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EDITOR’S

LETTER

With the hounds of deadline hell on our nearly two decades, I’d say it’s rare for a
tail, the last thing the Tropic team expected (relatively) fresh media outlet like Tropic
was a visit from the Prime Minister of to host the Prime Minister in the office for
Australia. any length of time, let alone an exclusive,
Deadline is difficult at the best of times. in-depth discussion over the course of an
And we only have ourselves to blame - we hour. It’s a mark of recognition for our
spend an inordinate amount of energy on team and demonstrates just how much
every last detail of every page, ensuring Tropic has shaken things up in the local
the look and feel and flow of the magazine media landscape. We’ve struck a chord
is just right. We’re too proud to produce a with audiences and advertisers, and will
sub-standard publication, and long days continue to ramp up as we embark on our
run into late nights during deadline as a third year in business.
result. On top of all that, deadline is even We didn’t get a call from Labor leader Bill
more challenging at this time of year when Shorten when he was in Cairns in the same
Cairns is only just starting to wake from its week ScoMo visited, but we’d have been
festive season slumber. just as thrilled and proud to host him.
So, with just a few tense days left before We had an interesting chat with the PM,
this edition was due to go to print, I got covering everything from tackling drugs to
a random call. It was Adam from Warren regional migration, the Northern Australia
Entsch’s office, asking if we had an hour or Infrastructure Facility to the pressures
so to spare on a Monday afternoon. facing modern families. Read all about it
on page 36 and 37.
The arrival of Scott Morrison and Bill
Shorten in Cairns so early in 2019 reminds
us there’s a Federal election on the way,
very soon. We’ve already had some great
funding commitments and promises from
both sides, with more to come.
Whoever wins government, it’s clear
Cairns and the broader region will benefit.
Bring it on.

“No. Not really,” I told him. “It’s deadline
week. And this is a tough deadline to
make.”
“I think you’ll want to free up an hour Gavin King
on this occasion”, Adam replied. “Prime [email protected]
Minister Scott Morrison is in town, and
we’d like to bring him in to the Tropic PS: We’ll have some new advertising
office for a one-on-one interview.” packages available for the magazine and
Well, alrighty then. It’s not everyday the online and we’re expanding our design
leader of the nation drops in to our humble and marketing agency Tropic Studio. Drop
office on Mulgrave Rd. We were surprised me a line ([email protected]) to
and honoured to host him. find out more. As always, thank you for
Having worked in newspapers for your support.

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