Madonna King
For real sporting heroes, look no further than our Olympic girls in the pool
This Olympics, despite COVID trying to kill it off, is showcasing marvellous physical feats. Olympic records are being broken and world champions...
Madonna King: How the 2032 Brisbane Olympics could be a game changer for Australia
It took only 49.11 seconds back in September 25, 2000, but many of us will remember it forever. On the starting blocks...
The enduring legacy of the pandemic threatens to divide us
An us-and-them mentality is now threatening to be the long-term symptom of the pandemic. And unless our policy settings take that into...
Loneliness is the real epidemic, and we all need to pitch in
Reading people’s eyes will soon be the stuff of university research projects and theses; another reminder of how COVID has created a...
All the times our politicians should have said ‘sorry’ in the past week
Why is ‘sorry’ such a hard word to say? Five letters, and yet our politicians – irrespective of their party affiliation –...
Madonna King: Barnaby Joyce is back in and, as a result, women are out
Foolish is probably best how I feel about the re-election of Barnaby Joyce as Nationals’ boss. Foolish. You see, a few months...
Cate Campbell brings us national pride – and a hearty dose of perspective
Perspective. A three-syllable word we all need at times. And swimmer Cate Campbell has it in spades. The 29-year-old is off to...
Madonna King: The Biloela family has the might of Australia behind it
The hard-line decision by Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews to rule out resettling the Tamil family from Biloela is as baffling as...
Madonna King: When bravery around mental health is ridiculed, it’s our teens who suffer most
This mother, who contacted me, is like so many others. She has a teen daughter, who’s struggling to see the bright of...
Madonna King: Thor is the hero Australia needs right now
Could Chris Hemsworth be our best defence against COVID-19? Just imagine him being Australia’s Dolly Parton; the local pied piper leading us...