Is smacking a child ever the right thing?
A PERTH mother was convicted of common assault and fined $750 after she smacked her child with a wooden spoon, causing a bruise.
Opinion
New fine will be ‘instant penance’ for drivers
SEVEN years ago, when first living in Toowoomba, my wife and I were impressed at how spiritual the drivers seem to be here.
If we stopped eating meat, would it really reduce emissions?
If we all stop slaughtering cattle and sheep in Australia based on today’s numbers, we’d have in excess of 26 million cattle to feed and 70 million sheep.
OPINION: Immigration gap widens
IT WOULD appear most of Australia’s lefties are crying into their orange-frappe mochaccinos, and those on right are beating their chest in victory.
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YOUR SAY: ‘A smack never did me any harm’
Many people on the Fraser Coast disagreed with the findings of the study.
LETTERS: Disgust over One Nation ‘dildo’ school claims
LETTER writers had plenty to say on One Nation leader Steve Dickson’s claims Queensland schools were teaching Grade 4 students about dildos and masturbation.
SOAPBOX: Dildo claims a bigger problem than Dickson thinks
STEVE Dickson may have made a bigger error than he thought when he made his widely panned Safe Schools comments recently.
Admiring beauty when you see it
Have reached a stage in our politically correct society where we are almost afraid to admire beauty?
Why I choose to ride in the gutter
When you return to cycling at a ripe old age of course you’re going to avoid the bike paths
Anti vaxxers: How would you feel if your child nearly died?
How would you feel if your baby was close to death thanks to an un-vaccinated human who passed on whooping cough?
OPINION: Make schoolies an investment, not a party
YES it’s that time of the year again when the Gold Coast battens down the hatches for another wave of fresh-cut graduates letting off steam.
POLLIE TICKLED: Duel in the crown
The Liberals and Labor are at 10 paces as the citizenship debacle rolls on.
LECKIE SCHLECKIE: Fortunate son of Postecoglou’s era
“I reckon if I was given 48 cracks in the national team I’d start to get accustomed to it too.”
X-rated? Sex-ed scare campaign shows we’ve all gone nuts
Learning about bodies from a young age empowers children and helps them make good decisions.
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