Mind-boggling security breakdown puts Trump at risk again
How could Mr Trump not already have the highest level of protection, having been shot once and also made the target of an Iranian assassination plot, asks Tom Minear.
Opinion
Penbo: Howard bowls a bitter pill for Aussie Trump-lovers
The man many call Australia’s greatest PM had some words that both right and left wingers should hear, writes David Penberthy.
Don’t you worry about that, Sir Joh was right on banning poker machines
Former Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen was ridiculed for his conservative views by ‘progressive’ Labor types. But he got it right on poker machines, some readers say. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Bond: ‘Hate speech’ warriors won’t give up this easily
Labor’s last-minute backdown has spared Australia from a set of dangerous new laws – for now, writes Caleb Bond.
Maiden: Tanya’s angst over kids’ social media use proves ban is right
Tanya Plibersek summed it up perfectly when she revealed her own angst and guilt about her children’s social media use – and why things need to change, writes Samantha Maiden.
Three reasons why social media ban must be for 16yo
One blanket, minimum age to access social media for all Australians will spare parents, schools and young people themselves from unintended negative consequences of a two-tier system, argues Dr Simon Wilksch.
Book Week truth bomb too risky to drop until now
I know I’ll take some hits by publishing this column, it’s sure to offend but it has to be said, writes Amanda Blair.
Maiden: Huge gamble in misunderstood Higgins saga
There’s one question on everyone’s lips as the trial wraps up – what do any of these ugly claims have to do with the defamation suit, writes Samantha Maiden.
Hysterical anti-boys pile-on is a grave mistake
Violence against women is never OK but neither is writing off an entire generation over the actions of a few, writes Rebecca Whitfield-Baker.
Penbo: Bandt dazed and confused in Green teen flashback
It felt like one toke too many on the policy bong this week when Adam Bandt spruiked the Greens’ tax-the-sh*t-out-of-everything plan, writes David Penberthy.
Harris looked out of practice in first sit-down interview
Kamala Harris waited 39 days to face the scrutiny of an interview and if she wants to win the election, she needs to keep fronting up, says Tom Minear.
Maiden: Do Labor remember who their biggest donor is?
There’s something almost amusing about Labor’s sudden concerns about the Greens and the union movement’s black sheep, writes Samantha Maiden.
Penbo: NDIS party-crashers will send Australia broke
How can it be that 12 per cent of boys in Australia have anything resembling a genuine disability, writes David Penberthy.
Penbo: ‘Racist’ barbs backfire as Albo’s Gaza mess echoes Voice
The switchboards have not lit up like it has over Gaza refugees since the height of the referendum debate. And that’s bad for the PM, writes David Penberthy.
Dutton’s ‘death tax’ deal punts looming crisis to Labor
If you’re wondering if the Coalition thinks it can sneak into office at the election, look no further than its aged care deal, writes James Campbell.
‘Only four’: Gibney’s Logies speech calls out TV’s boys’ club
Rebecca Gibney’s induction into the Logies Hall of Fame and the Women’s World Cup win are to be celebrated as historic television moments. But Aussie TV remains a boys’ club, writes Kathy McCabe.
Penbo: Pathetic act confirms Australia’s self-delusion
Just when you thought Australia’s absurd obsession with stupid rules couldn’t get any worse, writes David Penberthy.
OPINION: Dear Premier, time to ditch plane, drive Bruce Hwy
It’s hard to see how a Premier who continues to pick planes over cars can ever truly understand – or be forced to fix – the deplorable state of the Bruce Hwy, writes reporter Geordi Offord
Maiden: NAPLAN fail spells big trouble for Aussie boys
If you teach kids that literacy doesn’t matter, you get results like these, writes Samantha Maiden.
161,200 reasons I can’t stand private health care
Does the funding of private health weaken the public system? Of course it does, writes Peter Goers.
How Kamala’s media silent treatment could blow up
In the three weeks since Kamala Harris became the Democratic candidate, she has not held a proper press conference. Tom Minear argues it’s weird – and it could backfire.
Penbo: UK riots expose the nuts ASIO warned us about
In this era of fake news and alternate facts, a factually-based account of a news event will be seen by the angry nuts as a big con job, writes David Penberthy.
George Christensen is taking the piss and you’re paying for him to do it
Most readers would agree a $117,000 salary should come with the expectation you’re dedicating yourself full time to your constituents. But George Christensen seems to think he doesn’t need to be in the country to be a local councillor.
Penbo: UK riots expose the nuts ASIO warned us about
In this era of fake news and alternate facts, a factually-based account of a news event will be seen by the angry nuts as a big con job, writes David Penberthy.
Penbo: WFH was just another mad Covid mistake
It seemed like a good idea back when a pandemic loomed over Australia but it’s become a city-killing catastrophe, writes David Penberthy.
Goers: We should be judged on our attitude to times like Anzac Day
The Dawn Service is a sacred remembrance of sacrifice and a plea for the sanctity of peace. Impossible but essential peace, writes Peter Goers.
Rudderless, drifting towards wipe-out: Miles talking but no one’s listening
Our latest polling will leave the premier and strategists wondering what shots they have left in the locker, writes state political editor Hayden Johnson.
Why Queensland’s highway to hell will never truly be ‘fixed’
As someone who has driven the Bruce Highway consistently for five decades I can report it has never been better, writes Robert Schwarten.
Maiden: Awkward twist in Albo’s war on Elon
Surprisingly, it’s no longer the Prime Minister who seems to have riled up the Tesla billionaire the most, writes Samantha Maiden.
Toughest smoking law in the world should be in Australia
The UK is on track to make it illegal for some from ever being able to legally buy cigarettes. Some think it’s terrible, but there is a good reason for Australia to adopt it too.
Editor’s view: It is clear the Bruce Hwy must be ‘finished’
Surely it is not too much to ask of our nation’s politicians that they stop treating Queenslanders like mugs and commit to “finishing” the one frustration that unites us all, writes the editor.
Bond: Armed Aussies would have ended Bondi horror sooner
Security guards and shoppers should not have had to confront that murderer with bare hands and makeshift weapons, writes Caleb Bond.
Penbo: Greens’ half-witted hit-job does the impossible for Woolies
Nick McKim’s antics did a disservice to the public when more valuable questions should be directed at both Woolworths and Coles, writes David Penberthy.
Dutton’s eight-word reaction to Lehrmann verdict
Peter Dutton has reacted to a judge’s ruling that Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins. But there was one crucial name he made no mention of.
‘Cherished belongings of a child, ejected from the back seat’
The horrific sights, sounds and smells of a Bruce Highway crash scene bring home the reality of road trauma, writes Shayla Bulloch.
Penbo: Facebook’s big greedy lie is an absolute joke
It’s a joke for a mega-rich corporation to claim it is powerless to control the cesspit it created, writes David Penberthy.
Final cost of pumped hydro may exceed our wildest estimates
Queenslanders have been denied the chance to ask how a project of such magnitude will impact their hip pockets, writes Michelle Landry.
Maiden: Media loses its memory in radical Mostyn meltdown
You would think that Anthony Albanese had just appointed Che Guevara or Vladimir Lenin, writes Samantha Maiden.
Penbo: Mindless right wing hostility is the left’s biggest asset
Australia’s conservatives need to wake up and smell the roses when it comes to the way women are treated, promoted and recognised, writes David Penberthy.
Worst thing you can say in 2024
Ricky Gervais was blasted and JK Rowling threatened with arrest after making comments offensive to trans women. Is there no end to this silliness, asks Julie Cross.
Hydro CEO: Our commitment to the community, environment
After a tense community meeting, featuring an apology for the initial lack of consultation over the Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro scheme, Queensland Hydro’s CEO has written a piece to concerned residents.
Daylight saving exposes popular hobby’s dark reality for women
Most men won’t think twice as the end of daylight saving rolls around – but for women, it’s a reminder we still can’t go outside without fear, writes Emily Olle.
The unlikely royal who’s done a Bradbury
Like Australia’s speed skating Olympian Steven Bradbury, who came from behind to win gold, a royal living in the shadows has become the surprise leading man.
Systemic racism is a problem even if police forces won’t admit it
There is a systemic problem with racism in every police force in Australia but they need to acknowledge it exists before we can solve it, writes Douglas Smith.
Penbo: Big reason no one wants to live in Sydney or Melbourne
It’s not hard to understand why so many of us get misty-eyed thinking about Australia’s golden era at the turn of the century, writes David Penberthy.
Bond: Australia is getting played and our govt is falling for it
Let’s not kid ourselves that being friendly to the grizzly bear will save us when it decides we look tasty, writes Caleb Bond.
Maiden: Kevin joins Keating as a world-class headache for Wong
One ex-PM on a collision course with a great power would be enough of a worry, but Penny Wong has two to deal with, writes Samantha Maiden.
Albanese has a decision to make: Keep Rudd or sack him
Kevin Rudd has eight months before the US election to find his way into Donald Trump’s good graces but – in the meantime – Anthony Albanese must weigh the probabilities.
‘It’s not okay’: Royal photographer weighs in on photo scandal
Arthur Edwards, who has been a royal photographer since the 1970s, has weighed in on Princess Catherine’s photoshop saga. Have your say.
Surprise find at an aged care home lunch
Aged care homes have had a bad rap for their culinary offerings – and for good reason, writes journalist Julie Cross. See why she opted to dine at one for lunch.
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