Higher electricity charges needed to save planet
If Malcolm Turnbull is to govern for all Australians, climate change must be at the top of his list of objectives.
Letters to the Editor
Turnbull's silence may yet prove golden
Our Prime Minister's failure to condemn Donald Trump's new immigration laws is indeed pathetic but if it allows just one family to escape the gulags we have created on Manus Island and Nauru it will have been worth it.
Trump edict: Is Turnbull our weakest PM ever?
Malcolm Turnbull turns to water as soon as a matter of actual substance comes to the fore.
Smiling Berejiklian still beholden others
Regardless of which issues Gladys Berejiklian chooses to champion now that she is Premier, ("Early tests for Premier as byelections loom", January 28-29) it is important to remember that she is still a member of the same political party as the former Premier, was a minister in that Premier's government, and will still be subject to the same party faction, lobbyists and developer pressures.
Favouring imported buyers exacerbates housing affordability problem
No wonder young families are having trouble buying a home of any kind in Sydney when real estate agents are actively wooing overseas Chinese property buyers.
Di Natale Greens at risk of becoming history
The Greens are looking very much like the Democrats under Meg Lees.
Australia Day in August would be a uniting gesture
I wish you luck, Ian Macfarlane, battling for me and millions of other Australians of Anglo-Celtic ancestry against the likes of Barnaby Joyce.
Joyce way off the mark on housing crisis
Barnaby Joyce shows, yet again, how out of touch he and the Liberal Party are with reality.
post script
Mark Porter: Thank you for the publication of my sesquicentenary letter.
Honest service is all Baird should be asked for
As a recently retired public school teacher and Deputy Principal, I'm surprised that my first letter to the editor in forty years of readership should be in defence of a Liberal politician, Mike Baird. The majority of comments (Letters, January 20) contained the generosity of spirit of a Donald Trump tweet.
Take care calling the tune to who's Trump-et
The stark contrasting of Donald Trump's juvenile twittering and the measured intelligence of Xi Jinping has serious implications for our own foreign and trade relationships.
No sign Gladys the Likeable understands the population challenge
Exponential population growth brings exponential growth in the complexity and difficulty of governing.
Selfish Trump is blind to power of love
Trump's inauguration is set to redefine America's role from that of a global player in the promotion of democratic values to a nation ideologically obsessed with its own self-preservation.
No cigar, hopefully, for Cormann
After spending so much taxpayers' money on weekend trips with his wife to Broome, I hope Mr Cormann at least had the decency to pay for his own cigars.
Baird's legacy nothing to shout about
It's a shame Premier Mike Baird won't be around for an election to find out what the people of his electorate, Manly, and throughout NSW think of his achievements.
Readers react to Premier Mike Baird's surprise retirement
Letter writers respond to Premier Mike Baird's surprise retirement this morning. Many were critical but some made tributes to the man who left, citing family reasons.
Safeguards can minimise euthanasia risks
Julie Morgan's reasons for opposing voluntary euthanasia do not withstand scrutiny.
Abuse of euthanasia laws poses a terrible risk
When you've all finished arguing about euthanasia ... could you all volunteer some time to help out those who, despite similarly "undignified" lives "not worth living", most certainly do not want to die?
Humans, like animals, should not suffer
With the strong possibility now of a debate on voluntary euthanasia in the NSW Parliament, I suggest an advocacy group called "Equal Rights for Humans" be formed to air their views to members of Parliament ("NSW to debate law on voluntary euthanasia", January 16).
PM gets it right, Ley just doesn't get it
Congratulations, Prime Minister. You have taken a stand and shown leadership to over the rorts of all parliamentarians.
Rare show of empathy
It seems that human kindness, empathy, respect, tolerance and compassion are only deemed important to a minority of the population.
Ill at ease on the eve Trump's presidency
Approaching Donald Trump's inauguration, one thing is clear ("Stuck in the mud with spies, lies and cries foul", January 12). At no time in modern history has a new American president started his term in office under such a dark cloud.
What will Bronwyn Bishop say?
letters to the editor
Postscript
A sandblast of scorn came through the Letters inbox this week as readers reacted to yet more evidence that politicians are out of step with community expectations on travel entitlements.
How to stop the Canberra gravy train
Can we fix it? Yes we can. Herald readers on how to clean up Canberra
Questions fade if politicians do their jobs
Why are we obsessed with politicians' entitlements? Is it because they are not managing the country?
Age of entitlement is over, Mr Turnbull
Our pollies should be subject to the same "work related expenses" criteria as workers claiming expense reimbursements.
Sussan Ley's trips make me want to 'drain the swamp'
While I hate Donald Trump and everything he stands for, his promise to "drain the swamp" certainly resonates with me.
If Sussan Ley makes you want to scream, don't be silent
Has anyone else heard the ghost of Peter Finch screaming "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this any more"?
Error of judgment: Sussan Ley's trip might have voters thinking twice
It is quite likely that those members of Sussan Ley's electorate who chose her as their representative, are now also of the belief that they have made an "error of judgement"