That Thinking Feeling
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
What our daughters need from their fathers during home isolation
The challenges for our daughters in the response to COVID-19, and their inability to access the camaraderie of their friends at school, cannot be underestimated.
- by Madonna King
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Coronavirus pandemic
'I'm just lost': What students - and their parents - really say about this year
You’re not hearing them whinging out loud. This generation of 17-year-olds understands how far down the COVID-19 queue of concern they currently sit.
- by Madonna King
To all the teachers, with love
If there's one thing home-schooling is teaching us, it's how hard it might be to walk in your shoes.
- by Madonna King
All over the world, patients are lying about virus: GP
For every act of kindness during the crisis, we’ve also seen how the fear of this disease can bring out the worst of human behaviour.
- by Madonna King
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There is another 'virus' we have to deal with, says vaccine expert Ian Frazer
Professor Frazer pleads for a fact-based public education campaign that did not involve fighting in the toilet paper aisles or stealing sanitiser out of someone else’s trolley.
- by Madonna King
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Opinion
An old-school lesson from America, thanks to Bernie, Joe and Donald
Just imagine, here in Queensland, a 78-year-old being front-runner for the lord mayoralty.
- by Madonna King
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Tragedy
The tragedy of Hannah and her children should be a catalyst for change
The heinous murder of a young family should provide the impetus for us to work together to tackle the scourge of domestic violence.
- by Madonna King
Opinion
Tragedy
Futures stolen as we try to make sense of the senseless in Camp Hill
It just doesn’t happen here, in Camp Hill. Not in our suburb. A car doesn’t explode in flames. Children don’t die. We look out for each other. It’s our home.
- by Madonna King
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The royal visit must include Queensland – just look at our name
Queenslanders are used to being left out. Ministerial spots. Cabinet posts. Road funding. So let's not miss out on a royal tour.
- by Madonna King
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Social media
Don't give your children emojis, give them emotion
Our teenagers learn on computers, upload their homework, set up a date via an app and post their formal dresses on Insta. But something's missing.
- by Madonna King
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Human rights
By law, Queensland government may have duty to fight climate change
New human rights law could be used as the vanguard for a legal challenge to the state government’s own climate change policies.
- by Madonna King
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