Penbo: Euthanasia or rot – that’s the choice Australia left this man
This is the human face of bureaucratic sloth. He’s chosen to die because our aged care system can’t keep its promises, writes David Penberthy.
Opinion
Maiden: Three words Lidia Thorpe haters suddenly forgot
If all Australian MPs were held to the standards some want applied to Thorpe, Republicans would be kicked out of Canberra, writes Samantha Maiden.
‘He had no chance’: Moment wife knew husband had been killed on hwy
On hearing a motorbike and truck had crashed on the Bruce Hwy, a Qld woman desperately dialled the Bluetooth on her husband’s helmet, waiting for the answer that would never come.
Maiden: Cashed-up Albo is rubbing young voters’ noses in it
It’s one thing to be loaded after decades in parliament but it’s another to flaunt it so close to an election, writes Samantha Maiden.
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‘In their words’: Council election candidates reveal their top five issues
The men and women who want to make up the next Fraser Coast council have revealed what they think are the biggest issues facing Maryborough and Hervey Bay, and what they want to do about them if elected. You might be surprised:
Banks’ sneak attack on real cash inflicts sinister risk
As if using our accounts to track our every move wasn’t bad enough, now the banks are gambling with national security, writes Caleb Bond.
Goers: London Kerr-fuffle gives bastards a bad name
If it’s bad to be a bastard there’s a long list of Aussie icons and leaders who never got the message, writes Peter Goers.
‘Why we all need to quit Instagram now’
While Instagram is my happy place, for others social media is a dark, depressing and dangerous place. This week has been a wake-up call.
Elite school’s handling of toxic culture ‘lip service’
Three years ago I wrote a story about a teacher grooming myself and other schoolboys at Cranbrook. This is how I feel about the allegations embroiling the school.
Could Australia’s climate death wish be more absurd?
People say they care about climate change – but they care about cost of living even more, writes Caleb Bond.
Big fat facts missing from nuclear power debate
Finding the debate over nuclear power super-annoying? You’re not the only one, writes David Mills.
Navy blueprint should have happened years ago
The blueprint into the future of Australia’s Navy is a good one but should have come earlier, writes Charles Miranda.
Australia’s most hated: Mums who failed to secure Swift tix
A collective insanity has taken hold and the search for the golden ticket – aka Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour tix – has turned normally reasonable parents into wild-eyed lunatics.
Albanese’s initiative ‘brought tears to their eyes’
We are hearing first-hand from parents, schools, charities and community organisations about the benefits of the School Student Broadband Initiative, writes Michelle Rowland.
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