As a former resident of Tasmania I am saddened by the revelations of the monopoly status of the gambling industry ("Pokie faced",  February 3-4). Many millions of dollars should be flowing into Tasmanian welfare services and infrastructure projects. It seems this should be the key issue of the state election. Give Tasmanians back their gambling revenue!Â
''Donors'' and "donations" are massive misnomers. Altruism isn't involved, so "investors" and "investments" would be more accurate.
The secret documents should have been immediately handed to an appropriate government authority.
Your article about tooth decay and lunchboxes ("Tooth decay crisis blamed on lunch boxes", January 28), with very useful photographs,  makes it perfectly clear visually where the sugar problem lies. After reading the article I checked in my fridge, which contained both the two yoghurts that were photographed. The contents of neither could be read under normal lighting with normal eyesight. If sugar is the key problem, we desperately need simple, readable messages on sugar content that can be deciphered and compared quickly in a busy supermarket. At present labelling is just tokenism.
Consumers should not fund the consequences of the naivety of the taxi industry.
Let's not get too hypocritical about the need for arms in this volatile, crazy world, says one Herald reader.
Malcolm Turnbull reveals his lack of moral imagination in the decision to manufacture and trade in material for war.
I hope the celebration of Australia Day can be moved to another date.
How disappointing of the Prime Minister and Bill Shorten to reject changing our colonial embarrassment of a flag.
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be ("Hey teachers, leave those pies alone", January 21): Packets of frozen Chiko Rolls recently caught my eye at the local supermarket and I was immediately hit with a strong urge to recreate a fondly recalled taste sensation from the past. The half price offer helped cancel out any wavering; I succumbed to the temptation and bought them. I was delighted to discover a sachet inside the pack containing four dinky brand-emblazoned sleeves to slip them into - so authentic! But sadly, they tasted nothing like I remembered. Another reliable disappointment.
Peak hour trains every eight minutes? We dream of that! Does Andrew Constance even catch trains?
The white orgy of nationalism that denies our black past insults Indigenous Australia, says one Herald reader.
I support changing the date of Australia Day, but to the date on which we finally sever ties with our past and become a republic.
The #MeToo movement infantilises women and must be perplexing for good young men doing their best.
Your editorial asserts that there is not a strong enough grassroots campaign to warrant changing the date of Australia Day ("Don't make this day the butt of culture wars", January 20-21). The largest of many national rallies held last year in support of marriage equality numbered 30,000 marchers. The largest of many Invasion Day/Survival Day national rallies occurred in Melbourne last year, when 50,000 Australians marched in support of changing the date. These protests have been going on every year since the first official Day of Mourning in 1938 and as grassroots responses they are noteworthy. If as a country, we can rise to the occasion for marriage equality, surely we can do it for an issue which is fundamental to our understanding of our national identity.
The root cause of the train dispute is ideologically driven ("'Constructive' talks won't stop strike", January 19). This government does not want more train drivers now. Why? Because a metro system that does not need them. How to implement this? Shut down the Chatswood to Epping line for nine months while it is converted to metro. Won't that require fewer trains? What about when the metro is extended? Ah hah! I think I can see why they haven't got enough train drivers now. They just won't be needed so there's no point in engaging a lot of new employees now only to make them redundant a little way down the track. Isn't that kind of the government? I call it Metrofication.  Michael Doyland, St Ives Chase
​Kristina Keneally seems certain to move to the Australian Federal Senate after losing the Bennelong by-election.
Any live creature is capable of feeling pain, regardless of their so-called "brain anatomy".
The devastating carnage on our roads in the past week once again highlights the precarious relationship between cars, trucks and their occupants.
The low wages growth and rising inequality reflect the loss of union influence and power.
The HSC scaling system benefits selective school students over comprehensive school students.
I strongly object to Billie Jean King's proposal to change the name of the Margaret Court Arena ("King urges renaming of Margaret Court Arena", January 13-14). Court did a great deal for the stature of women's tennis around the world. I cannot imagine any Australian female tennis player being so ungracious as to be willing to replace Court's name with her own.
Another try to get the Sydney trains sorted by importing a well meaning Englishman.
Agreed, Kitty Flanagan ("Why I'd give gift registries the boot", January 7)! We were married in 1968. If wedding registries had been as ubiquitous then as they are now, we might not have become the proud owners of five coffee percolators, an amber glass "water set" and what appeared to be a recycled bowling club trophy.
To contend that selective schools are inherently elitist is a crass, populist throwback to anti-intellectualism.
Emily Cole's harrowing experience suggests sexual assault trials should be conducted before judges only.
I was horrified to learn while watching the fifth Test cricket match on television on Sunday that the temperature on the pitch was over 55 degrees. My concern deepened when I heard on the news yesterday morning that the English captain, Joe Root, had been hospitalised for severe dehydration.
We used to have a good system to enable redress via the Builders Licensing Board.
The Berejiklian government is ignoring voters' urgent pleas for sporting facilities that serve the whole community.
Australian leaders are seeking to score political points off any issue of public concern.
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