CLARENCE CHATTERBOX: Plenty of questions that need answers
‘Doesn’t the mosquito buzzing around my head a 1am have somewhere else it has to be?’
Opinion
Times Gone By: Sailing club opens new facilities
‘Many of the speakers paid tribute to the stalwarts who laid the foundations of what is now a thriving club’
BETTY’S VIEW: Pensioners are struggling
I SAW on TV that aged pensioners were in revolt regarding the lack of consideration for them in the Budget.
Car park bingles are something worth noting
When you hit someone, owning up is more than just courtesy.
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POLLIE TICKLED: The branch is breaking – you can bank on it
Passbooks and tellers are going the way of the dodo but, never fear, ATMs are here to stay.
Homecoming for new Observer editor
Christine McKee has returned home to the port city after what she calls her ’30-year trip around Australia’.
Good riddance to the blokey, unwelcoming workplaces
WHEN I started full-time work back in the distant days of 1984 the two worst things you could be called in heavy industry were, one, a ‘bludger’ and two, ‘gay’.
Seeing through distractions in marriage equality debate
WITH voter rolls closing in a few hours, expect the intensity, and, sadly, the viciousness of the debate over marriage equality to start ramping up.
LETTER: Constitution needs to be brought up to date
UNLESS Adam and Eve came from Lightning Ridge, then all of us living in Australia have ancestors from somewhere else.
Miner slams claims of grubby language
‘Not once have I heard the term maggot, grub or scab used’
A walk inside Parliament’s gift shop
I’m not good at shopping, I’m too busy being a farmer, attending coal mining conferences, running the Nats and swanning around when Malcolm’s overseas.
OPINION: Has rare moment of clarity come too late
HAVE two members of the Australian Parliament found moments of clarity that will mark a shift in the mess masquerading as our government.
MAYORAL RACE: Ipswich election on knife edge
Where Tully and Antoniolli need to fire to win
LETTER: Pauline’s burqa stunt gets my vote
I WILL be voting for Pauline Hanson. She wears the burqa in the Senate and is derided by her fellow senators.
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