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.
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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.
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Time to drop a rain bomb on this political insanity
Like they have done in disasters past, our politicians used us as a shield during the recent floods to hide their own failures, writes Mike O’Connor.
Hardship? War? Younger generations have no clue
Later generations have known nothing but peace. The invasion of Ukraine may not pose a direct threat to their comfortable existence but it is a very rude reminder about the freedoms so often taken for granted, writes Mike O’Connor.
Feeling open and accountable? You might be experiencing integrity
Forget Covid-19 vaccines, what we need is a shot of integrity for our modern political class, writes Mike O’Connor.
The moment ScoMo lost me (and possibly half the nation’s voters)
It’s no mean feat to get over half the electorate off-side in a day, but the Prime Minister may have just managed it, writes Mike O’Connor.
Political silliness will put us all on the breadline
Our next PM could very well be decided by the price of bread with the level of triviality plaguing Australian politics, writes Mike O’Connor.
Game’s up: Covid smokescreen clears to reveal emperor with no clothes
The revelations of recent weeks suggest we are moving back to the bad old days of the Bjelke-Petersen era, writes Mike O’Connor. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Dumb republican plan ensures monarchy here to stay
We’ve put up with our share of dumb and dumber over the past two years but the republicans’ plan for abandoning the monarchy takes the prize for the dumbest, writes Mike O’Connor
Lockdown’s over, so where the bloody hell is everyone?
Queenslanders know our small businesses are melting away yet many are unwilling to take that step out of the sanctuary of our homes and onto the street, writes Mike O’Connor.
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