John Mikkelsen

The Voice: I’m over it!

6 August 2023 4:30 am

When it comes to the Voice debate – like many Australians – I’m over it. I decided a long time…

The bold, the brave, and the deported

30 July 2023 5:00 am

The huge international military exercise Operation Talisman Sabre is underway in Australian waters (unfortunately with a tragic accident occurring yesterday)…

Mother’s love on a wing and a prayer

14 May 2023 5:00 am

The bond between mother and child is something very special. It goes far beyond the crass commercialism of Mother’s Day,…

Wartime history reduced to dust

25 April 2023 4:00 am

Australians are about to celebrate Anzac Day and honour those who fought and died in all fields of conflict, including…

My transgression confession

17 April 2023 7:00 am

Moira Deeming, I have a confession to make… I crossed the line. You might not like what I did, but…

Heroes saved us, politicians blamed the wrong culprit

14 September 2019 4:26 pm

“HEROES SAVE US” – That’s the headline on our local Noosa paper, superimposed over a dramatic photograph of a lone…

If Labor is genuine on green energy, it’s got to talk nuclear

4 June 2019 1:26 pm

Following Labor’s embarrassing loss in the “climate change election,” it’s timely to consider renewable energy’s green credentials, as it formed…

Magical mystery tour or highway to hell for Labor’s big red bus?

23 April 2019 7:21 am

Pollsters stay at home on long weekends, but anyone watching Bill Shorten’s magical mystery tour on the big red diesel…

The unmentionable problem with Labor’s electric car plan

7 April 2019 1:01 pm

With the federal election campaign underway in all but name, the stars have been aligning for a move to the…