It’s no longer just snobbishness – it’s now holding us all back
It is a baffling demographic issue that our state – and the nation in general – can’t fill well-paid blue-collar jobs, writes the editor.
Opinion
Why Trump’s friends are his new enemy
The limits of Donald Trump’s landslide have been laid bare in the battle to avoid a government shutdown. Tom Minear says the new president will have to get used to fighting Republicans.
Don’t like Christmas? Don’t have the day off
People who take offence at the word ‘Christmas’ and want it taken out of greetings and council displays should give up their Christmas Day holiday and work right through the festive season instead, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Goers: Infuriating Xmas fact we just have to embrace
It’s an annual guarantee that goes all the way back to the first Christmas, writes Peter Goers.
Why Aussies are facing a political pixie at next Federal Election
Australia could be facing more assumptions and mistruths at the upcoming Federal Election, argues Patrick Carlyon.
Former public servant’s bombshell claim about ‘blocked’ Palaszczuk probe
A former senior government worker claims he was blocked from investigating Annastacia Palaszczuk and senior ministers, and that some of the people who protected them are still public servants.
‘One of the most difficult calls of my political career’
This week, I made one of the most difficult calls of my political career. As Lee Lovell picked up the phone, I uttered words that I wished I would never have to say, writes Attorney-General Deb Frecklington.
The reality of Christmas: Sometimes it’s messy and that’s okay
This season is a celebration that masks complications and hurts, but there are secrets to navigating a messy Christmas, writes Angela Mollard.
Merry Christmas to all: ‘Happy holidays’ just doesn’t cut it
What a ridiculous position to find ourselves in, we’re so fearful our opinions won’t go down well that we change them or don’t share them at all, writes Kylie Lang.
Best of Brett Lethbridge cartoons
Newspaper cartoonists have the rare talent of encapsulating the day’s hottest news topic in one picture – often with cutting wit that – for years – has made readers chuckle.
Slap on the wrist: Where’s the fairness in Mam’s $850 fine?
Ezra Mam drives without a licence and with cocaine in his blood, and gets an $850 fine for a crash that injured a four-year-old, while drivers using phones cop $1200. Where’s the fairness, asks Kylie Lang.
New crime laws shines light on Labor’s greatest shame
The Labor party had almost 10 years to unblock its ears and listen to the people of Queensland – the new crime laws prove this, Kylie Lang argues.
Why Qld’s elite schools need their fee hikes to survive
Qld’s richest schools, some of which are charging $30,000-plus a year, have no choice but to hike their fees, writes Kylie Lang as she argues there’s even a benefit to state schools as a result. HAVE YOUR SAY
Cities are bursting at the seams but politicians look the other way
Mass immigration is impacting our liveability as Anthony Albanese unleashes his Big Australia vision, writes Mike O’Connor.
Sit down, shut up and let the smarter elites tell you what’s good for you
Get the feeling these days that you don’t know what’s good for you, but others who are so much smarter have the answer, asks Mike O’Connor.
If these are world-class cities, let’s stay in a class of our own
Many of Europe’s world-class cities are overcrowded, suffer social discord and are under a tsunami of mass tourism, writes Mike O’Connor.
Gender wars: New call for suspended psychiatrist to be reinstated
A fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has called on Queensland Health to reinstate a suspended psychiatrist, saying she was the target of a political campaign by gender activists.
These premiers made coal a dirty word – they lived in a fool’s paradise
Premiers Annastacia Palaszczuk and Steven Miles were hostile to coal. This was a massive mistake, argues Des Houghton.
This is the Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry we really need to have
Everything Labor touched in the past nine years turned to garbage and will likely leaving our children’s children footing the bill, writes Des Houghton.
‘I was spiralling, overwhelmed’: Aussie mum’s ADHD journey
Rebecca Boyd has revealed how she tackled her neurodivergent journey as a young mum, and shares her tips to coping at stressful times, including the festive season.
Why saying ‘Merry Christmas’ is so shocking
Would you say Merry Christmas to a stranger? With an increasing number of Aussies reporting they’re lonely, perhaps it’s time to look up from your phone and start exchanging pleasantries. It ‘tis the season after all.
Sworn at, spat on, sexually harassed: Enough is enough
Tensions are rising as crowds hit peak levels in the lead-up to Christmas and retail workers are bearing the brunt. Industry leaders are saying the violence has to stop.
If 2024 was annus horribilis, there’s another term for 2025
Twenty twenty-five will hardly be better – and in fact might be a damn sight worse – for Queenslanders, for Australians, for the world, writes Paul Williams.
Bond: Chalmers thinks we didn’t notice Labor’s tax grab
Real wages have gone up this year but so has the government’s appetite for your money, writes Caleb Bond.
‘Customers should take a good hard look at their behaviour’
It is not the fault of retail and fast food workers if a product is not in stock. Check your behaviour and thank them instead of adding to the epidemic of customer abuse, writes Bernie Smith.
Sorry Premier, pointing out Labor’s failures only gets you so far
The LNP has been busy exposing the state of the state left by Labor, but it will soon have to get busy actually governing, writes the editor.
‘LNP has achieved more in 100 days than Labor did in 10 years’
The “CFMEU building tax” may be gone but it lingers large in the construction industry and with Queenslanders. HAVE YOUR SAY
Bolt: Unlucky Jim’s not at fault, he just can’t catch a break
Treasurer Jim Chalmers wants us to believe we’re getting poorer because of “political turbulence” in South Korea, rather than incompetence in Canberra. He keeps promising us the good times but then, bang, he gets hit with bad luck.
Qld’s thirst for fines is obscene. It’s time for an overhaul
The Palaszczuk government’s rush to raise revenue – which resulted in $1200 mobile phone fines – was draconian and insensitive. Surely there’s a better way, writes the editor.
‘Go big, people. Think of the future, Brisbane ain’t getting smaller’
The Gabba is once again front and centre as debate continues around a centrepiece for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. WHAT YOU SAID
Adamson: Hectic school trend proves we’ve lost the plot
It’s the academic version of a ribbon for everyone on sports day and I fear soon it will be at every year level, writes Jess Adamson.
Why Ezra Mam’s punishment doesn’t pass the plumber test
Have you ever heard someone say: ‘Look, I know Barry got blind, got behind the wheel and ran over that dog. But by God he’s a good plumber? It simply doesn’t happen and it would be a perverse absurdity if it did, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Little green men or not, the truth is out there, it’s just a shame no one is telling it
What makes the mysterious drone swarm besieging the US so compelling, no matter what they turn out to be, has been the response of the government, writes James Morrow.
Kylie, Drake, Billie, monster trucks: Arena to swap boondocks for City
An inner-city Brisbane Arena would replace the centre at Boondall and attract artists of the calibre of Kylie Minogue, Drake and Billie Eilish, writes the editor.
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