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I have followed the Bali Nine case for 20 years. This is not about taking sides, except the side of time

17.12.2024 10

The Guardian

Madonna King

How Qld election was lost before it started

The writing appears all over the wall; in the opinion polls and the exit polls, in the leaders’ debate, and in the homes of voters across...

18.10.2024 7

The New Daily

Madonna King

What PM's apology says about mistakes of the past

A few weeks ago, England women’s cricket captain Heather Knight was forced to apologise after a decade old social media post turned up of her...

11.10.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

We can’t hide from discussing children’s health

A call by nurses to weigh and measure school children in a bid to combat obesity should be seen as more than a “fat shaming issue”. And to dismiss...

04.10.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Action needed as scourge of bullying turns deadly

Imagine your daughter being on the cusp of her teenage years. She’s sassy and awkward, and vulnerable, and she plays with her phone a tad too much....

27.09.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

How blame game makes mockery of legal system

Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old French man accused of drugging his wife so he and 50 other men could rape her, says he wasn’t born a pervert; he...

20.09.2024 20

The New Daily

Madonna King

How Taylor Swift dwarfed Trump and Harris

Numbers lie at the heart of politics; dictating what party wins the treasury benches, and what party is sent into political exile for another term....

13.09.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Alexa Leary conquers all in return to spotlight

A moment in time. A cool Saturday morning in July 2021. Triathlete Alexa Leary is out cycling, a stone’s throw from Noosa – Queensland’s...

06.09.2024 20

The New Daily

Madonna King

Greens MP undoes four years of political grind

Max Chandler-Mather’s decision this week to climb onto a stage in support of the embattled CFMEU was a high-risk strategy that ended in a...

29.08.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Haunting sliding door steps in world of what-ifs

What if Gareth Train and his extremist family, including wife Stacey Train, had not been lured down a terror hole on his Wieambilla bush block during...

23.08.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Horrible acts thwart our search for answers

The murder of an angelic-looking 10-year-old – allegedly at the hands of her mother on the Gold Coast this week – is utterly impossible to fathom....

16.08.2024 20

The New Daily

Madonna King

Politician next door may bring common sense to DC

And after days of waiting, the outsider won. The dark horse. The long shot. The improbable. The outside chance. But Tim Walz, the politician next door...

09.08.2024 80

The New Daily

Madonna King

Champs shine spotlight on support team

Often, at an Olympic Games, it’s what happens out of the pool, or off the field, that delivers the real gold. And that’s been the case, every day...

02.08.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

A woman’s right to choose alters US election

It was The Washington Post this week that reminded us of the handful of words, uttered by Kamala Harris, that told us everything we needed to know...

26.07.2024 20

The New Daily

Madonna King

Broad brush branding of men sits uneasily

We should all despise bad men. But when did all men become bad? An Indian low-cost airline has now put in place a policy that gives credence to a...

19.07.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Madonna King: Even a US president can’t escape the ageing process

Joe Biden, on the numbers, is anything but average. At 81, he’s already taken the cake, as the oldest president to lace up his shoes for another run...

11.07.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Action on social media needed more than ever

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, armed with a lettuce leaf, took on the social media giants recently. They were arrogant, he admonished. And out of...

05.07.2024 20

The New Daily

Madonna King

Time for Elon Musk to use his influence to help all

Billionaire Elon Musk is the second richest person on the globe, after Bernard Arnault, but wealth might not be the only world record he wants to brag...

28.06.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Nuclear? Tell ’em they’re dreamin’

It’s almost three decades since the 1997 comedy The Castle took over our screens, but Peter Dutton’s grand nuclear plan has brought back its...

21.06.2024 30

The New Daily

Madonna King

Time to get real on fighting children’s online abuse

A few years ago now, Holly* argued with a group of other students at her New South Wales high school. Their revenge was fast and effective; they...

14.06.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

What’s the story? Political leaders failing to connect

06.06.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Powerful testimony deserves decisive action

Ariel Bombara did what every parent should hope their daughter would do if thrown into a domestic violence maelstrom. The 27-year-old West Australian...

31.05.2024 60

The New Daily

Madonna King

Budget dress code latest example of sexism

We are kidding ourselves if we think sexism is not the problem it was for our mothers, or that the gender equality gap – through affirmative action...

24.05.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Indecent duopoly risks unleashing grapes of wrath

One morning this week, a Brisbane woman took her young granddaughter to Woolworths. Just inside the door, the woman handed the toddler one of the free...

19.05.2024 50

The New Daily

Madonna King

Boys behaving horribly is problem we must confront

09.05.2024 30

The New Daily

Madonna King

Domestic violence action can be Albanese legacy

Political leaders almost always leave office on a wave of unstoppable unpopularity. Scott Morrison. Kevin Rudd. John Howard. Julia Gillard. Malcolm...

03.05.2024 40

The New Daily

Madonna King

Gendered violence action is matter of life and death

Molly. Hannah. Emma. Tara. Kiera. Chaithanya. Joanne. Alana. The list of names goes on. All women. Varying ages. And all calling different communities...

26.04.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Words matter, to cut through omnishambles

Justice Michael Lee dispensed more than a dose of justice this week; he brought the word omnishambles into common lexicon in the most apposite way....

19.04.2024 50

The New Daily

Madonna King

A cute story, but do we need politicians sticking their beaks in?

Imagine this script. Rome is burning. In the suburbs, a grandfather kills a balaclava-clad intruder. Others check the locks on their front door,...

12.04.2024 20

The New Daily

Madonna King

Education of how to behave part of MAFS appeal

It started as a genuine research project, and has ended as an obsession. Sunday nights are for staying at home. Mondays and Tuesdays too. And any...

04.04.2024 20

The New Daily

Madonna King

Lehrmann revelations expose the worst of us all

Imagine your boss picking up the tab for a 1.9kg steak, with a price tag of $361. And a side serve of prawn toast worth $48. And not a single question...

04.04.2024 20

The New Daily

Madonna King

AFL’s clandestine drug testing stains game

A litany of scandals and a lack of transparency have stolen the trust we’ve placed in big organisations for decades. The big banks, for example, and...

29.03.2024 9

The New Daily

Madonna King

Pill testing shifts drugs debate onto safer ground

Today, in Australia, five people will die from drug use. And this year, if it’s like any other, that number will climb to more than 2200. It’s a...

22.03.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Kate-gate queries royals’ relationship with truth

The fact that it is the Perfect Princess, not that runaway American, who has plunged the British royals into mayhem and maelstrom simply headlines the...

14.03.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

No more IWD lunches and cupcakes – it's time to get real on gender equality

In a week where International Women’s Day is recognised at breakfasts, lunches and evening toasts, one story told us so much. Zoe McKenzie, the MP...

08.03.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

What I've learnt from three strangers

Jesse Baird. Luke Davies. Samantha Murphy. Names that would have passed without an iota of recognition from almost all of us, until earlier this...

29.02.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

This is what is replacing vapes for children, and it’s scary

Snus. Zyn. Upper decky lip pillow. Heard any of those words before? Because they pose an insidious threat to our children. In short, they are words...

23.02.2024 20

InDaily

Madonna King

This is what is replacing vapes for kids, and it’s scary

Snus. Zyn. Upper decky lip pillow. Heard any of those words before? Because they pose an insidious threat to our children. In short, they are words...

22.02.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Spoiled for choice with next Governor-General

08.02.2024 30

The New Daily

Madonna King

Opportunity lost for Kate to spread awareness

King Charles’ relevance to Australia is routinely behind the push by republicans here to have him ousted as head of state. But this week, he dished...

01.02.2024 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

A day that should not divide our nation

26.01.2024 20

The New Daily

Madonna King

Tennis crowd behaviour is courting trouble

C’mon Australia! Surely we can do better than the loutish behaviour we’re seeing courtside at the tennis this week? This is tennis, not a game of...

18.01.2024 7

The New Daily

Madonna King

PM, it’s time to sort out Australia Day mess

Is Woolworths’ decision to dump Australia Day merchandise this year a woke decision that will draw the ire of customers? Or is it a sensible call in...

12.01.2024 50

The New Daily

Madonna King

The devastatingly real toll of deaths on our roads

Today across Australia, 100 people will be taken to hospital with injuries sustained in a road accident. And this month – January 2024 – we’ll...

04.01.2024 7

The New Daily

Madonna King

Why tracking our kids could cross privacy line

Would you use an Apple AirTag to monitor your child? Under what circumstances? What about a smartphone app like Life360? Would you tell them they were...

29.12.2023 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

After 40 years, Madeleine West has a gift to cherish

Four decades is a long time to wait for justice to be served. But that’s the gift soapie star Madeleine West is cherishing this Christmas. West, a...

21.12.2023 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Familiar tune of health issues befall ageing stars

Just when we believed that 80 was the new 60 and 60 was the new 40 and 40 was the new 30, Jimmy Barnes goes under the knife. He’s 67, and uses...

14.12.2023 10

The New Daily

Madonna King

Why the power of Taylor Swift is worth celebrating

… Ready For It? Or Is it Over Now? There are so many ways we could use Taylor Swift’s songs to opine on news she is Time’s Person of the Year....

07.12.2023 6

The New Daily

Madonna King

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