Opinion
Monday 20th February 2017
Party up for reluctant Palestinians
By disrespecting the mindless mantra, Donald Trump has introduced the idea it may not be worth worshipping.
Sharia: dark ages death sentence
Australia has a proud, enlightened culture and it is worth preserving and protecting against any threat.
Sunday 19th February 2017
A fake news phenomenon?
The clearance of the Aurukun school of maladministration allegations was clear — the reporting of it was not.
Saturday 18th February 2017
Close gap on school attendance
The commonwealth spends $30bn a year on indigenous affairs, but targets are not being achieved.
Progressives cross blurred 18C line
It will soon be up to politicians to fix a law that is biased towards complainants.
Kim baits Trump with missile
North Korea has sent a clear message that it won’t be intimidated by the new US President.
US, Israel at one over Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu will meet our political leaders in Canberra this week.
Senate’s threat to nation’s rating
Treasury must call a summit and lay bare the scale of fiscal repair needed.
Prideful, mean-spirited course
Triggs and her advisers have never acknowledged their part in the shabby treatment of the QUT students.
Renewable means unreliable
Our out-of-synch power mix makes it harder to cope with sharp seasonal surges in demand.
Sisterhood’s veiled promise
A well-meaning media, in supporting those who wear the veil, overlooks others who oppose it.
Right shuns Menzies’ progressivism
There’s a reason why the party’s founder named it Liberal rather than conservative.
Working mum takes on giants
Unions and businesses have been colluding to enrich themselves at the workers’ cost.
United front key to Coalition win
Misguided party ideology won’t deliver practical policies for the average Australian.
Friday 17th February 2017
Teens trapped in aged care
How can we be so careless with these young disabled?
Labor troika fails to see roadblocks
Israel seeks peace and two states, but its neighbour can never quite decide.
We never trolled Idi, Adolf, Joe
The fine line dividing our democracy from dictatorship is the gold travel pass.
ALP scuttles away from standard
Labor is crab-scuttling away from its proud environmental standard of a national 50 per cent RET.
Bernie can’t hide fund failures
It’s the same old song: Nothing to see; the equal representation model works very well; there is no case for change.
Labor flip paves way for gas
Federal ALP has scrapped plans to extend the renewable energy target past 2020.
Test as One Nation steps west
A strong showing there and we will have to recalibrate the politics of the nation.
Keep safe while courting
Turnbull should channel John Howard in handling the Pauline Hanson challenge.
Thursday 16th February 2017
Greens dripping with cowardice
The Greens are so far from reality on issues such as Islam and energy it seems they’re on a 70s flashback.
Put nuclear into power mix
We are going to need a strong economy to deal with climate change in the future.
Distance making the gap a chasm
When you live remotely, the main tradition is disadvantage — and that won’t change.
It’s good for democracy
The government deserves praise for amending one of the most heavy-handed laws against journalists.
