
Madonna King: We deserve more from our leaders than a tussle between two brands of timid
Voting day, to me, is a bit like a birthday: It’s full of hope, a gift bearing promise, and good wishes that...

Madonna King: There’s a huge data deficit on the real cost of living with COVID
It could be any 24-hour period, but let’s just take Tuesday this week – a day I missed, sick in bed, with...

Madonna King: Motherhood, the world’s most challenging gig – and the most rewarding
A little while ago now, a group of women revealed the point at which they knew they had become a mother or...

Madonna King: This courtroom battle provides case notes to a conversation we still need to have
Not often do we see what really goes on behind the closed doors of someone else’s marriage, let alone the rich and...

Madonna King: Let’s remember those who gave their lives so that ours would be better
The power that COVID-19 has had in our lives, over the past two years, is almost incalculable. It has stolen lives too...

Madonna King: The answers to the ‘gotcha’ questions that every politician should know
Who could forget John Hewson’s birthday cake interview? It might be almost 30 years old, but the lesson behind it is one...

Madonna King: Shaking hands and kissing babies is over. Time for election campaigns to head online
Bob Hawke liked people. And he starred on the campaign trail, ducking into shops, shaking hands, nursing babies. Unprompted and unscripted. And...

Madonna King: Honouring Shane Warne – a great cricketer, but an even better person
My faults are numerous. And not following cricket has always been one thrown my way. Never has that been more obvious than...

Madonna King: Ash Barty’s decision will increase her influence as role model, beyond tennis court
Few people get to go out on top. And Ash Barty deserves every accolade being served up to her. But her contribution...

Madonna King: Image has always trumped substance, but it’s time we looked beyond it
Image has always trumped substance. George Washington was an apparently lacklustre soldier but always wore a crisp, tailored uniform. He stood out...