Albo’s tears just make me more suspicious
OPINION: An Australian prime minister shedding tears in public is not unprecedented. But Anthony Albanese’s ‘lip-quivering performance’ over the Voice to parliament made me suspicious, writes Mike O’Connor.
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Call me uncaring, but NDIS is a national rort
OPINION: Queensland and other states are complicit in the failed NDIS, which has become a $100m-a-day financial sinkhole, writes Mike O’Connor.
Green bridges, gridlocked roads: Monuments to political ineptitude
While politicians trade insults, the people of Brisbane suffer for the harsh truth that no one will acknowledge our road system is at breaking point, writes Mike O’Connor.
It’s Them v Us as Albanese and Chalmers fan flames of super war
Portraying successful people to be the bad guys sends the wrong message to emerging generations of Australians, when the message should be financial rewards are honourable goals, writes Mike O’Connor.
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‘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.
Armchair critics of our elite troops can’t handle the truth
Bad things undoubtedly happened in Afghanistan, but it’s easy to judge while safely ensconced in the society that our soldiers fought to defend, writes Mike O’Connor.
Nick Kyrgios, Wesley Enoch – blaming colour is a cop out
Wesley Enoch has attacked Queensland Theatre for its lack of Indigenous programming. But perhaps it wasn’t good enough? Nick Kyrgios says he was vilified because he was coloured. Grow up Nick! Equality is great, but why doesn’t it mean the same to everyone, writes Mike O’Connor.
Public servants have civic duty to end Labor’s lazy, inept ways
In pre-COVID Queensland, the state was in trouble. Treasury debt was heading towards $100bn, the public service wage bill was soaring and nobody in government had any idea of how to breathe life into a moribund economy. That’s not going to cut it anymore, writes Mike O’Connor.
RIP Mum: Lockdown hypocrisy just got personal
My mother didn’t watch the AFL Grand Final as she died the night before at the age of 93 – and organising her funeral has again shone a light on our state secrecy, writes Mike O’Connor.
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