This Month
Red card for super fund bosses more effective than fines
Readers’ letters on appropriate punishment for super fund director breaches; Zionism v Judaism; kicking our coal habit; and Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.
Attacks on Rudd hypocritical
Readers’ letters on Kevin Rudd’s future under Donald Trump, the new Republican administration and banking services in rural Australia.
Populist attacks on supermarkets serve no one
Readers’ letters on attacks on Coles and Woolies; social media age bans; Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation; a fix for high-density development; the UN climate conference; and the Senate’s financial services inquiry.
Make university free, but beware the professional student
Readers’ letters on the downside of fee-free uni; supermarket competition; the US election result; lessons for a future female US president; approvals for renewables; and the impact of extreme weather.
Lack of action on workplace harassment holds back productivity
Readers’ letters on the impact of anonymous harassment reports; the need for flexibility in the super system; fee-free university; Trump’s inflation danger; working-class voters; and climate obligations.
No case for free tertiary education
Readers’ letters on the Greens’ push for free tertiary education, the rise in wind and solar projects, Kevin Rudd’s future after the election of Donald Trump and a teen’s view on restricting social media until the age of 16.
There’s a bright side to Trump’s election win – apparently
Readers’ letters on the upsides of Donald Trump’s victory; the danger of inflation for political incumbents; unwelcome American exports; dogs in the office; and the Chemist Warehouse-Sigma merger.
Blame Biden for Trump’s triumph
Readers’ letters on Donald Trump’s second term as US president, his impact on climate policies, Reserve Bank bias to mortgagees and business involvement in politics.
Rate stance risks an avoidable recession
Readers’ letters on the Reserve Bank’s inflation fight, Anthony Albanese’s new home and flight upgrades, the path ahead for MinRes after Chris Ellison’s exit and the way women should dress for work.
US election highlights a democracy in crisis
Readers’ letters on the US presidential election, Qantas upgrades for Anthony Albanese, public hostility to the business community,
Ban MPs from Qantas’ Chairman’s Lounge: former minister Neil Brown
Readers’ letters on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Qantas flight upgrades, China’s military expansion, the industrial relation review for small business and power supply in Broken Hill
October
The Qantas saga is filled with red flags
Readers’ letters on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Qantas flight upgrades, superannuation tax, Israel’s ban on UNRWA and blackouts in Broken Hill.
Why Joyce became Albanese’s travel agent
Readers’ letters on Anthony Albanese’s Qantas upgrades, Santos’ climate claims and the Coalition split on nuclear power
Gambling lobbying reveals risk to our democracy
Readers’ letters on gambling advertising reform, Australia’s role in the Pacific, nuclear energy and politicians receiving perks from Qantas.
Remember the GFC in loan buffer debate
Letters from readers on cutting the 3 per cent serviceability buffer on home loans, a tax holiday for young people, AUKUS, Richard White, Lidia Thorpe and King Charles.
Gurner in a state of disarray
Readers’ letters on Tim Gurner’s criticism of Melbourne, Matt Kean’s rejection of nuclear power, Coles and Woolworths and interest rates.
Nuclear is an expensive fantasy
Readers’ letters on Matt Kean’s renewables plan, Peter Dutton’s nuclear power push, corporate governance, superannuation tax breaks and cycling in Australia and Europe
Chalmers’ ‘snobbiness’ attack is unproductive
Readers’ letters on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, middle-class welfare from the Howard era, university bureaucracy and the visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla
Broken planning system slows home approvals
Readers’ letters on how to speed up housing starts; subcontractors and developers; Anthony Albanese’s home purchase; gas for Japan; climate migration; and Scott Morrison’s space job.
Time to catch up with QR code payments
Readers’ letters on a better way to pay; productivity in the mining industry; benefits of new merger laws; Japan’s gas demands; and a true Whyalla wipeout.