Get tough on foreign investors rorting system
A reader wonders when the government is going to start looking after the interests of locals.
The Age Letters
An insult to nation’s dignity and heritage
Readers continue to express outrage at both major parties' support for the mine.
Decades of fascist and corrupt development
Readers discuss the situation in Syria, and the terrible sufferings of the Syrian people.
Private owner, private profits: private cost
Readers think Port of Melbourne's new owner should pay for the roads and rail lines it wants.
Helpful, kind, clever ... and very, very funny
Readers lament the unexpected death of much loved satirist and comic legend, John Clarke.
A well-trodden path towards regime change
A reader describes the call for regime change as insanity.
History offers word of caution on following US
Readers debate whether the US bombing will help in negotiating an end to the Syrian war.
Pygmies adrift in a maze beyond comprehension
Each passing decade since the middle of the 20th century has seen increasing complexity in society, the economy, the environment and in global relationships. As with most changes over time and on this scale, new industries and professions rise and others fail to evolve and are left behind. The evidence seems clear that politicians are in the latter category: an increasingly less diverse group of career politicians unaware of or incapable of adapting to progress and who lack the skills to identify, communicate and tackle the challenges facing the nation and the world.
Queensland's move on water is egregious policy
Readers continue to attack the government over its support for the Adani coal mine.
Subsidising investors to make ongoing losses
Readers discuss effect of negative gearing and CGT discount on residential property prices.
The black economy is alive and thriving
Readers discuss taxation, including the recent change to the company tax rate and the 'blitz' on tax dodgers.
Why do we try to silence the unpalatable ideas?
Readers discuss whether Ayaan Hirsi Ali should have visited Australia.
Australia's community chest robbed of $24b
Readers describe the cash splash as being a triumph of ideology over effective policy.
Worshipping at the altar of growth and efficiency
Readers ponder the direction of society.
State swaps control for paltry short-term gains
It is timely to reassess just what has been achieved by the rush to transfer government assets into private hands.
Hairstyles don't affect students' education
Readers discuss the controversial hairstyle ban, now overturned, by Bentleigh Secondary College.
A little more humility would go a long way
Readers have rejected claims people expect aid expenditure to benefit their own country.
Gloom in the Valley as Hazelwood effects bite
Readers spare a thought for the less fortunate citizens.
The Humpty Dumpty world of the Coalition
Readers question the need for changes to Section 18C.
Don’t let zealots botch city’s precious asset
Redevelopment plans destroy market's unique character.
First home buyers face an impossible dream
Readers discuss how difficult it is for first home buyers to get a foot in the property market. They are particularly concerned about the effect of negative gearing and the number of foreign buyers.
Terror: We have heard reasoning of Hanson's kind before
Readers react in the aftermath of the London terror attack and to Pauline Hanson's anti-Muslim comments.
Feeding hysteria and disrespecting victims
Readers discuss the terrible attack in London, including the media coverage of it.
Section 18C: Why must we be told how to relate to each other?
Readers discuss the government's move to amend Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
18C's power comes from the sum of its parts
Many readers are opposed to changing Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
Early withdrawals cut across best practices
Readers debate the proposal to allow home buyers, especially younger ones, to access their superannuation for a housing deposit.
Dutton must learn the meaning of democracy
Readers discuss Peter Dutton's controversial advice to CEOs of major companies that they should ''stick to their knitting'' rather than comment on the same-sex marriage debate.
Land tax: Investors should pay not all home buyers
Introducing a land tax will do little to address Australia's housing affordability woes.
Sally McManus: How we tolerate dissent measures our democracy
Civil disobedience as advocated by new ACTU secretary is at the heart of a healthy democracy.
We need to carefully plan the national grid
Readers continue to discuss the expansion of the Snowy Mountains scheme, South Australia's plan for battery storage systems and new power stations, and nuclear energy.