Letters
Beersheba was set up by men on foot
Members of the Light Horsemen were wary of celebrating their victory.
Defeat would be an own goal
If the ALP loses in Queensland, it will be an own goal engineered by its cynical 2016 imposition of exhaustive preferential voting.
Responsibility goes missing
Eligible voters have been subjected to a postal survey on marriage equality, a matter of some consequence for 4 per cent of the population.
Last Post, October 28
It’s time for the Governor-General to invite the Prime Minister for a chat at Yarralumla.
PM was right on recognition
Malcolm Turnbull was right to turn down the proposal for an indigenous referendum, but his response was politically inept.
False politics of identity
This trendy practice of trying to find victims of supposed entrenched discrimination polarises our modern civil outlook.
5G promoters don’t know physics
The idea that fixed fibre will be made obsolete by 5G mobile is ignorant of the laws of physics.
Last Post, October 27
If Mr Shorten has done nothing wrong he has nothing to fear from an investigation.
Last Post, Oct 26
The idea of Bill Shorten ridding the Labor Party of the CFMEU is akin to the puppet being in command of the puppeteer.
ABC quality, not gender equity
The only criteria that are important to ABC listeners, viewers and taxpayers are broadcast quality and affordability.
Donations should be made public
If it is true that Bill Shorten seed-funded the activist group GetUp! then the public has a right to know.
Last Post, October 26
The idea of Bill Shorten ridding the Labor Party of the CFMEU is akin to the puppet being in command of the puppeteer.
NBN debacle and deja vu
There is time to ask if there’s anything we can do to convert the NBN into a moderately acceptable service.
Tram capacity lower than feared
Sydney has seen these problems before — they’re why the network closed.
Last Post, October 24
With apologies to Winston Churchill and Jacinda Ardern, capitalism is the worst socio-economic system, except for all the others.
No surprise VAD bill faces battle
But surely we no longer think that suffering to the end is noble or necessary.
Rugby’s Aboriginal recognition
The embrace of indigenous culture at the Wallabies-All Blacks game is to be applauded.
Lack of respect for our heroes
It is a disgrace that armchair critics denigrate heroes of the battlefield.
Last Post, October 23
Could Donald Friend’s paintings offer some funding to help disadvantaged young people in Bali?
Ditching good government in NZ
Winston Peters had an easy choice. No poverty, the environment saved, cheap housing, less free trade, no new foreign ownership ...
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