OPINION: Who knew that Cleopatra was black or Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind was a homicidal white supremacist? Welcome to 2023, where the ‘torturous search for grievance grinds on’, writes Mike O’Connor.
Opinion: The more Anthony Albanese and the Yes camp try to pressure me in their direction, the more I will push back, writes Mike O’Connor.
Many people of a certain age are discovering their dream of post-retirement travel won’t be realised or will be curtailed because they are not wealthy enough to take out travel insurance, writes Mike O’Connor.
Don’t ever forget how armed police banned us from crossing the border to visit a dying relative as an inept bureaucracy failed spectacularly, writes Mike O’Connor.
We need clean power but the option to turn to nuclear has been drowned out by the howls of the latte sippers, writes Mike O’Connor.
When it comes to double standards, Australian banks offer a masterclass in high achievement. Just look at ANZ abandoning the world’s largest coal export port because it wants to appear “green”, writes Mike O’Connor.
Politicians don’t have to worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will be someone else’s problem. We can aspire to have zero emissions by 2050 because no one sprouting these lofty ideals will be around in 29 years’ time, writes Mike O’Connor.
Annastacia Palaszczuk had her cake when, in her quest for power, she closed Queensland’s borders. Now she’s going back for another bite, writes Mike O’Connor.
Those who pull down statues and decry Australia Day only alienate the decent majority whose support they need, writes Mike O’Connor.
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
Mike O’Connor has gazed into his crystal gin glass to divine what lies ahead of Queensland and Australia in the next 12 months.
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.
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