Letters to the Editor

  • The ongoing battle to keep Australia a petrostate

    As Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen announces a doubling of the renewable energy capacity on the grid, Gina Rinehart and the Murdoch press double down on their opposition to moving away from fossil fuels.

  • Australians: letting all ‘n’ sundry know the score

    How Australia and Australians have changed!

  • Can an Australian soldier disregard orders if they believe that order to be unlawful?

    After reading John Jiggens’ article about David McBride, I find myself confused as to the answer to this question.

  • A minor dissension

    George Browning has written a compelling argument in his open letter to Julian Leeser on why criticism of Israel is not anti-semitism. I have one very minor criticism.

  • My Lai massacre in Vietnam

    Reminiscent of My Lay atrocities in Vietnam

  • McMullen misses major factor: Biden’s incompetence

    Biden’s onrushing senility is a real factor in the 2024 US presidential elections

  • Relationship to Asia

    Dutton's fear mongering does a lot of damage. Both here and in relationships with our neighbours.

  • The success of lobbyists is widening the Gap

    The recent UN Production Gap Report found planned production of fossil fuels is more than double that required to limit warming to 1.5°C. Australia is contributing to this because of our totally inadequate lobbying Code of Conduct.

  • A Vile Article

    I am an Australian Jew who's unsubscribing.

  • Supporting sensible climate policy

    In support of Gregory Andrews' climate hunger strike and evidence based demands of the Albanese government in a time of climate crisis.

  • Indefinite Detention and the NZYQ case

    The recent High Court case of NZYQ raises a more fundamental issue than simply the legality of indefinite immigration detention. The issue is this: does the High Court of Australia have any responsibility for the peace, order and good governance of the country? Or, to be more specific, in situations as complex as the NZYQ case, can the High Court simply declare indefinite immigration detention to be unlawful and with sovereign detachment leave it to the executive to sort out the ensuing mess?

  • Do international agreements mean anything?

    Commonwealth prosecutorial authorities seem to ignore at home the principles we have signed up to internationally for the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice

  • The entire Public Health System is now enslaved to “The System”

    Robbie Lloyd is to be congratulated on his article outlining the issues and challenges facing the Aged Care “Industry” in Australia.

  • Ugly Christian Apocalyptic beliefs

    Reb Halabi has done Australia a great favour in outing Scott Morrison as one who is a believer in the inevitability and righteousness of a Christian End-of-days, Armageddon, a Rapture, and a Second Coming, and that then, the morally good will rise from their graves and ascend to heaven to enjoy everlasting life.

  • Mitigation and Australia

    Mike Scafton has pointed out that the Australian treasury is viewing climate mitigation through an economic lens instead of an environmental one. At least that is an improvement on the previous government, but the inadequacy is obvious: and they are not alone, hardly any government worldwide is actually doing enough. But Australia really does have an opportunity or threat choice that politicians seem unable to articulate.

  • END TIMES AND ARMAGEDDON WELCOMED

    The article in Pearls and Irritations Public Policy Journal, by Reb Halabi 10 November was so spot on in its summation of what motivates Scott Morrison and his ilk, I was moved to write my first letter to your publication.

  • Immigration: economy, politics or survival?

    Abul Rivzi has pinpointed the connection between past and current immigration policies and the nastiness it can and likely will create in the political sphere. I hope to see more of his clear-headed thinking on the social turmoil the right-wingers will bring to the issue, but even more, I would like to hear his views on the more significant but pressing problem of what might constitute a sustainable population and immigration level, given renewed concerns regarding a likely drought and major city water supplies.

  • Whales and misinformation

    Mr Dutton continues in wrecking mode, making repeated trips to the Hunter in search of a community against renewables, in this case wind turbines. His new-found concern for whales, dolphins and the environment generally would be laughable if it could be divorced from the cynical divisiveness of a politician seeking office at all costs.

  • A witty take on US-China Summit

    Heard a witty take on the US-China summit concluded in San Francisco.

  • The critical mass is getting close to defeating the Israeli and Western propaganda machines

    The grassroots opposition to to the Israeli and Western propaganda machines signifies is the growth of a massive international opposition to the genocide in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank.

  • These Children Could Be My Children

    Is the phrase 'children of a lesser God' particularly relevant here?

  • Revelation is not canonical in the Orthodox Church

    The Orthodox Greeks knew that a nutter wrote Revelations

  • What we need now is a clear declaration of peace

    Without a fight - or submarines designed to goad China into a fight.

  • Fearless article calling out Penny Wong

    Heartening to read Paul Heywood-Smith's intelligent analysis of the Government's stance in the present Middle East conflict.

  • We Must Break Labor’s Faustian Climate Policy

    Labor is selling its climate soul to maintain its power; we need a new paradigm to break this spell and keep a liveable environment for future generations.

  • Climate Inertia

    We cannot address climate change with our current neoliberal growthist policies.

  • Stopping the massacre in Gaza

    The attack on Gaza could be stopped tomorrow

  • Ali Kazak has exposed the ugly history of Zionism

    Thank you Ali Kazak. At last a glimmer of reason and rationale and a person brave enough to call out Zionist propaganda and intimidation. He has exposed the history of Zionist oppression of the Palestinians and the recent tragic events in their proper context.

  • Crematorium Threatens Endangered Habitat

    InvoCare crematorium complex threatens Callum Brae Nature Reserve (Canberra) that protects one of the largest, best-connected and most diverse areas of critically endangered Yellow Box–Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodland remaining in Australia

  • Call Them By Their Names

    No More Statistics

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