Hospital closes for the night as billions spent on Games
A Queensland crossbench MP says the state’s Olympics splurge has highlighted our yawning gap in health services.
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DES HOUGHTON: It’s time to stop fawning over Prince Philip
The Duke of Edinburgh is dead. May he rest in peace. Now it’s time for us to stop fawning over him – it’s what he’d want, writes Des Houghton.
Tribunal accused of ‘cherrypicking’ evidence when it comes to QBCC
A senior barrister has made serious allegations against a Queensland court and accused Queensland’s building watchdog of trampling citizens’ rights.
Quit the political pointscoring over vaccine, we’re all in this together
The ongoing tit-for-tat between politicians over the coronavirus response is juvenile and unhelpful, writes Kylie Lang.
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Court claims: There should be an app for that
It’s the most common civil dispute in Queensland, and the head of the state’s civil and administrative tribunal says complainants should be able to get it sorted on their smartphones.
More women popping the big question
It may not be the bended knee proposal you expect, but an increasing number of women are shunning 1600 years of tradition by popping the question to their boyfriends – and they don’t need a Leap Day to do so.
This was about Fair Work, not climate change
After working for a Queensland university for almost 30 years, a professor was sensationally sacked after he dared to challenge research linked to climate change, saying it was untested. Lessons need to be learnt from his story, writes Des Houghton.
We need to raise the bar for better teachers
Fixing Queensland’s education system starts with lifting university degree entry requirements to ensure only the brightest minds are picked to instruct and inspire children, writes Kylie Lang.
Waves of migrants built our home
There are more than 7.3 million migrants living in Australia, which means that 29 per cent of the Australian population was born overseas, the majority coming from England, China and India.
‘I’m getting less for my milk than I did in 2000’
He’s the last farmer standing in a dairy district near Brisbane. But at these prices it’s unclear how much longer he can hold the line.
Water plant standing between us and day zero
It has a controversial history, but the Tugun desalination plant on the Gold Coast is now playing a key role in keeping water flowing to residents in the southeast as the state’s drought bites.
Unofficial anthem has carried us through history
It’s the go-to song for Australians in times of adversity, from the sporting field to the battlefield. This is the amazing history of Waltzing Matilda.
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