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The Age Letters

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Health just for wealthy?

The plan for the Falls Creek to Hotham walking track focuses on a wealthier clientele.

Steward of our parks

Michael Leunig

Some readers are concerned about development plans for the High Country while others welcome the increased accessibility.

Why would anyone want another election?

Illustration: Ron Tandberg

To fair dinkum Australians, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is a disappointment and the alternative, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, is full of blather. So what is left? The old chestnut, the republic.

Gridlock, unless we get the North East Link

Illustration: Cathy Wilcox

Meanwhile, without a North East Link, drivers have to put up with the clogged roads of Bulleen, Montmorency and Eltham in the morning and evening peak periods. Gridlock is the norm in Bulleen Road and Fitzsimons Lane.

Trump-like revolution in Australia is unlikely

Illustration: Ron Tandberg

Like so many others, Cory Bernardi claims Trump's victory as proof of a seismic shift in public thinking. This commentary on the election has become accepted wisdom and is trotted out to support all manner of social theories.

Environmental and economic madness

Illustration: Ron Tandberg

Readers are strongly opposed to both the Carmichael coal mine and the government offering a $1billion loan to global miner Adani.