Does Annastacia Palaszczuk think we are fools? Temporary bans on the directors of powerful lobbying firms is nothing more than a smokescreen to hide inaction on integrity, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Annastacia Palaszczuk’s delay in fronting the media this week and her subsequent failure to be troubled by the Coaldrake Review make for a very bad look, writes Kylie Lang.
The Education Minister should read the room following her “unapologetic” pronouncements on literacy and numeracy targets, writes Kylie Lang.
The aftermath of the State Budget was the latest sign Annastacia Palaszczuk has checked out of her responsibilities, writes Kylie Lang.
Society has had a gutful of underage grubs, so surely a bootcamp for juvenile offenders is a better use of the state’s new 1000-bed quarantine facility near Toowoomba, writes Kylie Lang.
Putting off your flu shot this year? Don’t. Take it from me – I’ve just had the flu and it completely floored me, writes Kylie Lang.
Removing youth offenders from their dysfunctional home environments would straighten them out and reduce crime but civil libertarians would never allow it to happen, writes Kylie Lang. HAVE YOUR SAY
It’s only a week into the election campaign and already politicians and candidates have been fudging the truth, writes Kylie Lang.
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.
A handful of students at an elite Brisbane girls school have begun identifying as animals, walking on all fours and cutting holes in their uniform for a ‘tail’ in a move that has created confusion and concern amongst parents.
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’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
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
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.
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.
As floodwaters started to rise and a disaster was unfolding, Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk went missing in action, writes Kylie Lang.
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.
Parents and teachers have a right to be fuming as an overreacting Premier’s snap changes of mind on schools wreak havoc once again, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Why are Queenslanders still waiting on a wide-ranging commission of inquiry to tackle the government’s alleged deep-seated integrity and accountability issues? Not good enough.
Both Coalition and Labor governments have failed to deliver on desperately needed aged care reforms, with the Jeta Gardens facility an indictment of a system advocates say is “horrendous”.
After the absolute fiasco at a private Brisbane school this week it is time for the Prime Minister to take an axe to his government’s Religious Discrimination Bill, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN THE POLL
Grace Tame, who behaved like a spoiled brat for much of her Australian of the Year tenure, will not be missed, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Deputy Premier Steven Miles’s laughable assertion that our health system is ready for the Covid surge is an attempt to cover up the dreadful state of our hospitals, writes Kylie Lang.
The State Government’s directive for all teachers to be fully vaccinated, while valid, is poorly timed, lacks detail and threatens to spark staff shortages in our schools, writes Kylie Lang.
Just when we thought life might be entering a new normal and the state would finally be opening up, we get hit with another curveball, writes Kylie Lang.
It is idiotic and irresponsible to call for reduced police numbers to cut crime, and rogue Greens councillor Jonathan Sri should know better, writes Kylie Lang.
Double standards around who can enter Australia, coupled with failed quarantine measures, requires governments to urgently commit to improved COVID-safety, writes Kylie Lang.
Australian premiers are at war over the COVID-19 strategy – suppress or eliminate the virus? But WA Premier Mark McGowan needs to get back in his box, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN POLL.
It shouldn’t matter where you went to school, but it does, particularly to prospective employers, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Serious questions must be asked of an incompetent State Government whose bungled handling of a fire emergency has created a crisis with lasting consequences, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN THE POLL
The death of a Townsville toddler has horrified Queenslanders but forgetting a child in a car can happen to anyone, writes Kylie Lang.
Queensland’s Christmas trading laws have been slammed as dumb, but there’s an actual benefit to them, writes Kylie Lang.
There’s never an excuse for cyber violence, and yet over three-quarters of women have been a victim, writes Kylie Lang.
Nearly two million people live in South Australia. Twenty of them have COVID-19. Queensland’s response? Slam shut the border. When this lunacy will end is anyone’s guess, writes Kylie Lang.
If an Australian woman gets cancer she can rightly expect the full support of her employer, including paid leave. So why are we lagging so desperately for victims of domestic violence, asks Kylie Lang.
Substituting just one word in the opening couplet of Advance Australia Fair is the right thing, and it’s not a big ask. Just do it, writes Kylie Lang. VOTE IN THE POLL
It is time for the Queensland Premier to grow up and follow the example of her NSW counterpart in putting her petulant border stance aside, writes Kylie Lang
While it’s totally fine to have 30,000 fans in a football stadium and zero social distancing as they stream out, the hypocrisy of this government has reached a new low, with some preppies being made to go it alone at their first ever drop-off next year, writes Kylie Lang. HAVE YOUR SAY
It is time for Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to drop the arrogance, respond to her NSW counterpart Gladys Berejiklian and begin the process to reopen Queensland’s borders – for the sake of all Queenslanders, writes Kylie Lang. WHO’S DOING A BETTER JOB? VOTE IN OUR POLL
At this week’s People’s Forum the Premier appeared angry, bitter and close to tears as the Opposition Leader enthusiastically tried to sell her “big, bold” vision for Queensland. Truth be told, I felt for them both, writes Kylie Lang.
Deb Frecklington’s curfew plan has been condemned by civil rights’ activists but “at least she’s trying to do something to keep communities safe,” writes Courier-Mail Associate Editor Kylie Lang.
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