Rise of Albo-man: Forget policies and platforms, just go ‘The Big O’
Forget policies and platforms, the Labor Party have sought to turn Anthony Albanese from the invisible man to the man of the people with this simple switch, writes Mike O’Connor.
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Catastrophic failure: $1.2b payroll fiasco still claiming victims 12 years on
Over a decade since one of the biggest farces in Queensland political history, innocent victims are still suffering the fallout, writes Mike O’Connor.
Minister, lobbyist meet for nice little chat about nothing
According to the rules, a recent meeting between the Premier’s former deputy chief of staff and minister Mick de Brenni must have been dull, writes Mike O’Connor.
ScoMo or Albo? Election will be a game of spot the difference
In modern politics the focus is on image, which leaves us with the unenviable task of working out what the person stands for, writes Mike O’Connor.
‘He’s lovely’: My brief experience of Stanley Obi before horrific fate
Men and women now bash, burn, knife and bludgeon each other with sickening frequency. How did it all come to this, wonders Mike O’Connor.
Time to drop a rain bomb on this political insanity
Like they have done in disasters past, our politicians used us as a shield during the recent floods to hide their own failures, writes Mike O’Connor.
Hardship? War? Younger generations have no clue
Later generations have known nothing but peace. The invasion of Ukraine may not pose a direct threat to their comfortable existence but it is a very rude reminder about the freedoms so often taken for granted, writes Mike O’Connor.
Feeling open and accountable? You might be experiencing integrity
Forget Covid-19 vaccines, what we need is a shot of integrity for our modern political class, writes Mike O’Connor.
The moment ScoMo lost me (and possibly half the nation’s voters)
It’s no mean feat to get over half the electorate off-side in a day, but the Prime Minister may have just managed it, writes Mike O’Connor.
Political silliness will put us all on the breadline
Our next PM could very well be decided by the price of bread with the level of triviality plaguing Australian politics, writes Mike O’Connor.
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