Madonna King
Madonna King: Public faith in our political system is at an all-time low, and it’s no surprise
Is it any wonder public faith in our political system is at an all-time low? And if there was any doubt about...
Madonna King: Charles’ pompous environmental stance has swayed my Republic vote
A confession first: I voted against the Republic, way back in 1999, and I want the chance to redeem myself. A single...
Madonna King: Victim impact statements show the true toll of violent crime
Imagine this. Every Saturday night, just before dinner, you pick up the phone to your frail 90-year-old mother in China. You hide...
Madonna King: What if you had the opportunity to take an adult gap year?
What about if you, today, had the opportunity to take a gap year? Not the tradition sabbatical year after school or university,...
Madonna King: Down-on-its-luck Melbourne winning as the nation’s heart capital
Melbourne v Sydney has always been a thing. Sydney is big and brash. Melbourne doesn’t boast the same population but argues quality...
Madonna King: Our lives have become less spontaneous. It’s time to revive the art of surprise
Huge plumes of blue smoke billow from the exhaust of a red Holden Commodore doing burnouts on a public road. People gather,...
Madonna King: Perfectionism is hurting our teenagers. What’s wrong with being ‘ordinary’?
When did being ‘ordinary’ become such a pejorative term? When did coming in the top third of the class, or making it...
Madonna King: Words matter, more than ever
Words matter. And with masks covering our grins and grimaces, they matter even more. Yesterday I pulled into a shopping centre car...
Madonna King: Empathy is winning out, and it’s a pandemic lesson we must not let go of
This column was born listening to how Afghan girls, the age of my daughters, are tearing up their school books and hiding...
Madonna King: From Kabul, more pictures that will linger in memory’s unfading album
Photographs can provide an anchor that sometimes escapes words. A child’s first birthday. A toddler’s tentative first steps to childhood. That first...