Jane Fynes-Clinton
Jane Fynes-Clinton is a columnist with Brisbane’s Courier-Mail. She brings a down-to-earth family perspective to our society’s issues.
Articles by Jane Fynes-Clinton
Queensland: Best place in the world. Discuss.
Monday is Queensland Day, a commemorative 24 hours that has a history older than most white-man milestones in our country.…... Read more
This is actually about a husband and a father
He was a husband, a father, a son, a lover of food and four-wheel drives and a passionate soldier. And…... Read more
Hope amid flooding in BrisVegas
That there are still unexplained and magical elements every day in this deep and complex world is mostly wonderful. It…... Read more
Afghanistan: honouring the dead by staying the course
The picture is seared in the mind’s eye: a moment that cut a beautiful young woman, heavily pregnant with a…... Read more
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Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it
An email was sent to almost every politician in Australia this week saying that someone should cut off…
Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
We admire them, but we’re not entirely sure why. We allow them to operate in the shadows; we rarely…
A good holiday is about unrest, not rest
Like a fat full-stop, it lay in my hand. A small orange – not exactly fresh, but purchased anyway…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
