As Queensland farewelled former premier Mike Ahern at a state funeral on Friday, the contrast between his courageous style of leadership and what we are stuck with now could not have been starker, writes Kylie Lang.
The Matildas are marvellous – their skill, teamwork and humility are all to be admired – but now I like them even more, writes Kylie Lang.
Video footage of teenage girls brawling at Beaudesert Public Library this week is truly sickening, but equally so, the fact that their peers did nothing to stop it.
Blaming educators alone for instances of school bullying is unfair, but policies that look good on an Education Queensland website are worthless if they are not enforced, writes Kylie Lang.
How is it that after 16 months of this pandemic – and notable cases of family heartbreak – Queensland still has no solution to allow quarantining people one last farewell with their dying relative, asks Kylie Lang. HAVE YOUR SAY IN OUR POLL
The tragic death of a young mum after a battle with perinatal depression highlights why telling sufferers to “just get over it” is both ignorant and unkind, writes Kylie Lang.
The name of a new Brisbane noshery is offensive, crass and tasteless, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN OUR POLL
The victims of child sexual abuse deserve compensation and should not be forced into court by schools that refuse to take responsibility for shocking crimes, writes Kylie Lang.
The Fraser Island blaze that burnt 85,000 hectares and killed precious wildlife was a disaster waiting to happen and shameful bungles by those in charge did little to stop it, writes Kylie Lang.
Twitter’s limp attempts to reduce hate speech and clean up the site, including the latest prompts for users to revise vile tweets, are years too late and don’t go far enough, writes Kylie Lang.
Favouring gender over merit in police recruiting puts community safety at risk, and the public should be fuming, writes Kylie Lang.
Children need a solid foundation in maths and other core subjects, not lessons in being ‘woke’, writes Kylie Lang.
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