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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the National Press Club in Canberra, Thursday, January 25, 2024. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Why Albo’s word is his bond, and a lie is a lie is a lie

After his tax cuts “Great Lie”, should Anthony Albanese contemplate breaking his promise not to shift the January 26 date, he will be swept from office, writes Mike O’Connor.

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Maritime Union of Australia MUA at the Unions NT May Day March in Darwin on May 1, 2023. Picture: Annabel Bowles

Union wharfies on $170k a year hold nation to ransom

OPINION: One union can sit back and effectively shut down the country’s ports at an estimated cost of $84m a day and the Albanese government reckons that’s just fine, writes Mike O’Connor.

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NEWS360 - Bella Nilsson and Adrian Fowler with Aussie products made in China.Picture: Dylan RobinsonAdrian wears:Australian Day top hat from ALDI, made in ChinaAustralia Day polo imported by The Reject Shop, made in ChinaAustralia Day Shorts from Coles, designed in Australia, made in ChinaNovelty glasses from Coles, designed in Australia, made in ChinaAussie sweatband from Woolworths, made in ChinaAustralia Day thongs imported by The Reject Shop, made from ChinaAussie Day cooler backpack for 24 cans from Woolworths, designed by California Innovations, Canada, made in ChinaBoth are holding and Australian flag from ALDI, made in ChinaBella wears:Australia Day novelty hat from Kmart, made in ChinaAustralia Day T-shirt from ALDI, made in BangladeshAussie sweatband from Woolworths, made in ChinaAustralia Day thongs from Woolworths, made in China for Australian owned company Cooee Brands

Why do people accepted into this country repay us by bringing their hatred of others?

We’re smart enough to make up our own minds on how to celebrate our national day without any sermonising from the boardroom, writes Mike O’Connor.

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Leader of the Opposition David Crisafulli and Shadow Minister for Energy and Cost of Living Deb Frecklington speaking to the media, Monday, January 8, 2024 - Picture: Richard Walker

If Crisafulli vows to dump the Games, he’ll be our next premier

OPINION: Asking Queenslanders to get behind the 2032 Games when the health system is failing and families are living in their cars is a bit rich, writes Mike O’Connor.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 28 2023. Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese attends The West Says Yes event at The Factory Theatre in Marrickville, in support of the indigenous voice to parliament. PIC SHOWS veteran journalist Ray Martin giving a speech. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Division, d-ckheads and mindless hatred: Good riddance to year of woke idiocy

A rogues’ gallery including Ray Martin, Alan Joyce, Chris Bowen and Jacinda Ardern dominated a divisive year that we’re glad to see the back of, writes Mike O’Connor.

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These people think we have the attention span of a goldfish

Vanessa Hudson and Steven Miles believe they live by different rules and that unlike you and I, are unaccountable for past deeds, writes Mike O’Connor.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 26: Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers the 2022-23 Federal Budget in the House of Representaives at Parliament House on October 26, 2022 in Canberra, Australia. The Albanese government's first budget has a focus on cost of living relief, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers outlining a $7.5 billion subsidy package. Medicines will be made cheaper from January 1, 2023 with prescriptions to be capped at $30 while $33.6 million will go to medical research grants to help reduce the number of those affected by heart disease and stroke. For families and women, paid parental leave allowance will be expanded by six weeks up to 26 weeks, amounting to an extra $6499 and $15.8 million will fund projects to increase women's participation and representation in the workforce and leadership roles.

Politics 101: Brown-nosing, sycophancy and willingness to abandon your values

While some of the stupidest people you’ve ever met have doctorates, having one will help you climb the ladder to political success, writes Mike O’Connor.

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Selective outrage: Some alleged sex crimes more palatable than others

There is a long tradition in comfortable Western societies of looking the other way when it comes to the treatment of women in some Muslim-dominated countries, writes Mike O’Connor.

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Queensland Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe at the announcement of 'Bluey's World Brisbane', Sunday, December 3, 2023 - Picture: Richard Walker

How to organise a global event when your IQ is less than your shoe size

It is becoming increasingly obvious that Queensland is incapable of hosting the 2032 Olympics, writes Mike O’Connor.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. NOVEMBER 14, 2023: Climate Change and Energy minister Chris Bowen during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Something stinks in this insane rush to net zero

The Albanese government charges blindly into the valley of net-zero instability while the world ponders the folly of our blinkered zealotry, writes Mike O’Connor.

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