Albo’s loony anti-nuke rants make Bandt seem like a moderate
Greens leader Adam Bandt’s reign as Loony in Chief has been cut short by PM Anthony Albanese with his anti-nuclear barrage of bulldust, writes Mike O’Connor.
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‘Grow some balls’: Albanese move that would have Hawke spinning in his grave
Bullying and coercion are commonplace in the trade union movement and in the face of weak political leadership, we all pay a price, writes Mike O’Connor.
Soap opera? Tragi-comedy? Farce? Nah, just another day in Canberra
Only in Canberra, where life is as as far removed from reality as an episode of Days Of Our Lives, can having a $310k-a-year speechwriter be seen as okay, writes Mike O’Connor.
Albo’s immigration move a sidestep Maroon flyer Walsh would be proud of
Anthony Albanese had the nerve to once tell Scott Morrison that “Australia needs leaders who first show up and then step up”. Albo should heed his own words, writes Mike O’Connor.
Crossed or closed, our parliament is a farce of political bastardry
In a state parliament where the standard of debate hovers between banality and unintended comedy, the boys and girls have dragged it down to a new low, writes Mike O’Connor.
Albo’s sad, shameful joke: The $2.5m vanishing racism inquiry
A study into anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism and First Nations people at uni will steer the focus away from rampant attacks on our Jewish population, writes Mike O’Connor.
Moondust, bulldust and absurd exaggerations: $500m state spend doesn’t add up
When Queensland’s health system is in crisis and highways are death traps, you’d think there were better ways of spending taxpayer dollars, writes Mike O’Connor.
Australia has become a nation dictated by cries of victimhood
Tolerance has been a hallmark of Australia, but it has its limits and those have been breached, writes Mike O’Connor.
Don’t let Qld politicians use you, Police Commissioner
Politicians love surrounding themselves with people in uniform, such as our new Police Commissioner, hoping they’ll add gravitas to their otherwise colourless selves, writes Mike O’Connor.
What would Diggers think if they walked streets of Brisbane today
Diggers might struggle to accept what the society they died to protect has become, writes Mike O’Connor.
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