X-factor missing: Queensland’s leaders fail the Churchill test
It’s critical to a functioning democracy, but this ingredient is sorely lacking in Queensland politics, writes Kylie Lang.
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‘Don’t know why I lost’ – but Sallyanne tops latest election
Popular lord mayor Sallyanne Atkinson is still mystified as to why voters rejected her in 1991. But in her latest election she topped the poll.
Games blowout: When ‘best practice’ means ‘snouts in the trough’
Queensland Labor’s best-practice principles for the Brisbane Olympics should be renamed the comrades’-snouts-in-the-trough enabling laws, writes Des Houghton.
‘S***show top to bottom’: Council advocate calls for watchdog’s head
The state’s former councils advocate says he has never seen such a fear factor in local government as under the current CCC.
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Bosses need to do more to support DV victims
If an Australian woman gets cancer she can rightly expect the full support of her employer, including paid leave. So why are we lagging so desperately for victims of domestic violence, asks Kylie Lang.
The ‘big’ champagne trend this festive season
Cashed-up Brisbane and Gold Coast quaffers preparing for a Christmas-new year French bubbles bonanza have jumped on board a new trend.
Teachers’ union ‘does Labor’s bidding, forgets members’
A longtime member and delegate has quit the Queensland Teachers’ Union, saying it has become a puppet of the Labor Party and more interested in progressive agendas.
Well done Premier, your scare campaign worked
Annastacia Palaszczuk and her cronies turned a pandemic into a political weapon and Queenslanders, especially the legions of cowering old wrinklies, fell for it hook, line and sinker, writes Des Houghton.
The man who’ll eat (almost) anything that moves
So you think eating kangaroo, emu or crocodile meat is adventurous. You’ve got nothing on this resourceful researcher, writes Des Houghton.
Five reasons to send Labor packing
There are five people at the heart of a likely election loss for the terribly tarnished Labor brand, writes Des Houghton.
The grim personal cost that comes with politics
At this week’s People’s Forum the Premier appeared angry, bitter and close to tears as the Opposition Leader enthusiastically tried to sell her “big, bold” vision for Queensland. Truth be told, I felt for them both, writes Kylie Lang.
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