How to search for a lost diamond on a plane with 400 passengers

How to search for a lost diamond on a plane with 400 passengers

Washing my hands,I noticed it was gone. A hole where the diamond sat. And so the midflight search with a torch began.

  • byMadonna King

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How we can empower the next crop of council whistleblowers

How we can empower the next crop of council whistleblowers

Given the results of Ipswich,don’t ratepayers of other councils across Queensland deserve to know what wrongdoing might be going on inside their city and town halls?

  • byMadonna King
Redland Hospital fiasco deserves greater attention – and condemnation
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Opinion

Redland Hospital fiasco deserves greater attention – and condemnation

It is unforgivable that 1000 patients screened as long as seven years ago should be learning only now that they might have a problem.

  • byMadonna King
Annastacia and Deb,it's not all about you

Annastacia and Deb,it's not all about you

Because our judgment is being based on leaders rather than policies,our response to single bad decisions can be ruthless.

  • byMadonna King
Why I'm thinking of Jack Beasley this Christmas season
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Opinion

Why I'm thinking of Jack Beasley this Christmas season

Perhaps it is worth,this festive season,our thinking of the impact of one,single tragedy in our community.

  • byMadonna King
Santa dashed through the snow to find a country in flames,Virginia
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Opinion

Santa dashed through the snow to find a country in flames,Virginia

He answers to different names,but they heard our cry for help,made a list,and didn’t think twice.

  • byMadonna King
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Story of the big,bad Wulff is one every child should hear
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Opinion

Story of the big,bad Wulff is one every child should hear

I’d consider my taxes better spent if the former council CEO was released,and forced to spend two years travelling our state,talking to our children.

  • byMadonna King
'Do your job!':Why Bruce Morcombe fired off that angry tweet
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Opinion

'Do your job!':Why Bruce Morcombe fired off that angry tweet

“It was the straw that broke the camel’s back,’’ said the tireless campaigner for protection of children from sexual predators.

  • byMadonna King
For 300 days,Labor needs to remember what it learnt from Goss
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Opinion

For 300 days,Labor needs to remember what it learnt from Goss

Labor has just 300 days to use its authority in government to make the case for the next 1500 days.

  • byMadonna King
Ageism has reached its use-by date
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Opinion

Ageism has reached its use-by date

Ageing expert Ashton Applewhite was a welcome antidote to the Treasurer's comments on older Australians.

  • byMadonna King
To school leavers:U2 were rejected until they found what they were looking for
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To school leavers:U2 were rejected until they found what they were looking for

As the Irish supergroup packs stadiums throughout Australia this week,there's a lesson in their past for our Queensland class of 2019.

  • byMadonna King