Opinion: This must end before crime crisis spirals totally out of control
Queensland police, the judiciary and the state government need to get on the same page to prevent the youth crime crisis from spiralling out of control, writes Kylie Lang.
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John Coates is the Olympics hero Brisbane needs
Leaders we can look up to are few and far between these days – and we in Queensland have had an unfair share of duds. So I’m calling it: John Coates is a hero, writes Kylie Lang.
Time for Katarina Carroll to step down?
When it is no longer safe to go to a shopping centre for fear of being brutally murdered, the public is justified in questioning whether or not the right people are in power, writes Kylie Lang.
Hospital mould fiasco stinks
When new laws rightly place landlords in breach if they don’t eradicate existing mould in rental properties within seven days, how is it that potentially deadly mould can be allowed to grow on the ceilings of our biggest hospital for weeks, asks Kylie Lang.
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Landlords opt out as deadbeat tenants allowed to rule
Blame the floods or influx of southerners, but Queensland’s rental crisis is also due to more and more landlords opting out because tenants are allowed to call all the shots, writes Kylie Lang.
Police respond to DV criticism in wake of shocking cases
The Queensland Police Service has come under fire for repeatedly failing to respond appropriately to domestic violence matters, but its deputy chief insists new strategies and trials are working, writes Kylie Lang.
Will Smith should be stripped of Oscar for slapping Chris Rock
Will Smith’s act of violence at the Oscars where he slapped Chris Rock across the face should not go unpunished, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Cars, cash, overseas holidays: Parents’ desperate deals to keep kids off social media
Parents are resorting to bribes such as cash, cars and holidays in an attempt to keep their children off social media until they turn 18, but a psychologist says it won’t stop them. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Labor must end the hypocrisy and face its bully culture
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s ongoing refusal to investigate serious allegations of bullying by senior female senators is hypocritical and shows poor leadership, writes Kylie Lang.
‘Catastrophic failure’: The cops who still think DV is ‘unimportant’
The inquest into the tragic death of Doreen Langham has revealed many horrifying facts, one of which is that there are still police officers who consider DV matters “unimportant”, writes Kylie Lang.
Premier’s 20 hours of silence as flood disaster unfolded
As floodwaters started to rise and a disaster was unfolding, Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk went missing in action, writes Kylie Lang.
Flood brings out the very best and very worst in locals
Unfortunately anytime there’s disaster we see both the best and worst of humankind. The South East Queensland floods have been no different, writes Kylie Lang.
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