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This Month

Trump’s 19th century economic policy

Readers’ letters on Donald Trump’s tariff regime, the ASX slump and superannuation balances, ANZ cultural change.

Trump leaves US credit rating at risk

Readers’ letters on Donald Trump’s tariff regime, the superannuation fund hack, APRA’s home loan serviceability buffer, Peter Dutton’s plan to avoid Canberra and the plight of boys.

China exposes our military

Readers’ letters on Chinese ships near Australia, rising wages and productivity, Donald Trump’s tariffs, the NDIS, Peter Dutton and Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop.

March

The $US60 iron ore price used for forecasts in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ budget is fanciful.

Price check on budget forecasts

Readers’ letters on the iron ore price in budget forecasts, international exposure for self-managed superannuation funds under Donald Trump, a state-run social media platform, the ACCC’s supermarkets inquiry and the plight of young men.

Dutton’s savings from public service cuts are ‘illusory’

Readers’ letters on plans to slash government worker numbers, the power of independents, Medicare’s limits, climate wars, gas reservation, defence spending, and Qantas luggage bins.

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Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock.

Slash rates to avoid recession

Readers’ letters on the need for interest rate cuts, slashing stamp duty for retirees, housing affordability, tax bracket creep and the Melbourne Airport Rail Link.

USS Halsey, JS Sazanami and HMAS Warramunga on a “regional presence deployment”.

Australia’s allies must step up in the Indo-Pacific

Readers’ letters on dealing with Donald Trump’s isolationism, looking to Congress for tariff relief, Rio’s clean energy move, Peter Dutton’s track record, and a CANZUK alliance.

Dutton’s knee-jerk politics on Ukraine

Readers’ letters on Peter Dutton’s rejection of Australian troops in Ukraine, Donald Trump’s tariff trade war and Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar’s views on the mining industry.

Some fund managers will argue Australia’s three big insurers have had a lost two decades. Now they’re tempted back by premium increases.

Alfred highlights need to fix insurance industry

Readers’ letters on the insurance industry after Cyclone Alfred, Peter Dutton’s nuclear power policy, attacks against Australian Muslims, Donald Trump’s policy and the share market slump.

ASIC chairman Joe Longo.

Private markets need better regulation

Readers’ letters on ASIC’s transparency push, David Littleproud’s climate stance, Chinese navy vessels circling Australia and democracy under Donald Trump.

Qantas planes at Sydney’s domestic airport. Generic REX, Qantas, Virgin, Jetstar , airport, planes, passengers, commuters, airlines, travel, economy, transport, delays, luggage, customers. Sydney, NSW. August 7, 2024. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Qantas cancellations hit charities

Readers’ letters on customer service at the national airline, David Littleproud’s view on renewables, flexible working, mooted changes to NSW workers’ compensation claims, and the US abandoning allies.

Virgin’s deal with Qatar seems to leave Singapore Airlines in the cold.

Questions for Virgin investors in Qatar deal

Readers’ letters on what the tie-up means for future shareholders, the ANZUS pact, Ukraine’s critical minerals, Donald Trump pausing military aid, sustainable investment, and Clive Palmer’s election ads

Delve into details before voting for Dutton’s nuclear vision

Readers’ letters on the true costs of atomic energy, gender pay gaps, the green light for ConocoPhillips’ gas plan, leadership qualities, and housing affordability.

The real threat from China is beneath the water

Readers’ letters on Beijing’s alarming submarine strength, Donald Trump’s real objective, the case for wind power, and whether we should mourn the loss of casinos.

Chinese ships a reality check for our military

Readers’ letters on Chinese military vessels circling Australia, Donald Trump’s stance on Ukraine, Woolworths’ cost cuts and the Jackson Pollock painting Blue Poles.

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February

Larry Fink’s push for 30-year fixed-rate loans in Australia might hurt the banks.

Fink’s plan for fixed-rate home loans stinks for banks

Readers’ letters on Larry Fink’s push for 30-year fixed-rate home loans in Australia; Peter Dutton’s stance on power investment; Labor’s Medicare plan; the global responsibility of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping; social cohesion.

Coalition nuclear ‘policy’ just a bunch of words to grab attention

Readers’ letters on LNP attacks on Climate Change Authority chairman Matt Kean, ditching cash, Larry Fink’s mortgage idea, possible fuel shortages, and Donald Trump’s true goal.

Cash is on the way out.

Australia should embrace a fully cashless economy

Readers’ letters on the march of electronic payments, choice in super withdrawals, government spending, high energy costs, public ownership of nuclear plants, and WA’s battery subsidy.

Trump’s actions raise doubts about Australia-US alliance

Readers’ letters on Donald Trump dismantling democratic principles, US betrayal of Ukraine, regulating retirement savings, Larry Fink’s fixed-rate mortgage idea, and Peter Dutton spreading disinformation.

Albanese treats voters as fools

Readers’ letters on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese taking credit for the Reserve Bank’s interest rate cut, the ASX diversity scheme, the stalled release of the Senate inquiry into electrification, Kate Chaney’s push for renewables in Western Australia and Georgina Downer’s defence of the two-party system.

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