Letters to the Editor
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Subscribing to the absurd
It is persecution, illegal settlements, ethnic cleansing and genocide (none of which started on 7 October 2023) that we are against, "not" Jewish people or Israeli citizens because they are Jews.
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The truth at last about the record of the US
I have always remained an admirer of John's willingness to speak truth to power.
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Rebranding logging undermines true custodianship
True restoration can only be achieved by empowering First Nations peoples to lead through their Traditional Knowledge.
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Climate science education can inform us all
In view of the popularity of Peter Dutton's nuclear idea, it does seem that we need to educate the public and also MPs about the science.
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Albanese’s old boys club needs a Kamala injection
Should Labor retain government and govern in minority, we might expect that Albanese will continue to work with the Coalition for a further three years.
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Mike Lyons’ article of 6 September on China
Access to a less cowardly political platform in Australia would help.
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Garland lengthens the road to peace in Palestine
US Attorney-General Merrick Garland does absolutely nothing to advance the cause of a peace agreement.
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Lacking the ability to think
If you take the time to think through what you are being fed, you will see what you are being told for what it is.
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What market forces are driving the war against EVs?
We are already paying far to much for EVs, a cost to the driving public and the planet.
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China and Taiwan
The decision to opt for a one-state solution was made in Washington, no doubt with input from boardrooms in the US.
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Deaths in Gaza
Australia's silence on the carnage in Gaza sends the chilling message that this is acceptable under the dubious claim of “self-defence”.
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Eckersley urges revolt against corporate power
Yes, corporations do need to become aware and socially responsible.
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Peter Dutton and nuclear power
Peter Dutton wants to keep coal-fired power stations operating as long as possible.
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The sisterhood reads Pearls and Irritations
My grandmother did work, but not in the paid workforce.
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Private hospital care
If we made it a wholly public health sector, the world would be a better place.
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Omar Khayyam’s guide to the climate crisis
Climate challenges don’t diminish in response to governmental wishful thinking.
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A chance for a new PMA
The Australian Government could have partnered with Equinor to develop our potential Southern Ocean oil and gas fields.
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Acclaimed journalist charged with ‘anti-semitism’
She and others who have these views are not above the law.
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Lucky you didn’t bet the farm on it, Malcolm
Malcolm Fraser lost his trousers in the US and the current government may well lose us our strategic independence.
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Flattening moral distinctions
Apologies to the peoples of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Iraq, Libya.
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Grate unexpectations
We did not expect Anthony Albanese to have no breadth nor depth of vision beyond getting elected again.
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Attack dog Chalmers runs rings around Dutton
Jim Chalmers should take the attack to Peter Dutton.
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Careful with That Axe Eugene
Australians and New Zealanders face a dilemma in having to divorce themselves from the West.
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The Americans now have the Country Liberal Party
Everyone is waiting to see the election results in the US in November.
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Mismanagement of Australia’s monetary system
The Commonwealth, by law, could control the monetary levers just as it does control the fiscal levers.
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ABC laying responsibility for any war on Iran
The ABC seems to be in full-on propaganda mode, following the Israeli 100-jet strike on southern Lebanon.
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One way or the other, we’re facing a reality check
We need major changes to global environmental management, and drastic lifestyle changes, to avoid the catastrophic crises foretold.
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The elephant in the room
While human numbers remain impossibly high, so too will over-production, over-consumption and over-pollution.
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Just how badly can Australian politics be driven?
Peter Dutton's comments do not inspire a great deal of confidence.
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National security?
Hardly a month goes by without talk of another failed defence contract which the voters have no say in because of national security.
