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Madonna King joined The Courier-Mail team as a columnist, offering insights into every part of life in the state.

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Madonna KIng weighs in on the Anika Wells scandal.

Stacia, ScoMo, Newman, now Wells… haven’t this lot heard of the pub test?

What’s almost as offensive as Anika Wells’ – and other politicians’ – public spending spree is that they think that it is acceptable, when we have to pay our own way, writes Madonna King.

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EDUCATION stock images . Young school girls learning in the classroom while being watched over by their school teacher

Guilty by suspicion: Secret persecution of male teachers

Imagine if it was your partner, son or father who was accused of something from an anonymous complaint but innocent. Who would be a male teacher? Madonna King asks.

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Close Up Of Mother And Daughter Leaving For School

Sorry parents, don’t ask teachers to solve this problem for you

Parents are expecting teachers and schools to solve their children’s challenges, even when it is not their job.

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Video stills shown to the CFMEU enquiry currently underway in Brisbane, vision shows CFMEU members trying to intimidate workers on various construction sites Picture supplied

‘Labor has been limp in response to CFMEU behaviour’

The CFMEU inquiry has exposed allegations of hit squads, property deals and intimidation, writes Madonna King.

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Premier David Crisafulli arrives at the Parliamentary Annexe, Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston

Forget about crime for a second – let’s fix this other Qld crisis

A stadium full of hungry schoolchildren proves youth crime isn’t Queensland’s only crisis.

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Higgins Storm Chasing - Samantha captured this ripper lightning strike hitting the Brisbane River near the Story Bridge - Photo Supplied Higgins Storm Chasing - Samantha

‘Climate change is real – but let’s first work out if it will hail this arvo’

Anthony Albanese has set his sights on net zero but there is a bigger issue that needs addressing first, writes Madonna King.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 29, 2025: John-Paul Langbroek Queensland Parliament. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

‘Our ATAR bungle is deplorable – and I know who is to blame’

It doesn’t pass the pub test that education authorities have brushed off a major Ancient History exam stuff up, writes Madonna King.

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SPORT. BCM. 11/4/06. Libby Lenton is welcomed back by her boyfriend Luke Trickett after her five gold medals at the World Shortcourse Championships. PicDarrenEngland.

Libby and Luke Trickett don’t deserve this. Not from people like these

Libby and Luke Trickett’s story is a fairytale we should admire, not ruthlessly mock and attack, writes Madonna King.

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27/7/2025: Shadow Youth Justice Minister Di Farmer during a press conf in the Porte Cochere, Parliament House, Brisbane. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen / Courier Mail

Qld, we have a big problem with our MPs … and it’s getting worse

Most state or federal MPs lock themselves away in electorate offices, and strategically plan their public appearances, a far cry from how it used to be, writes Madonna King.

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Labor, LNP promise the world to fix the housing crisis, but it's all BS.

Labor, LNP promise the world to fix the housing crisis, but it’s all BS

The political strategies from both parties have been baffling. Endless numbers that headline promises but with no bricks and mortar proof, writes Madonna King.

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