This Month
Liberal leadership is a poisoned chalice
Readers’ letters on the future of the Coalition and why Labor needs to focus on energy and tax reform.
Bold leadership is now crucial
Readers’ letters on the need for reform after the federal election, how to rebuild the Liberal Party and develop credible leadership.
April
Voters are still fed up with major parties
Readers’ letters on the teal independents, Peter Dutton’s fears of bias at the ABC and Guardian Australia, defence policy and taxation on superannuation.
Labor must do more after the election
Readers’ letters on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the federal election, road-user charges for electric vehicles, Tasmanian salmon farming, Peter Dutton’s nuclear power policy.
Dutton’s EV backflip purely about ideology
Readers’ letters on the opposition leader’s electric vehicle stance, political advertising, teal priorities, lack of Coalition policies, housing affordability, and the sale of Rosehill Racecourse.
Teals are as green as they need to be as climate catastrophe looms
Readers’ letters on independents’ voting patterns, major parties’ lack of big ideas, Labor’s defence fail, Peter Dutton’s climate stumble, and universities wasting millions on IT infrastructure.
Tighten loans to fix housing crisis
Readers’ letters on loan application irregularities and the housing crisis, Peter Dutton’s cut to the fuel excise, Donald Trump’s push for tariff deals to unify nations against China, coal energy.
Australians jump off the Trump bandwagon
Readers’ letters on our view of Donald Trump, Labor’s first home deposit policy and the effect of Kooyong’s changing demographics.
ASX board, management needs a clean-out
Readers’ letters on the Reserve Bank losing confidence in the ASX, Donald Trump’s backdown on tariffs, foreign students and Peter Dutton’s election campaign
Election campaign of cheap jibes and petty bribes
Readers’ letters on Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton’s campaign performance, Donald Trump’s tariffs and making childcare a tax deduction.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.