Very convenient moment Qld-NSW border closure put in place
How convenient for Queensland that within 24 hours of NRL families touching down on our soil, the drawbridge with NSW was once again raised, writes Mike O’Connor.
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Thing big companies are doing so they won’t be called racist
Some employees are being given extra days off because of their race. How does that promote inclusiveness, asks Mike O’Connor.
Forced into home quarantine and now I’m siding with the Greens
Forced into home quarantine after being a ‘close contact’ I had the uneasy feeling that QH was making the rules up as they went along. Now I’m siding with the Greens, writes Mike O’Connor.
Head-shaking, eye-rolling: Covid clowns drive us to derangement
They’re the new mental health issues that could only be caused by those running Queensland’s Covid-19 response, writes Mike O’Connor. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Not getting the Covid jab? Good luck, you’re going to need it
Either through beliefs, laziness or blind stupidity, some Queenslanders will refuse the vaccine and play Covid Russian roulette instead. But those of us doing the right thing deserve more than the prospect of more lockdowns, writes Mike O’Connor.
Disaster looms as millions of solar panels reach use-by-date
Millions of us thought we were saving the planet, but we’ve created a new environmental hazard, writes Mike O’Connor.
EXPOSED: Queensland Covid hypocrisy at its worst
As a local business is shut down over a Covid breach, the Premier is gearing up to sit in a packed Suncorp Stadium for the next State of Origin match. What a crock, writes Mike O’Connor.
‘Laughable scare tactic’ in city’s battle over plane noise
Brisbane Airport Corporation are trying their best to paint those who complain of flight path noise as backward-thinking Luddites. Their arguments smack of arrogance, writes Mike O’Connor.
QLD Health needs to stop blaming COVID and fix this crisis
It’s time for Queensland’s Health Minister’s to stop blaming our health crisis on COVID-19. This problem has been building for years and we all know it, writes Mike O’Connor.
I’ve had my jab, how about you Premier?
As implausible excuses go, the Premier’s one for not yet having the COVID-19 jab is a firm favourite to take out the Fairytale Of The Month Award, writes Mike O’Connor.
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