Queensland’s Auditor-General Brendan Worrall has been warning the Labor government for years about its habit of chopping and changing state departments without thinking things through.
Aside from the US, Australia has been one of the few countries Israel could rely upon to have its back but in two short years, the Albanese government has shredded the relationship, writes James Campbell.
In an astounding, similar chain of events, an ‘exiled’ Labor Senator could soon be a Pauline Hanson of the Left, writes Samantha Maiden.
A sad secret about the death of Cardinal George Pell can now be revealed — and it exposes the final insult to a great and innocent man.
It’s the bridge battle that could lead to the road to ruin – is a second Bribie Island bridge a masterstroke or mess? HAVE YOUR SAY
Calls continue to grow louder for urgent upgrades to the Bruce Highway following the latest fatal crash.
OPINION: If Labor doesn’t dump Fatima Payman then she will surely dump Labor. It’s only a matter of who emerges with any remaining pride, writes Joe Hildebrand.
In scenes scarily reminiscent of Utopia, Steven Miles donned his bomber jacket and dropped $700m on a totally unfunded and totally unnecessary promise, writes The Editor.
The First Lady is committing what increasingly looks to be an act of elder abuse in pushing her husband to stay in the presidential race — plus putting the security of the West in jeopardy, writes James Morrow.
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.
Pauline Hanson must be thrilled. The One Nation leader can expect to welcome more disgruntled conservatives into the fold as the divide within the LNP over nuclear power widens, writes Kylie Lang.
There’s a big stink embroiling a Queensland council and it has nothing to do with roads, rates or rubbish. It’s about a photo, writes Kylie Lang.
Too many Queenslanders have found out the hard way that youth crime has been allowed to fester and spread like the societal cancer due to a pathetically soft Labor government, writes Kylie Lang.
In spite of all the meetings and advice from all the experts on Covid-19, it seems that nobody ever thought to write anything down, writes Mike O’Connor.
Greens leader Adam Bandt’s reign as Loony in Chief has been cut short by PM Anthony Albanese with his anti-nuclear barrage of bulldust, writes Mike O’Connor.
Bullying and coercion are commonplace in the trade union movement and in the face of weak political leadership, we all pay a price, writes Mike O’Connor.
Peter Dutton has hijacked Labor’s climate change agenda in spectacular fashion with a compelling nuclear power strategy that may save the planet, writes Des Houghton, and he has the backing of one of the world’s richest men.
Janine Kelly knew she had to flee to Queensland when her young daughter found her unconscious on the side of the road after a savage bashing. But this is not another depressing story about Indigenous Australians, writes Des Houghton. Just the opposite.
With Paris and several other cities in France facing a serious terrorism threat less than 50 days out from the Olympics, I fear for the safety of our wonderful swimmers and other athletes, writes Des Houghton.
In a case of shameless pork-barrelling, the state will spend on one 800m bridge what it’s pledged in additional funding for the Bruce Highway over three years, writes state political editor Hayden Johnson.
If only our political leaders focused on the dangers of vehicles crossing the median strip in regional Qld as much as they did on senators crossing the floor in Canberra, writes The Editor.
In spite of all the meetings and advice from all the experts on Covid-19, it seems that nobody ever thought to write anything down, writes Mike O’Connor.
The federal government needs a totemic promise to win back regional Queensland, and there’s nothing that unites them better than the Bruce Highway, writes Hayden Johnson.
Will 2024-25 put you on a fresh path to riches? Here are some strategies that have made many money winners for decades.
Now is the time for all Australians to show restraint, respect and tolerance, and remember just what it is that attracts people to our shores, writes the editor.
The real story of the presidential debate is the denial and wilful blindness to a dangerous reality. It raises the question of why so many media outlets covered it up.
I’ll always believe that Morant was following orders and that he became a scapegoat of empire – but he was also a war criminal, writes Peter Goers.
The Prime Minister looked weak and out of touch last week, writes Peta Credlin: failing to discipline Senator Fatima Payman, lionising Julian Assange, and giving the Governor-General a $220k pay rise during a cost of living crisis.
You would assume progressive politicians would not be seen anywhere near a bloke who skipped bail to avoid extradition over alleged sex crimes – but, for Julian Assange, different rules apply, writes James Campbell.
Every pro-Palestinian statement made by the Australian government, and even by student protesters, is applauded by Hamas and its supporters, writes Piers Akerman.
Oh, how I wish there was a Princess Anne School of Life. Forget all the LinkedIn coaches and Insta-experts, I’d be signing up for a Windsor Webinar in seconds, writes Kerry Parnell.
Looking back, I’ve failed to show my girls the upside of independence. I’ve championed feminism but at times I’ve made it look like drudgery, writes Angela Mollard.
The bigotry on display against Jerry Seinfeld across Australia and a despicable attack on a Labor MP leave no more room for excuses, writes David Penberthy.
The Anthony Albanese government has staggered through its worst week since its election and most of the wounds are self inflicted, writes Joe Hildebrand.
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