day Julia was out walking in the electorate when she saw a black rabbit. It was standing next to a big dark hole. “Is that your ancestral burrow?” she asked politely. “No, missy, it something really scary. Nothing that ever go in here ever ever come out again. It’s the Hole of Government.” Julia was always a curious soul, and she stepped closer to try to see in. “I can see a book in there. It&#...Read more
Blair and Jenny McFarland continue their exploration of the strange, logic-defying science that probalistically determines the bizarre behaviour of bureaucracy in the NT … beginning with more terms and definitions that may seem counter-intuitive, and yet strangely familiar. ...Read more
