The LNP’s strong stance on youth crime clearly has strong community support but, while it’s far too early to know if it’s having any effect in curbing juvenile crime, we do know it’s off to a rocky start, writes the editor.
Voters are finding out that the Greens are not the cuddly environmental party of old, writes Trevor Evans.
When Donald Trump froze foreign aid, guards responsible for thousands of ISIS fighters walked off the job. Tom Minear argues it should make the president think twice.
There’s something about getting a bargain that’s exhilarating. But that’s getting harder and harder to do these days, writes Tom Bowden.
Steven Miles’ attack on Premier David Crisafulli over his handling of the ongoing wild weather impacting North Queensland has divided opinion. HAVE YOUR SAY
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.
How would you, as a juror, judge a frightened parent who killed a 13-year-old who had entered their home illegally in the dead of night? New Sunday Mail columnist Madonna King asks. VOTE NOW
The timing of Steven Miles’ cheap political point scoring as he questioned the Premier’s response to the ongoing floods in Townsville is questionable, if not childish, writes the editor. Now is the time to act. Lives are at risk.
As a Netflix series looms about cancer faker and fraudster Belle Gibson who scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars from desperate victims, the fact she hasn’t paid for her crimes — in either fines or jail time — should infuriate us all.
What a sad and broken society we have created for our children when it comes to the gender debate, writes Des Houghton.
Queensland’s adult crime adult time laws continue to divide many, particularly after two teens were granted bail. HAVE YOUR SAY
As a new mum to a three-month-old son, the most shocking part of motherhood is discovering all the so-called rules, writes Elspeth Hussey.
The anti-sport, anti-development whingers are threatening Brisbane’s Olympic dream, writes Des Houghton.
I’ve spent 30 years writing about energy changes in Australia – most of them for the worse, writes Paul Starick.
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