What our daughters need from their fathers during home isolation

What our daughters need from their fathers during home isolation

The challenges for our daughters in the response to COVID-19,and their inability to access the camaraderie of their friends at school,cannot be underestimated.

  • byMadonna King

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'I'm just lost':What students - and their parents - really say about this year

'I'm just lost':What students - and their parents - really say about this year

You’re not hearing them whinging out loud. This generation of 17-year-olds understands how far down the COVID-19 queue of concern they currently sit.

  • byMadonna King
To all the teachers,with love

To all the teachers,with love

If there's one thing home-schooling is teaching us,it's how hard it might be to walk in your shoes.

  • byMadonna King
All over the world,patients are lying about virus:GP

All over the world,patients are lying about virus:GP

For every act of kindness during the crisis,we’ve also seen how the fear of this disease can bring out the worst of human behaviour.

  • byMadonna King
There is another'virus'we have to deal with,says vaccine expert Ian Frazer
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Opinion

There is another'virus'we have to deal with,says vaccine expert Ian Frazer

Professor Frazer pleads for a fact-based public education campaign that did not involve fighting in the toilet paper aisles or stealing sanitiser out of someone else’s trolley.

  • byMadonna King
An old-school lesson from America,thanks to Bernie,Joe and Donald
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Opinion

An old-school lesson from America,thanks to Bernie,Joe and Donald

Just imagine,here in Queensland,a 78-year-old being front-runner for the lord mayoralty.

  • byMadonna King
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The tragedy of Hannah and her children should be a catalyst for change
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The tragedy of Hannah and her children should be a catalyst for change

The heinous murder of a young family should provide the impetus for us to work together to tackle the scourge of domestic violence.

  • byMadonna King
Futures stolen as we try to make sense of the senseless in Camp Hill
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Futures stolen as we try to make sense of the senseless in Camp Hill

It just doesn’t happen here,in Camp Hill. Not in our suburb. A car doesn’t explode in flames. Children don’t die. We look out for each other. It’s our home.

  • byMadonna King
The royal visit must include Queensland – just look at our name
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Opinion

The royal visit must include Queensland – just look at our name

Queenslanders are used to being left out. Ministerial spots. Cabinet posts. Road funding. So let's not miss out on a royal tour.

  • byMadonna King
Don't give your children emojis,give them emotion

Don't give your children emojis,give them emotion

Our teenagers learn on computers,upload their homework,set up a date via an app and post their formal dresses on Insta. But something's missing.

  • byMadonna King
By law,Queensland government may have duty to fight climate change

By law,Queensland government may have duty to fight climate change

New human rights law could be used as the vanguard for a legal challenge to the state government’s own climate change policies.

  • byMadonna King