Public hissy fit proves CFMEU is beyond a joke. Shut it down now
The result of years of snap strikes is that a generation of Queenslanders cannot afford to buy a first home any more.But the CFMEU doesn’t care about the rest of us, writes The Editor.
Opinion
‘Worst I’ve seen’: Blues sooking goes nuclear over ‘biased’ Qld victory
We’re headed for an Origin decider – but you could be mistaken for thinking the Blues had already lost the series. HAVE YOUR SAY
‘Pull your heads in’: Fury over Mt Coot-tha’s ‘nightmare’ Games plan
Brisbane’s latest Olympic Games transformation – a Mt Coot-tha redevelopment – has divided opinion. HAVE YOUR SAY
Editor’s view: Albanese gov judged on outcomes not talkfests
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared improving Australia’s poor productivity performance his biggest second-term priority, but the detail is sketchy, writes the editor.
Morrow: Trump snub was a ‘get out of jail free card’ for Albanese
Had Anthony Albanese met with Donald Trump, it could have gone pear shaped. But the bigger worry is that Labor still doesn’t get it when it comes to our dangerous world, writes James Morrow.
One word Albo won’t say as he crawls under a desk while world heads towards war
The Prime Minister seems convinced that if he crawls under his metaphorical desk, covers his eyes and doesn’t say that one word, then everything will be sweet, writes Mike O’Connor.
Maddening thing Gold Coast concert-goers always do
If we want more big-name concerts on the Gold Coast there is a maddening trend we had better give up, writes Ann Wason Moore.
Cheng Lei: How Beijing brainwashes its people and manipulates the West
Cheng Lei, who spent three years in detention in China, explains how Beijing’s leaders use coercion and brainwashing to create an “ant colony” without independent thought.
Editor’s view: Meeting with world’s most powerful man will be Albo’s true test
Success from Anthony Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump – will be measured, at least in part, by the concessions he can win for Australian exporters from America’s new tariff hikes.
Best of Brett Lethbridge cartoons
Newspaper cartoonists have the rare talent of encapsulating the day’s hottest news topic in one picture, often with cutting wit, that never fails to make readers chuckle.
This officially proves if you’re boring – I’m guilty as hell
Move over, FOMO, there is a new term that proves if you’re the boring type … and many love it.
First it was police, then churches – now we need to thruth about this
Some things have to be made clear to us all – but this is the scary truth. HAVE YOUR SAY
The consequences are real when words get weaponised
The current situation in the US is the perfect example of how words, particularly inflammatory words, have consequences, writes the editor.
Credlin: One thing Albanese needs to do to ensure AUKUS survives
There’s a simple way for the PM to, at least partly, restore some of the faith Donald Trump has lost in the USA’s allies, and it might just guarantee AUKUS, writes Peta Credlin.
Is my husband upset he’s got two girls? He’s not stuck in the 1800s
As a mother of two little girls, people don’t hesitate to jump in and ask if my husband and I will be “going again for a third”. How is this still a thing, writes Kristy Symonds.
‘Owes me a thank you’: Premier called out over election snub
David Crisafulli has been called out for failing to recognise a telling contribution.
Comment: Toro George died twice – once at Surfers, again in the courtroom
Former Gold Coast Titans U20 player Oshae Tuiasau, who was found not guilty of the one-punch kill at Surfers Paradise, spent almost two weeks in the dock – but so did the deceased, writes Alex Treacy.
The ultimate gross act: Revolting find in Gold Coast park
Thought you’d heard and seen it all, and people could not be any more revolting? You thought wrong, if a recent find in a Gold Coast park is anything to go by.
Suspended child psychiatrist who raised puberty blocker concerns must be reinstated
A union has called for Health Minister Tim Nicholls to be dismissed if he fails to reinstate suspended child psychiatrist Jillian Spencer. HAVE YOUR SAY
In all my years reporting on your children, nothing has shaken me more than this
The harsh reality is that our children are in strife and something must be done to save them, writes The Courier-Mail’s associate editor Kylie Lang.
It’s vital that we install an independent IVF regulator
An independent regulator should be created and they must be equipped with the legislative arsenal to hold IVF organisations to account, so Australians going through the often gruelling process can have some confidence in the system, writes the editor.
‘Boy Mums’: Raising sons, dodging Lynx fumes and loving it
As the mum of two girls, Angela Mollard always thought something weird happened to women when they lived in a house full of testicles. Then she took a trip to “Boy World”.
Wasting billions on net zero when our very security is at stake
Why would we spend billions on a net-zero target that almost no other country takes seriously over the defence of our country, asks Matt Canavan.
Miranda Devine takes on Trump in new podcast
Miranda Devine has launched her highly anticipated podcast, Pod Force One, and the New York-based Australian was able to get US President Donald Trump as her first guest.
The buck has to stop somewhere – and it looks like it just did
Kicking the debt can down the road is unsustainable, leaving quite a challenge for David Janetzki in his first budget, writes the editor.
‘A deeper purpose’: Young workers should covet a career in defence tech
Australia needs to supercharge its defence workforce to take on the AUKUS submarines project. ASC chief Stuart Whiley says there are many reasons for young people to get on board.
Zelic: ‘Parents, wake the hell up’, don’t let your kid become a Greta
We may not be able to help our kids buy a house but we can do something about so many other issues, from porn to climate anxiety, and it could prevent the next Greta Thunberg, writes Lucy Zelic.
Bolt: Hypocrite Albo happy to slam Israel, but stays silent on China
Anthony Albanese now seems happier to slap democratic allies like America and Israel, than confront China, an aggressive dictatorship.
‘Are things getting worse? Are kids more stupid these days? No’
The growing number of scandals at Queensland private schools adds to a sad legacy. HAVE YOUR SAY
Is the end of The Project and Q+A the death of ‘woke’ TV
Two pillars of left-leaning media, the ABC’s Q+A and Network Ten’s The Project have been axed – does this mean there’s no more audience for “woke” TV, asks James Morrow.
Visionary – or just incredibly careless with public money?
For better or worse, two huge and high-risk projects will define the legacy of Queensland’s LNP government, writes the editor.
Downer: What China would do to Australia if the worst happened
While Australia’s leaders are pouring pointless billions into windmills, this is the situation that could really heat up on our doorstep, writes Alexander Downer.
The big question ignored from the LA riots
There are serious questions about whether hard left activist groups – some funded by American taxpayers – have had a hand in organising and whipping up the protests, writes James Morrow.
Vote now: There are two types of Australians – which are you?
A crucial element of the Australian experience is sadly becoming lost to time, writes Mike O’Connor. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Seriously weird attack on youth crime laws completely misses point
The Queensland youth wing of the UN should focus more of their attention on international atrocities, writes the editor.
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