This Month
- Opinion
- Opinion
Greek tragedy of austerity measures is obvious
Readers’ letters on Greece’s austerity fallout; Australia’s Pacific relations; investment in nuclear power; South Australia’s green steel advantage; the need to retain cash; Telstra’s job cuts; and the NDIS.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Our cheapest, most efficient nuclear fusion reactor is the sun
Readers’ letters on nuclear energy; the role of drugs and alcohol in family violence; fat-cat university vice chancellors; an alternative Bonza outcome; Singapore’s new leader; and Alexander Downer’s columns.
- Opinion
- Opinion
RBA independence is more important than ever
Readers’ letters on political spin and the Reserve Bank; the Albanese government’s poor record; final pleas for a printed paper; predicted blackouts; and Jim Chalmers’ charm offensive.
Singapore thriving after smooth, fair transition
Readers letters on the election of Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong; Labor’s Future Gas Strategy; the housing affordability crisis; and Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
Coalition chose political interest over easing the housing crisis
Readers’ letters on Peter Dutton’s focus on housing; how big super funds should prepare for tax changes; how the law can use AI; and a plea to keep printed copies of “The Australian Financial Review” alive in WA.
Budget is pure politics
Readers letters on Jim Chalmers’ federal budget; Scott Morrison’s meeting with Donald Trump; and Gina Rinehart’s push against her portrait in The National Gallery of Australia.
Projected cash deficits are inflationary, financially irresponsible
Readers’ letters on Labor’s budget; Sir Frank Lowy’s views on antisemitism; the flaw in the Tax Practitioners Board’s proposed breach reporting obligations; and Australia’s chance to be bold.
Greens inflaming housing crisis
Readers’ letters on the Greens; Labor’s gas strategy; International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol; and Kerry Stokes putting an end to printed copies of The Australian Financial Review in WA.
Gas policy betrays Labor voters
Readers’ letters on the government’s plan to back gas until 2050; a call to arms from Perth; why it’s time to leave the low-tax silo; and why King Charles should phone Xi Jinping.
RBA on the right track with rates
Readers’ letters on the Reserve Bank keeping rates on hold; Labor’s PsiQuantum investment; HECS debt; and the Victorian budget.
Qantas must atone for all old baggage
Readers’ letters on the Qantas settlement; franking credits for retirees; the Coalition push for nuclear power; and Israel’s closure of Al Jazeera.
- Opinion
- Anthony Albanese
Reinstate HECS discount to recover debt
Readers’ letters on the reduction in indexation rates for HECS debt; the crackdown on the big four accountancy firms and lobby groups making submissions to the government ahead of the budget.
Albanese needs to get off the fence on antisemitism
Readers’ letters on the Israel-Gaza conflict, the government’s fight with Facebook, and a knotty royal problem.
Foreign-funded properties should revert to Australian ownership
Readers’ letters on the need for time limits on foreign ownership of build-to-rent housing; the potential of wind power; men and gendered violence; reforming negative gearing; and Australia’s most stylish leaders.
Tritium collapse a cautionary tale for PsiQuantum support
Readers’ letters on the possible risks and rewards of investing in a quantum computing start-up; the disappointing demise of Bonza; Norway’s leadership on resource taxes; super funds avoiding liability for scammers; and a call for evidence for new gas developments.
April
ASX monopoly threatens stability of the Australian financial system
Readers’ letters on why Australia is losing the equity market battle; the true cost of gas; Star’s overdue clean-out; violence and the “Nordic paradox”; and how to sidestep scammers.
With these two steps, government could change culture of violence
Readers’ letters on ending platitudes about violence against women; why we need negative gearing; Peter Dutton’s nuclear dilemma; Elon Musk’s defence of free speech; and the value of taxing big super balances.
RBA should maintain its ‘wait and see’ approach to rates
Readers’ letters on what is playing into the Reserve Bank’s thinking on interest rates; what must change to make negative gearing fair; Woodside’s climate conundrum; and Peter Dutton’s nuclear problem.
Look beyond the short term for benefits of Australian-made policy
Readers’ letters on the need for a long-term view of the Future Made in Australia policy; Anzac Day’s poignant message; the battle with Elon Musk over content; a better way to combat Iran; handouts for rich fossil fuel companies; and a rescue plan for Tritium.
Richard Goyder’s legacy is tarnished by his two biggest mistakes
Readers’ letters on how the Qantas chairman failed passengers; holes in the argument of a made in Australia champion; US aid’s boost to Ukraine; the real value of Anzac Day; and a Bondi victim’s service to humanity.
