Madonna King
Madonna King is a leading journalist and commentator. She was an award-winning mornings presenter on 612 ABC Brisbane and is a five-times author.
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Commercial terrorists have brought an industry to its knees
The sabotage of our strawberry industry is as flummoxing as it is despicable. It shows a level of recklessness in the community that we haven’t seen before.
- by Madonna King
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Wagners verdict shows the likes of Alan Jones can be called out
The defamation verdict shows that sometimes you can take on the loud person in the centre of the room and silence them.
- by Madonna King
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What our children can learn from some ambos' simple act of kindness
It’s a simple photograph of a man, in the back of an ambulance, enjoying a caramel sundae. But the story behind it says so much.
- by Madonna King
'I really feel I mucked it up': When dads and daughters disconnect
The father-daughter bond has long been recognised as special. That is, until she hits puberty – at which point it often fractures.
- by Madonna King
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Dumping of Turnbull shows why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
Intellect? Too easily swayed to join another camp? Last week’s shenanigans should have put that argument to rest.
- by Madonna King
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Peter Dutton does what Malcolm Turnbull doesn't
He’s black and white. Yes or no. It’s either this or it’s that.
- by Madonna King
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Fraser Anning is a symptom of the sickness overrunning Australian politics
Fraser Anning, who won his seat in the federal Senate on the back of 19 votes, represents no one I know. But his racist, bigoted and hateful comments say as much about our political process as they do about him.
- by Madonna King
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'Never been as bad as this': The Queensland kids who have never seen rain
A child born in 2011 in some western parts of Queensland is now in year 2 – and they have never seen rain. They’ve never witnessed the skies darken, and the heavens open.
- by Madonna King
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Dropping of Lady Cilento name is nothing more than bad politics
The Queensland Government’s plan to dump poor old Lady Cilento from the hospital that bears her name is a folly, and you shouldn’t fall for it.
- by Madonna King
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The perception of Bill Shorten that won't go away
What does Bill Shorten have to do to be liked? Is it his short hair that has voters shunning him in droves? Or his socks? His voice?
- by Madonna King
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Five ingredients for recreating Brisbane State High School
Parents have come up with ingenious ways to enrol their child at the popular school. Maybe the government needs to come up with some ingenuity too.
- by Madonna King