Penbo: This messed-up AI craze is all that is wrong with this world
Robots selling wine, jobs being outsourced to computers and face-to-face service as rare as hen’s teeth. David Penberthy bemoans what the world is coming to, and with good reason.
Opinion
Campion: Great hypocrisy behind Australia’s live sheep export ban
Australia is planning to ban the live export of sheep on welfare grounds, so why do we not stop importing farming products which are contributing to the extinction of species from around the world, asks Vikki Campion.
OUR SAY: The Chronicle calls for council accountability
Everyone wants to see the Toowoomba Regional Council thrive and reach its full potential, however some serious issues facing Toowoomba council does not make for easy reading.
Aged care rort on items that are cheaper at Bunnings
Older Australians are being dudded out of their home care funds which could be better spent so they have more to survive on, argues Julie Cross.
Grubby and ill-timed: Labor’s attack on Bates a major blunder
A provocative heckle has highlighted the state government’s failures to provide maternity services while exposing Labor cyber bullying and hypocrisy, writes Des Houghton.
Are we living in some dystopian alternate reality?
The International Criminal Court’s decision to seek arrest warrants for both Israel and Hamas leaders, the UN’s mourning the death of the Butcher of Tehran and the PM’s failure to back Joe Biden has Andrew Wallace wondering what is going on in the world.
K’gari: It’s time to end this woke madness
Queenslanders love a name change about as much as The Voice, based on this reaction. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Three weeks of Parliament left and this is how we spend our time
It is astonishing Treasurer Cameron Dick felt it prudent to introduce frivolous legislation that does little more than wedge the Opposition months out from an election, writes the editor.
‘Weak and timid’ Albo washing his hands over ICC’s Israel call
The PM is willing to damage his nation’s ties with historic allies, all but washing his hands over the International Criminal Court bid to arrest his Israeli counterpart for war crimes, writes James Morrow.
Bond: Green electricity dream has turned a stark shade of black(out)
Australia has been sold a pup on renewable energy, and now our early exit from fossil fuels is leaving us very precariously perched, writes Caleb Bond.
‘Mind-blowing figures’: The red flags our immigration is out of control
Clogged roads, ramped hospitals and crowded shopping centres are testament to our failure to address what will soon be Australia’s No.1 issue, writes Paul Williams.
Editor’s view: Brighter future for fertility industry
Regardless of Queenslanders’ views on gender selection, the new IVF laws will be a godsend to couples, writes the editor.
Maiden: Still time to stop ‘sinister’ experiment on our kids
The billionaire men who unleashed social media on the world don’t let their kids use it, so why should we, writes Samantha Maiden.
Biggest possible threat in horror flight scenario
I’m a captain who has flown this route in B777’s hundreds of times and know what can go wrong, writes aviator Byron Bailey.
Being a dad is a privilege, not a right
Sophie Roome deserved a lifetime of memories with her special little boy. Instead, she now faces the tragic reminder that her ex, a dad expected to be his son’s rock, took it all away in one horrifying instant. Here’s why I’ll be giving my two boys an extra cuddle tonight, writes Sam Stolz.
Why it’s time to leave behind the name Fraser Island
The origins of the name Fraser Island is reason enough to fully embrace the change to its traditional Indigenous name, K’gari, Carlie Walker writes.
Editor’s view: Voter sugar hits turn budget surplus to $3bn debt
Treasurer Cameron Dick has very cleverly taken out the trash contained in the state budget – revealing he has somehow turned a forecast surplus for 2024-45 of $122m into a real $3bn deficit.
Parents’ vital role in navigating the challenge of a generation
The rise in mental health issues among our young people coincides with the widespread use of smartphones and social media, writes John Gerrard.
Editor’s view: Finally a good call on the 2032 Games
With his city the host of seven Games venues, Tom Tate’s inclusion in the 2032 Games Organising Committee seems a total no-brainer, writes the editor.
Jim’s Budget still a stinker
The one blessing of Jim Chalmers’ woeful budget is that it isn’t likely to bring on an early election.
Editor’s view: Damaging data you have a right to
Regular releases of health data stop governments from hiding the truth and are vital information you have a right to know about, writes the editor.
Would you give back your $300 energy relief handout?
Every household is getting $300 off their energy bill, even if they don’t need it. It sparks a fiery debate about wealth and tax.
Bolt: Pro-Palestine activists are a danger to Australia
Abusive protesters are importing a Jew-hatred unparalleled in our history and they are also preaching an unhinged hatred of Australia.
Biden-Trump debate to show only one can lose
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both deeply flawed candidates, Tom Minear argues, which is why their rush to debate each other poses risks on both sides.
If only Pete had listened to my genius a year ago
Peter Dutton, already a year too late, needs to show there’s more to his housing policy than shutting the door on migration, writes James Campbell.
In 2014 I banned my girls from social media before 18 … I’m glad I did
Called weird, strict, paranoid and radical for implementing a social media ban on her daughters in 2014, Annette Sharp asks them how the ban impacted their lives.
‘Never raise your voice’: Kids’ touching notes to Yr 5 teacher
Harry Smith is that teacher your kids won’t forget. He has made such an impact at Mango Hill State School, that everyone can’t stop singing his praises.
Credlin: Albanese thinks $300 rebate will buy him a second term
The Albanese Government thinks tax cuts, energy bill handouts and a surplus maximises its chances of winning a second term and we’ll be going to the polls sooner rather than later, writes Peta Credlin.
Faces of tragedy and stories of horror we should never forget
Protecting the public matters more than anything else, more than personal freedom, more than fears of increased criminality or recidivism due to being locked up, writes Angela Mollard.
Wong, Albanese cave into terrorism and moronic students
Labor voters who still support the Albanese government’s flaccid foreign policy are turning their back on the compassionate, worldly legacy of the party’s greatest leaders, writes Piers Akerman.
Generation TikTok will never know the joy of a glossy teen mag
Amid news Cosmopolitan magazine is going back into print, should we take the gloss off TikTok and revive the teen magazine scene, asks Kerry Parnell.
Campion: Labor cosies up to pastoralists before dumping on them
The Labor government is more interested in tofu and development of ‘alternative proteins’ than helping our farmers who they have betrayed once again by banning live sheep exports, writes Vikki Campion.
Why NDIS and child care fraudsters make my blood boil
We know the NDIS is rife with fraud, the taxpayer is losing at least a billion dollars a year there. Now child care has similar issues. Something must change, writes Julie Cross.
Ugly protests demonstrate appalling failure of uni leadership
The disturbing scenes of pro-Palestine students storming a Qld campus, forcing a lockdown and disrupting classes show a failure of leadership to provide a safe learning environment for the majority. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Are property investors really too greedy?
Attacks on landlords and policies that push them out of real estate investment could come back to bite everyone, including tenants.
Bizarre, short-sighted, stupid: Premier needs to end this joke
The decision to not build a new venue for cricket and AFL, and instead bring the Gabba up to modern building standards, will leave Queensland literally last in the nation, writes The Editor.
Dutton’s power jolt: Means-testing or just plain mean?
Billionaires and highly paid MPs need another handout like a crocodile needs a vegan diet, writes Robert Schwarten.
Penbo: Australia is waking up to the work-from-home con
There is a deep-seated ambivalence and in some quarters open hostility to business in this country, writes David Penberthy.
Federal Labor has less fiscal discipline than Mayor Quimby
Labor’s economic policy has about as much foundation as the town of Springfield building a new monorail, writes Matt Canavan.
Bond: Thanks for nothing, Dr Chalmers
There are about one trillion reasons this will actually prove to be a budget for the ages, writes Caleb Bond.
Penbo: Aussies’ real take on brutal Bali justice might surprise us
Two major cases this week lead me to wonder if our country could learn some lessons from Indonesia, writes David Penberthy.
Goers: ScoMo’s sins washed away in Scotty’s pitch to US market
Scott Morrison knows God loves him and has direct quotes to prove it in his new book, writes Peter Goers.
This is the ugly result when ‘Karens’ go too far
Whether it’s on the car windshield, in the letterbox or stuck to the front door, it seems real fury deserves a personal touch these days.
McCrann: Budget just more crazily out-of-control spending
It’s another depressing return to an all-too familiar Labor Fiscal Future – high-taxes, big spending, budget deficits and rising debt set to exceed $1 trillion.
‘Cesspit’: Fresh attack on ‘out of control’ CFMEU
Queenslanders are not holding back on their views of the CFMEU after yet more drama surrounding the powerful union. HAVE YOUR SAY
‘Horrendous’: Qld torn over ‘dud’ Premier battle
The race to be Qld Premier could come down to a lot … or nothing at all, according to many. HAVE YOUR SAY
Premier’s nuclear fearmongering exposes Labor’s own failures
Labor is trying to turn Peter Dutton’s support for nuclear into a state issue. But so far all it has done is shoot itself in the foot, writes The Editor. VOTE IN OUR POLL
You get something, and you get something… Jim ticks all the boxes
With an eye to the next election, Jim Chalmers delivered a budget with something for virtually every demographic, writes Paul Williams.
Maiden: Dumb budget backlash misses Albo’s messy admission
Shovelling cash to double-dipping property investors may prove harder to explain than deciding not to means-test billionaires, writes Samantha Maiden.
Time for David Crisafulli to step up – the campaign is on
We understand the political benefit of being a small target, but it is time the Opposition Leader started to lift the veil, writes the editor.
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