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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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******For Jamie Hanson****** Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and The Prime minister Anthony Albanese at Novotal SSC. Pic Supplied by Govt

Mediocre bunch of also-rans couldn’t find a beer in a brewery

The nation and its states are battling a leadership crisis, poorly served by a mediocre bunch of also-rans, writes Mike O’Connor.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 09: Palestine supporters rally outside the Sydney Opera House on October 09, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, over the weekend, killing over 600 people and wounding more than 2000, agency reports said. Reports also said Israeli soldiers and civilians have been kidnapped by Hamas and taken into Gaza. The attack prompted a declaration of war by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and ongoing retaliatory strikes by Israel on Gaza killing hundreds in the aftermath. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Woke debate ‘he, she, it’ but are silent when genocide is preached

People who enjoy the freedoms that Australians fought and died for but preach hate and genocide are not worthy of the protection our laws give them, writes Mike O’Connor.

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Signage is seen at the ABC offices in Ultimo, Sydney, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. The ABC is considering a legal challenge after federal police raided the public broadcaster's Sydney offices last week. (AAP Image/Danny Casey) NO ARCHIVING

It’s your ABC – as long as you are not a white male

If there’s an ABC job vacancy and two applicants, the culturally diverse candidate gets the nod while the one born into an Anglo-Saxon way of life gets shown the door, writes Mike O’Connor.

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Annastacia Palaszczuk and David Crisafulli.

Good and bad news for leaders locked in race for premier

Love her or dislike her, Annastacia Palaszczuk has political presence, which is more than can be said for her opponent, writes Mike O’Connor.

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