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Letters to the Editor

This Month

Super fund boards need separation of powers

Readers’ letters on superannuation fund governance, universal childcare, Peter Dutton’s stance on a two-state solution for the Middle East, the federal budget deficit and housing reform.

Australia has the global solution to nuclear waste

Readers’ letters on Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plan, renewable energy, the economy and living standards.

End the tax on exercise to improve Australians’ health

Readers’ letters on removing the GST from exercise physiologists, the benefits of bitcoin, nuclear costings, and remembering the less fortunate at Christmas.

Nuclear costing suffers from flawed assumptions

Readers’ letters on the true cost of nuclear power, the unending energy debate, whingeing CEOs, earning trust, Peter Dutton’s flag stance, Victoria’s economy, and the impact of the kakistocracy.

Think of the children, Rupert

Readers’ letters on APRA’s move against the bank hybrid market; the Albanese government’s response to antisemitic attacks; the CSIRO and the nuclear debate; the fight within Rupert Murdoch’s family.

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Fix pay disparity to help end financial abuse

Readers’ letters on the government’s role in curbing financial abuse, super fund governance, radio’s future, the CSIRO’s nuclear report, safeguarding food supplies, and Peter Dutton’s flag comments.

The case against nuclear energy is convincing

Readers’ letters on the CSIRO’s latest assessment of nuclear power, antisemitism, big business and productivity, and safeguarding essential food supplies.

Labor lacking business nous

Readers’ letters on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the state of the economy, Labor’s stance on Israel, the Melbourne arson attack and payroll tax.

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Emerson overstates RBA’s impact on jobs

Readers’ letters on what 4.5 per cent unemployment really means; delay of the Nature Positive Bill; Reserve Bank independence; office party activities; and South Australia’s high-voltage lines.

End RBA scapegoating and come up with policy solutions

Readers’ letters on the Reserve Bank pile-on; supermarket “discounts”; a lost opportunity to protect the environment; support for the social media age ban; and rooftop solar.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants to make social media safer for children.

Social media ban critics overlook mental suffering

Readers’ letters on what critics of the age limit fail to consider, the case for not tinkering with the RBA, why South Australia is still the nation’s renewables trailblazer, and a lesson from Greek mythology for crypto investors.

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More competition would lift Qantas service

Readers’ letters on the national carrier; facial recognition at Bunnings; the government’s achievements; energy reliability; Chris Bowen’s emissions targets; CBA’s AI use; and highly paid vice chancellors.

November

RBA governor Michele Bullock is not for turning.

RBA underestimating risk of recession

Readers’ letters on interest rates; Future Fund investments; a fix for capital gains tax; the response to COVID-19; the influence of founders; data-driven investing; and the ghosts of Christmases past.

Labor’s super tax plan felled by an aversion to simplicity

Readers’ letters on the fate of the superannuation tax; bitcoin fallacies; Victoria’s gift to the nation: governance at Cbus; the electricity market; advice from F1 drivers; and a Labor MP’s extinction pledge.

‘Out of order’ applies to all of ailing Victoria

Readers’ letters on the southern state’s economic malaise; the IPA’s infuence; Australia’s cricket defeat; fighting back against “battery boosters”; social media bans; retirement tips; and potential power blackouts.

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RBA on the right track

Readers’ letters on the Reserve Bank’s inflation strategy; Alexander Downer’s criticism of Labor over the ICC arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu; the ACCC inquiry into the supermarkets; the Victorian government under Premier Jacinta Allan.

Future Fund not immune to change

Readers’ letters on the Future Fund’s shifting priorities, superannuation and insurance, the proposed social media ban for children and the Victorian economy under Jacinta Allan

Future Fund changes show disdain for taxpayers

Readers’ letters on Jim Chalmers’ changes to the Future Fund, Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and the Mineral Resources scandal

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.

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