Letters
There is plenty of life in the old cash yet, thank you
Bec Wilson asserts the banks believe cash will disappear in seven years (“Cash is dead. Why are we still pretending it isn’t?“, May 11). She should have written that the banks want cash to disappear in seven years. This is so they can charge retailers more in transaction fees who can then pass it on to consumers.
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HECS burden stifling productivity
Education Minister Jason Clare needs to change our student debt system, not just patch it.
Women should decide on having children, not the treasurer
Wouldn’t you be a bit worried about the sort of world your baby is being born into these days?
Banning challenging books sends the wrong message
If you don’t want your children to read a book, don’t borrow it from the library.
Ban on same-sex books is morally and legally wrong
It is not for any local government to censor library content.
Trump re-election could lead to civil war in the US
America has a political system that, after 250 years, is no longer fit for purpose. Donald Trump wants to blow it all up.
Solutions to housing need to be more realistic
The NSW government’s “theoretical capacity” model sounds suspiciously like wishful thinking. The housing problem requires realistic and real-time solutions – a factor not evident in the planning so far.
DV royal commission funds should be used elsewhere
I reject the call for a royal commission into domestic violence, unless the government commits to fully implementing 100 per cent of the recommendations.
Men must step up on tackling violence – for all our sakes
There is an urgent need for males in our society, particularly fathers, to step up and be positive role models when it comes to gender violence.
Make domestic abusers move out of home
Why not turn past approaches upside down, and have the abused person and children stay in the family home, while funds go into providing residential institutions to house the violent perpetrators.
New domestic violence focus is too little, too late
One imagined that the national cabinet on family violence would have wanted to demonstrate it meant business. Nothing could be further from those ambitions.