Crisafulli government facing integrity acid test
Will the integrity scandals that swamped the Palaszczuk and Miles governments return to haunt David Crisafulli? He is about to be tested, writes Des Houghton.
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Rival pollies in awkward beachside coffee clash
A holidaying Steven Miles wasn’t the only politician in the room when he dropped in to a Sunshine Coast cafe for a coffee fix earlier this week.
Gender activists have scored a resounding victory
Congratulations to transgender activists. You have had a resounding victory over the medical fraternity, elected representatives and educators in Australia. Or so it would seem to me, writes Des Houghton.
Labor lies, cover-ups exposed. Now finish the purge, Premier
Will 2025 be the best of times and the worst of times for David Crisafulli, Des Houghton asks.
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Premier, stand up and end this gender madness
A courageous psychiatrist who dared question the “affirmation model” should be reinstated immediately and deserves a public apology, writes Des Houghton.
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Australia is sleepwalking towards a drug nightmare … and the worst thing is, the warning signs couldn’t be any more obvious, writes Des Houghton.
What dirty secrets are buried in the Qld public service?
Professional misconduct. Fourteen allegations of rape. Theft. Fraud. What other dirty secrets are there in Queensland’s public service?
‘They lied black and blue’: Miles unworthy to lead Labor again
Critics have rightly focused on the staggering cost overruns of Labor’s absurdly overblown Pioneer-Burdekin hydro project, but there is a deeper scandal, writes Des Houghton.
Do we pretend the rorts, cronyism under Labor’s watch just didn’t happen?
The election was so consumed with youth crime, cost of living and ambulance ramping that integrity breaches from the Palaszczuk-Miles era regrettably didn’t really get a look in, writes Des Houghton.
Labor will fall well short, but troubles lie ahead for Crisafulli
Even rusted-on Labor voters are resigned to the fact that the Palaszczuk-Miles era is all but over. I’m tipping the ALP will likely fall short by as many as 20 seats in Saturday’s state election, writes Des Houghton.
What’s next from our humbug Premier… free Big Macs, tents for homeless?
State-owned servos, free lunches, another government-owned energy company to magically create cheap power… will someone tell Premier Steven Miles he’s dreaming, writes Des Houghton.
Nearly made me puke: Labor’s Palestine stance hurting our nation
I was ashamed to be an Australian when I heard Penny Wong advocating for Palestine in the United Nations, writes Des Houghton. Her call for Australia to recognise Palestine as a state was an affront to all of us.
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