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.
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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.
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Why the sneering French President needs a history lesson
Were the ghosts of those fallen Australians to rise from their graves, what would they think of a French president who sulks, pouts and snarls like a spoilt child when Australia exercises its legal right to terminate a ship-building contract?
Claytons border opening will be an absolute shambles
The reality is the Queensland border is not really reopening on December 17. It’s a Claytons opening, the one you have when you’re not really having one at all, writes Mike O’Connor.
Self-destructing ABC a $1bn taxpayer-funded trainwreck
One tweet has proven once and for all that the ABC now exists in a parallel universe. It’s only a matter of time before the funding tap is turned off, writes Mike O’Connor.
Who we must thank for border reopening (hint: it’s not our Premier)
The Queensland Government has been dragged kicking and screaming from its inflexible border policy, writes Mike O’Connor.
Olympics Chief Poobah more important than ending border madness
Clearly becoming Olympics Chief Poobah is more important than providing some clarity to the five million Queenslanders waiting for the current madness to end, writes Mike O’Connor.
Disturbing arrogance of our power-addicted, permanently aroused politicians
Our political masters wield more power than even Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, and the public is getting sick of being told what to do, writes Mike O’Connor.
Watch: Our favourite episodes of Queensland’s own Three Stooges
I don’t know who is writing their material, but post-Covid-19, a career scripting comedy in Hollywood beckons, says Mike O’Connor.
Politicians can turn on the waterworks when it suits them
Our political leaders should receive an Oscar for Best Drama after their performances in State Parliament last week. But where are the tears for these issues, asks Mike O’Connor.
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