WEDNESDAY'S announcement of the deaths of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan was gut-wrenching.

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30th April 2015 6:04 AM

SOME people hate the government, some the police, others the media. But there’s one that really gets on my goat. Insurance...

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16th April 2015 7:04 AM

POLITICIANS from near and far – listen up. You are treating us, the Australian people, like you are a fumbling teenage boy...

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12th Feb. 2015 11:02 AM

EBONY'S ESCPADES: For the first time in my life, I am the woman of the house and it’s a role I’m not sure I’m suited...

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05th Feb. 2015 11:02 AM

OPINION: When I started in journalism it seemed to be a reasonably safe profession compared to some. Now? Not so...

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15th Jan. 2015 7:01 AM

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20th Nov. 2014 10:11 AM

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13th Nov. 2014 9:11 AM

OPINION: Watching a bunch of teens in Gladstone berate a woman for being Muslim was disgusting, saved only by...

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06th Nov. 2014 12:11 PM

OPINION: Parents spend enough time worrying about their children – do experts really need to exacerbate it with...

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18th Sept. 2014 7:09 AM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: It's dense rainforest, 11 o’clock at night and pitch black. And there are some...

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11th Sept. 2014 8:09 AM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: Suffice to say that when it comes to the environment, Australia is misguided.

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21st Aug. 2014 9:08 AM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: Celebrity deaths rarely faze me, but I have to admit the passing of Robin Williams has...

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14th Aug. 2014 8:08 AM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: Getting back to nature conjures different things. For one of my uncles, it means...

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31st July 2014 2:07 PM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: As another week passes, another shocking decision is made in federal parliament.

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24th July 2014 9:07 AM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: It's official, we are living in a surveillance state in a world where political...

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10th July 2014 9:07 AM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: I am not one to host parties, generally, and after entering the realm of baby showers...

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03rd July 2014 11:07 AM

OPINION: There truly is no more blinding emotion than love, and it can be extremely frustrating for...

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26th June 2014 5:06 AM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: In what world did it become okay to wear a onesie in public? This fashion statement...

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19th June 2014 5:06 AM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: The English language is a beautiful thing. My favourite word at the moment is...

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12th June 2014 5:06 AM

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05th June 2014 1:06 PM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: Last week, I had an entire day to burn and I achieved the impossible: entertaining...

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29th May 2014 5:05 AM

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15th May 2014 11:05 AM

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08th May 2014 10:05 AM

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01st May 2014 12:05 PM

EBONY'S ESCAPADES: Having only lived in Gladstone for eight months, some things are standing out to me as...

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24th April 2014 12:04 PM