Truth is out there: Qld’s incredible disappearing Covid advice
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.
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Albo’s loony anti-nuke rants make Bandt seem like a moderate
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.
‘Grow some balls’: Albanese move that would have Hawke spinning in his grave
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.
Soap opera? Tragi-comedy? Farce? Nah, just another day in Canberra
Only in Canberra, where life is as as far removed from reality as an episode of Days Of Our Lives, can having a $310k-a-year speechwriter be seen as okay, writes Mike O’Connor.
Albo’s immigration move a sidestep Maroon flyer Walsh would be proud of
Anthony Albanese had the nerve to once tell Scott Morrison that “Australia needs leaders who first show up and then step up”. Albo should heed his own words, writes Mike O’Connor.
Crossed or closed, our parliament is a farce of political bastardry
In a state parliament where the standard of debate hovers between banality and unintended comedy, the boys and girls have dragged it down to a new low, writes Mike O’Connor.
Albo’s sad, shameful joke: The $2.5m vanishing racism inquiry
A study into anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism and First Nations people at uni will steer the focus away from rampant attacks on our Jewish population, writes Mike O’Connor.
Moondust, bulldust and absurd exaggerations: $500m state spend doesn’t add up
When Queensland’s health system is in crisis and highways are death traps, you’d think there were better ways of spending taxpayer dollars, writes Mike O’Connor.
Australia has become a nation dictated by cries of victimhood
Tolerance has been a hallmark of Australia, but it has its limits and those have been breached, writes Mike O’Connor.
Don’t let Qld politicians use you, Police Commissioner
Politicians love surrounding themselves with people in uniform, such as our new Police Commissioner, hoping they’ll add gravitas to their otherwise colourless selves, writes Mike O’Connor.
What would Diggers think if they walked streets of Brisbane today
Diggers might struggle to accept what the society they died to protect has become, writes Mike O’Connor.
Billions were poured into Holden, now renewables want your dollars
The renewable energy industry will become the latest incarnation of the long-gone Holden Commodore as billions in subsidies are dangled before would-be investors, writes Mike O’Connor.
Why I’m seeing red at colour-coded correctness, Qld uni neopronouns
We are all equal in tendering for contracts, but some are just that little bit more equal, as witnessed by an Indigenous scheme that’s awarded more than $9bn, writes Mike O’Connor.
Since when did being Christian make you intellectually challenged
Religion is unfashionable and is under attack in a way that would have been unthinkable even a decade ago, writes Mike O’Connor.
Albo must slam borders shut to migrants before it’s too late
Crowded roads, schools, hospitals and an ambulance service stretched to breaking point – we are now feeling the effects of an “open-door” migration policy, writes Mike O’Connor.
No strategy for 2032 but Victoria Park decision the right call
The politics behind Brisbane’s 2032 Games has been driven by feelings over facts. There has never been a plan, and while Steven Miles is copping flak over his decision to rule out Victoria Park, it was the right call, writes Mike O’Connor.
Why I’m a cynical bastard stuck in a world full of stupid bastards
I’m going to cling to my petrol-engine car keys until the environment police kick down my door and drag me kicking and screaming into an EV, writes Mike O’Connor.
Lazy, fat, anti-Semitic: Why the great country that was once Australia is no more
Future generations will look back with despair at this era in Australian history because of our “more money, less work” attitude, writes Mike O’Connor.
Supermarket manager versus my wife over rip-off item: Guess who won
The big supermarkets, airlines and carmakers are beginning to learn that Aussies have had a gutful and are beginning to fight back, writes Mike O’Connor.
Get off the green bandwagon: What Crisafulli should do if he REALLY wants to be Premier
The LNP leader has fallen in behind Labor in the race to promise an emission-free, green-energy nirvana in 26 years’ time, writes Mike O’Connor.
This is different. This cuts to the very core of life in our city
This has been a long time coming but nothing that has been done has lessened the steady erosion of the right of people to feel safe in their homes or on the street, writes Mike O’Connor.
Premier must sack his advisers or face a similar fate to Palaszczuk
Did you hear the one about the Queensland government that after nine years in office decided it needed to improve its service eight months out from an election, writes Mike O’Connor.
Why Albo’s word is his bond, and a lie is a lie is a lie
After his tax cuts “Great Lie”, should Anthony Albanese contemplate breaking his promise not to shift the January 26 date, he will be swept from office, writes Mike O’Connor.
Union wharfies on $170k a year hold nation to ransom
OPINION: One union can sit back and effectively shut down the country’s ports at an estimated cost of $84m a day and the Albanese government reckons that’s just fine, writes Mike O’Connor.
Why do people accepted into this country repay us by bringing their hatred of others?
We’re smart enough to make up our own minds on how to celebrate our national day without any sermonising from the boardroom, writes Mike O’Connor.
If Crisafulli vows to dump the Games, he’ll be our next premier
OPINION: Asking Queenslanders to get behind the 2032 Games when the health system is failing and families are living in their cars is a bit rich, writes Mike O’Connor.
Division, d-ckheads and mindless hatred: Good riddance to year of woke idiocy
A rogues’ gallery including Ray Martin, Alan Joyce, Chris Bowen and Jacinda Ardern dominated a divisive year that we’re glad to see the back of, writes Mike O’Connor.
These people think we have the attention span of a goldfish
Vanessa Hudson and Steven Miles believe they live by different rules and that unlike you and I, are unaccountable for past deeds, writes Mike O’Connor.
Politics 101: Brown-nosing, sycophancy and willingness to abandon your values
While some of the stupidest people you’ve ever met have doctorates, having one will help you climb the ladder to political success, writes Mike O’Connor.
Selective outrage: Some alleged sex crimes more palatable than others
There is a long tradition in comfortable Western societies of looking the other way when it comes to the treatment of women in some Muslim-dominated countries, writes Mike O’Connor.
How to organise a global event when your IQ is less than your shoe size
It is becoming increasingly obvious that Queensland is incapable of hosting the 2032 Olympics, writes Mike O’Connor.
Something stinks in this insane rush to net zero
The Albanese government charges blindly into the valley of net-zero instability while the world ponders the folly of our blinkered zealotry, writes Mike O’Connor.
Mediocre bunch of also-rans couldn’t find a beer in a brewery
The nation and its states are battling a leadership crisis, poorly served by a mediocre bunch of also-rans, writes Mike O’Connor.
Woke debate ‘he, she, it’ but are silent when genocide is preached
People who enjoy the freedoms that Australians fought and died for but preach hate and genocide are not worthy of the protection our laws give them, writes Mike O’Connor.
It’s your ABC – as long as you are not a white male
If there’s an ABC job vacancy and two applicants, the culturally diverse candidate gets the nod while the one born into an Anglo-Saxon way of life gets shown the door, writes Mike O’Connor.
Good and bad news for leaders locked in race for premier
Love her or dislike her, Annastacia Palaszczuk has political presence, which is more than can be said for her opponent, writes Mike O’Connor.
Palaszczuk’s Treaty backflip was self-survival at its most primal
Once again ringmaster Palaszczuk has take to the trapeze and dazzled the audience with a series of perfectly executed backflips, writes Mike O’Connor.
Silence of some on Israel shows how wokeism is broke
Civil libertarians claim anti-Semitic demonstrators have a right to protest, but when you incite people to murder Australian citizens, you lose that freedom, writes Mike O’Connor.
Even one of Ray Martin’s dinosaurs like me can spot bad government
While every Tom, Ray and Harry has been banging on about the Voice referendum, the Palaszczuk government has been quietly excelling itself – not, writes Mike O’Connor.
From a distance, I no longer recognise my Australia
There’s not much joy returning from holiday to a country whose government once promised a new way in politics but instead has delivered cynical, self-serving cronyism, writes Mike O’Connor.
Opinion: ‘Aussie’ anthem is being used to divide our nation
Unfortunately the Voice referendum has created Them and Us and no amount of ad nauseam playing of John Farnham’s anthemic song will change that, writes Mike O’Connor.
Vultures are gathering as Palaszczuk faces her demise
The Palaszczuk government is like a punch-drunk prize fighter, taking wild policy swings on issues such as youth crime, population growth and infrastructure needs as if they occurred yesterday, writes Mike O’Connor.
Didgeridoo, bagpipes or ballet: Stop ramming this down our throats
It’s not racist to be disinterested in activities from other cultures, such as the Welcome to Country, writes Mike O’Connor.
Dense and denser: How politicians are trashing our quality of life
There’s a trendy new euphemism for transforming the city we love and the lifestyle we enjoy – and not for the better, writes Mike O’Connor.
Won’t fly: High-profile bromance that fails the pub test
Qantas’ CEO insists he gets no political favours from the Prime Minister, but perception doesn’t help, writes Mike O’Connor.
‘I’ve had a gutful of being told by governments what to think’
On issues such as net zero, welcome-to-country ceremonies and the Voice, Australians have become like the sheep at the Ekka – herded, urged and cajoled, writes Mike O’Connor.
Will 2032 Games be a five-ringed millstone around our necks?
It’s too late to “do a Dan Andrews” and cancel the 2032 Games, but Queensland’s disastrous record in managing infrastructure costs does not bode well, writes Mike O’Connor.
Beware Albanese’s censorship by another name
An attempted attack on free speech in the US could be imported Down Under, giving the Albanese government unprecedented power to control what you see and hear on social media, writes Mike O’Connor.
ABC’s latest woke move another step towards expensive irrelevance
Just because the ABC has a workforce from “all corners of the community” doesn’t mean they’ve hired the right people for the job and are delivering taxpayers value, writes Mike O’Connor.
Cries of victimhood: Welcome back to a country that’s changed
Returning home from an overseas holiday, I am met with the insistence on Voice truth-telling or rather one group’s version of it at the expense of everyone else’s, writes Mike O’Connor.
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