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Lucky country? It doesn't feel that way

Illustration: Cathy Wilcox

I don't think most Australians give a fig about whether Australia move(s) to the top of the league table ("The luckiest country", June 3-4). Most Australians are more worried about whether they will remain in full-time work, whether their wages are going to remain stagnant, or they will be able to rent a house let alone buy one; whether they can afford the surgery they need; and how far their standard of life is slipping.

Healthy aisle contradiction

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Isn't it ironic that one of the healthiest choices that customers can make in supermarkets these days seems to be to avoid the "healthy food aisle"? ("Raw facts: just how healthy is the health food aisle?", May 28).

Siege: the disturbing aftermath

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As a former employee of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, who was there at the time of the Lindt Cafe siege, I read with interest the bail chapter in the coroner's report.

Backing for mine irresponsible

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Whatever the true jobs figure may be, once the coal from this giant mine is burnt, the carbon dioxide which is released into the atmosphere will effectively cook the planet, and all the aspirations of the Paris Climate Summit will be lost.

Postscript

President Donald Trump gestures as he gives the commencement address at the US Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday.

Irritatingly bland or alarmingly self-indulgent, readers could get no satisfaction from the public utterances of our top political leaders this week.