Moondust, bulldust and absurd exaggerations: $500m state spend doesn’t add up
When Queensland’s health system is in crisis and highways are death traps, you’d think there were better ways of spending taxpayer dollars, writes Mike O’Connor.
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Australia has become a nation dictated by cries of victimhood
Tolerance has been a hallmark of Australia, but it has its limits and those have been breached, writes Mike O’Connor.
Don’t let Qld politicians use you, Police Commissioner
Politicians love surrounding themselves with people in uniform, such as our new Police Commissioner, hoping they’ll add gravitas to their otherwise colourless selves, writes Mike O’Connor.
What would Diggers think if they walked streets of Brisbane today
Diggers might struggle to accept what the society they died to protect has become, writes Mike O’Connor.
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Dense and denser: How politicians are trashing our quality of life
There’s a trendy new euphemism for transforming the city we love and the lifestyle we enjoy – and not for the better, writes Mike O’Connor.
Won’t fly: High-profile bromance that fails the pub test
Qantas’ CEO insists he gets no political favours from the Prime Minister, but perception doesn’t help, writes Mike O’Connor.
‘I’ve had a gutful of being told by governments what to think’
On issues such as net zero, welcome-to-country ceremonies and the Voice, Australians have become like the sheep at the Ekka – herded, urged and cajoled, writes Mike O’Connor.
Will 2032 Games be a five-ringed millstone around our necks?
It’s too late to “do a Dan Andrews” and cancel the 2032 Games, but Queensland’s disastrous record in managing infrastructure costs does not bode well, writes Mike O’Connor.
Beware Albanese’s censorship by another name
An attempted attack on free speech in the US could be imported Down Under, giving the Albanese government unprecedented power to control what you see and hear on social media, writes Mike O’Connor.
ABC’s latest woke move another step towards expensive irrelevance
Just because the ABC has a workforce from “all corners of the community” doesn’t mean they’ve hired the right people for the job and are delivering taxpayers value, writes Mike O’Connor.
Cries of victimhood: Welcome back to a country that’s changed
Returning home from an overseas holiday, I am met with the insistence on Voice truth-telling or rather one group’s version of it at the expense of everyone else’s, writes Mike O’Connor.
Why should sacked G-G Hollingworth be paid $7m?
Queenslanders struggling with the cost of living might be wondering why former governor-general Peter Hollingworth has been paid more than $7m in pension and expenses since he was sacked, writes Mike O’Connor.
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