Albo says we’re immature rednecks who don’t know what’s good for us
Anthony Albanese reckons a failure to pass the Voice referendum would be a lost opportunity to showcase our arrival on the world stage as “a mature nation”, writes Mike O’Connor.
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‘Vomiting, obsessive, disillusioned’: Home invasion victim’s shocking story
As an expert says the Palaszczuk government has been “asleep at the wheel” on fixing crime in our state, a home-invasion victim has told her harrowing story.
Harry a sulking, self-obsessed man with a heart the size of a pea
Prince Harry’s problems may have begun when he went to the bathroom one day to be confronted by an empty toilet-roll holder with not a servant in sight, writes Mike O’Connor.
We’ve abandoned Christian values to breed a new gen of killers
OPINION: Why do people have children if they have no intention of bringing them up with the Christian values of yesteryear, asks Mike O’Connor.
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Despite our faults, we’re still the lucky country
Those who pull down statues and decry Australia Day only alienate the decent majority whose support they need, writes Mike O’Connor.
Shameful reason teacher of 30 years quit
A veteran teacher friend quit our education system for the same reason Aussie students are lagging global standards, writes Mike O’Connor. VOTE IN OUR POLL
2021 visions: We’re on a road to nowhere
Mike O’Connor has gazed into his crystal gin glass to divine what lies ahead of Queensland and Australia in the next 12 months.
Letter that shows the true meaning of love
Love must be one of society’s most abused concepts. But a letter discovered last week between two ordinary people showed their extraordinary gift of love to each other, writes Mike O’Connor.
‘We can’t insure you if you make money from coal’
A Qld business has been told it can’t be insured if it makes too much money from coal. It’s the latest casualty of virtue signalling, writes Mike O’Connor.
Irksome things we want to see less of in 2021
From populist pollies to empty gestures and loss of heritage, here’s what we won’t miss from 2020, writes Mike O’Connor.
Families, not Australia, are to blame for African gang violence
When immigrants fall foul of the law, they can’t blame the society they opted to join. The failure lies with families.
Smoke and mirrors as Minister sticks to script
Never has the gap in cerebral capacity between punters and pollies been more evident than last week, writes Mike O’Connor.
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