Pulling'different'children out of school affects the whole class
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Opinion

Pulling'different'children out of school affects the whole class

One day,we’ll look back on how we segregated children with different challenges,and feel an enormous amount of shame.

  • byMadonna King

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Some reporters don't get to interview Palaszczuk. It's no accident
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Opinion

Some reporters don't get to interview Palaszczuk. It's no accident

Now,with a year to polling day,every announcement from the Queensland Premier and her government looks directly related to keeping the party in power.

  • byMadonna King
Gentle old Tom was like no drug dealer the lawyer had met before
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Opinion

Gentle old Tom was like no drug dealer the lawyer had met before

For a start,he’s closer to 90 than he is to 80. He bought cannabis oil to treat his cancer-stricken wife,until she died. Then he started dealing.

  • byMadonna King
Queensland police should not cop this man wearing their uniform
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Opinion

Queensland police should not cop this man wearing their uniform

Unless Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll moves to sack Senior Constable Neil Punchard now,her leadership of the state’s police service will falter.

  • byMadonna King
On every street,bridge or train track,Extinction Rebellion fails the test
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On every street,bridge or train track,Extinction Rebellion fails the test

And that’s why they don’t deserve the support of the city,or the politicians sympathetic to their cause.

  • byMadonna King
To ignore Greta Thunberg would be childish
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Opinion

To ignore Greta Thunberg would be childish

The hate being directed at the Swedish teenager says more about her detractors than it does about her bid to mobilise the world’s youth.

  • byMadonna King
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Deb Frecklington needs to tread carefully over the public service bonus
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Opinion

Deb Frecklington needs to tread carefully over the public service bonus

How the Opposition Leader responds to Labor's sweetener will speak volumes about what type of leader she could be.

  • byMadonna King
How many men does it take to change a legal system?
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Opinion

How many men does it take to change a legal system?

A string of recent court cases shows the desperate need to review how our laws work.

  • byMadonna King
Firey Matthew cuts off our phone call.'Sorry,we’ve got another one.'

Firey Matthew cuts off our phone call.'Sorry,we’ve got another one.'

Flames had stolen the back deck of a house. And then there was a spot fire. And then another. And then another. He forgets how many. Maybe four. Maybe five.

  • byMadonna King
Two words our PM needs to say to the family faced with deportation

Two words our PM needs to say to the family faced with deportation

He could change the lives of two small girls who are as Australian as his own daughters.

  • byMadonna King
Was Carmody worth his $290,000 pension? The state won't let us judge

Was Carmody worth his $290,000 pension? The state won't let us judge

Controversial Queensland judge's annual pension package is a stunning example of the chasm between our judiciary,and the rest of us.

  • byMadonna King