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An opinion writer for The Courier Mail, Mike provides valuable insight and analysis about Queensland’s political environment.

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We have got the chemistry wrong

A FEDERAL Government review of laws around pharmacies will expose the present system as a lucrative arrangement which benefits wealthy pharmacists at the expense of a long-suffering public.

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Report. Black magic.

Let’s not go cool on coal just yet

WHERE would we be without coal? The electricity it has generated over the past 120-odd years has been responsible for the greatest increase in living standards in the history of civilisation.

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Stop PC bleating about January 26

LET’S not pretend that the civilisation that we enjoy didn’t have its beginnings on January 26, 1788. Rather than moan about historical injustices, let’s celebrate the good fortune that finds us in this country.

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