Peter Dutton

Why Dutton won’t let NZ asylum deal happen

COMMENT: Here’s some more bad news for the 2000-plus asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru. You’re not going to be resettled in New Zealand.

Day’s end: Sad finish to twisted saga

Day’s end: Sad finish to twisted saga
WE DON’T yet know who will replace him, and how much they will play ball on that crossbench – but Bob Day’s resignation is a sad end to a twisted tale.

Mal’s a really bad fit for the job

Mal’s a really bad fit for the job
As a journalist, barrister and businessman, Turnbull has been supremely successful. As a politician... not so much.

Protecting the jewel in our crown

Protecting the jewel in our crown
IT’S behind more than 70,000 full-time jobs and is central to the economic story of our nation. For these reasons and others we must do everything we can to protect this prized possession.

State inaction on mine is killing off the north

State inaction on mine is killing off the north
EVEN when Annastacia Palaszczuk’s administration does nothing, it does it badly.

Autocorrect is absolutely rubbish. Except when it isn’t

Autocorrect is absolutely rubbish. Except when it isn’t
The power of autocomplete is like having Kanye West as your texting co-author. It starts with an “Imma going to let you finish” interruption and ends in nonsense.

Get-tough refugee approach is overkill

Get-tough refugee approach is overkill
HAS Malcolm Turnbull had his pink overalls moment? Or is this new tougher than ever before refugee policy just some tricky way to sneak people off to a third country?

‘Quiet achiever’? Try again, Premier

‘Quiet achiever’? Try again, Premier
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has told the Labor Party conference her government is a “quiet achiever”. Des Houghton says that’s code for “I haven’t really done much.” Join the CAGE FIGHT debate @ 7am.

US poll result will reverberate here

US poll result will reverberate here
THE US election is more than a hyped-up reality show, and what the next president does will affect our country, our economy and our security.

Surfer bites back at the critics

Surfer bites back at the critics
YOU’VE probably wondered about the sanity of surfers. Why would they continue to surf after all the shark attacks in recent times?

Children let down by broken village

Children let down by broken village
THE latest government report on the performance of the child protection system contains both good news and bad.

Halloween now a costume drama

Halloween now a costume drama
FOR the first time, Halloween tonight will be genuinely scary. Not because of the costumes the kids will be wearing, but because of those they won’t be wearing.

Slaughter at sea is a national scandal

Slaughter at sea is a national scandal
AUSTRALIA is quick to criticise Japan for whaling, but the government turns a blind eye to the slaughter of ocean mammals on our doorstep, writes Rita Panahi.

Campbell Newman slams LNP

Campbell Newman slams LNP
FORMER LNP premier Campbell Newman has slammed his own party, claiming a LNP move could give One Nation ammunition for the next election.

Paid parental leave: Mums are sick of being used

Paid parental leave: Mums are sick of being used
Expectant mums are sick of being the political footballs of this government, which has performed numerous backflips on childcare and paid parental leave.

Ladies, life is too short for manicures

Ladies, life is too short for manicures
Pretty nails are the modern woman’s crack, writes Angela Mollard. But they just limit our ability to do the good stuff men get to do because they’re not wasting their lives on grooming.

Financial stress right on the money

Financial stress right on the money
AN AMP report says one in four Australian workers feels financially stressed and fewer than half are confident about their financial future.

Dark cloud over Sunshine State

Dark cloud over Sunshine State
WITH sensational weather and perfect beaches, Queensland is a fantastic place to live. However, our economic viability and prosperity are under siege.

Cup was secret woman’s business

Cup was secret woman’s business
THE jockey was a Queenslander and his success was lauded around the country but it was a woman trainer who plotted victory in the 1938 Melbourne Cup.

Child safety workers protect families

Child safety workers protect families
SHE blamed herself for the violence when things went wrong or he got angry. Now, they were here to take her children. Only this time, it was different.

The lazy country benefits nobody

The lazy country benefits nobody
WELFARE should be for those who deserve it — the rest can get off their bums, writes Peta Credlin.

Dreamworld tragedy touches us all

Dreamworld tragedy touches us all
THE constant stream of visitors to Dreamworld and the growing memorial wall of flowers shows just how deeply the tragic accident has affected the nation.

Getting better at protecting children

Getting better at protecting children
A DECADE ago, 2000 child safety workers walked off the job in Queensland, accusing the Beattie government of failing to give them the resources to protect vulnerable children.

Labor ‘operates protection racket’

Labor ‘operates protection racket’
DES HOUGHTON: IT’S time the corruption watchdog began a major investigation into serious allegations linking criminal bikie gangs, the CFMEU and ALP funding.

Turnbull, Abbott in all-out war

Turnbull, Abbott in all-out war
THERE is a war between Abbott and Turnbull. Its trajectory and end point are unknown, but no one should pretend it’s not happening.

Ardent can’t hide behind PR spin. They must take blame

Ardent can’t hide behind PR spin. They must take blame
Ardent Leisure can’t pretend their hands aren’t dirty following the tragic deaths of four adults at Dreamworld, writes Ten Eyewitness News reporter Melinda Nucifora.

Put car buyers in the driving seat

Put car buyers in the driving seat
LEMON laws will generally limit the number of faults a new car can have, the number of attempts to fix them and the number of days a new car can be off the road for repair.

Home sweet investment home

Home sweet investment home
THE housing market is rigged against first home buyers as we continue to move from being home owners to property investors.

Farmers fight to save water supply

Farmers fight to save water supply
WHEN I hear the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan labelling court action against mining as “frivolous” my blood boils.

ALP off the rails in basic duties

ALP off the rails in basic duties
THE Queensland Rail board was busy yesterday following the debacle of turning the new Redcliffe Peninsula Line into a successful train service.