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.
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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.
Billions were poured into Holden, now renewables want your dollars
The renewable energy industry will become the latest incarnation of the long-gone Holden Commodore as billions in subsidies are dangled before would-be investors, writes Mike O’Connor.
Why I’m seeing red at colour-coded correctness, Qld uni neopronouns
We are all equal in tendering for contracts, but some are just that little bit more equal, as witnessed by an Indigenous scheme that’s awarded more than $9bn, writes Mike O’Connor.
Since when did being Christian make you intellectually challenged
Religion is unfashionable and is under attack in a way that would have been unthinkable even a decade ago, writes Mike O’Connor.
Albo must slam borders shut to migrants before it’s too late
Crowded roads, schools, hospitals and an ambulance service stretched to breaking point – we are now feeling the effects of an “open-door” migration policy, writes Mike O’Connor.
No strategy for 2032 but Victoria Park decision the right call
The politics behind Brisbane’s 2032 Games has been driven by feelings over facts. There has never been a plan, and while Steven Miles is copping flak over his decision to rule out Victoria Park, it was the right call, writes Mike O’Connor.
Why I’m a cynical bastard stuck in a world full of stupid bastards
I’m going to cling to my petrol-engine car keys until the environment police kick down my door and drag me kicking and screaming into an EV, writes Mike O’Connor.
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