That Thinking Feeling
'We know what bus you catch' bullies texted to schoolgirl victim
Bullying happens to the children of cabinet ministers, to those whose parents work in our hospitals and on building sites and at universities. It doesn't have boundaries.
- by Madonna King
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Matt Lodge’s behaviour in New York was abominable, but he deserves a shot
The Broncos' new signing shouldn’t be made the poster boy for those fighting drugs and alcohol and bad behaviour, just yet.
- by Madonna King
Child safety
The difference that distance makes when a two-year-old is raped
Would we care more if this little girl was Brioney Smythe of Norman Park, or Myllie Henderson from Indooroopilly? Of course we would.
- by Madonna King
Opinion
Hidden taxes are the real terror Australians face
Live in a unit? Check your last body corporate bill because you might find you are now paying a terrorism tax.
- by Madonna King
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That Thinking Feeling
'I’d like to come home': Barnaby Joyce's open letter to New Zealand PM
Congratulations on your pregnancy. I envy the response your country has had to your news. Mine has not been quite so celebratory.
- by Madonna King
It is a bit late for the hurt look and the crocodile tears Barnaby Joyce
Why does Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, until recently often touted as parliament’s best retail politician, sound so hurt that the nation is discussing his private life?
- by Madonna King
He raped his niece and only got two-and-a-half years probation
Imagine your seven-year-old daughter being raped. What kind of impact would that have on her, and her family?
- by Madonna King
Daniel's parents have been fighting for answers longer than he lived
If we can rebuild whole cities, and run royal commissions and change the world’s technological base in 14 years, we should be able to close this file.
- by Madonna King
NBN
It's a tricky question but it gets a speedy response: How's your broadband working?
The National Broadband Network: Shambolic. A disgrace. A joke. A total failure. A train wreck. A National Bloody Nuisance.
- by Madonna King
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Security
Trusting for a better 2018
My New Year resolution to attempt to always default to kindness came asunder very quickly, with a bank email informing me that my credit card details had been hacked.
- by Madonna King
Opinion
The best (or worst) no balls of 2018
This year has been full of no balls, some of them more career-ending than others.
- by Madonna King