Chairman Dan, each-way Albo and Clive Palmer for the RBA

John Ferguson and Angelica Snowden write that Daniel Andrews (“Mea culpa: it’s all my fault, says Andrews”, 21/7) has taken full responsibility for the Victorian ALP’s “unethical” faction system. Hardly. He’s still the Premier, isn’t he?

Bob Miller, Wembley, WA

If the Coalition had overseen the last eight years of Victorian government, what would have been our ABC’s reaction? The full Four Corners treatment – sinister background music, selective interviews, the whole deal.

Murray Horne, Cressy, Vic

Unless Agriculture Minister Murray Watt lifts his game in handling the potential foot-and-mouth outbreak (“Border to stay open despite cattle threat”, 21/7), the new government will have to deal with a painful kick-in-bum outbreak.

T.Trotter, Brisbane

Each-way Albo (“Albanese: coal ban won’t cut emissions”, 21/7) has become Liberal-lite.

Paul Haege, Darling Point, NSW

The upcoming Labor climate bill should be supported by the Coalition on agreement that all legislated bans on nuclear energy be removed.

Barrie Hill, Lane Cove, NSW

Reading the articles, “A voice of recognition” (16-17/7) by Megan Davis and “Counting the real cost of census box-tickers” by Suzanne Ingram (16-17/7), am I to understand that the voice may well be hijacked by “race shifting” and “self -indigenisation”, so that we may never know whose voice it is?

Lynda West, Albert Park, Vic

We should have all voted for Clive Palmer in the last election. He promised to keep interest rates at 3 per cent for the next five years.

Mokhles K. Sidden, South Strathfield, NSW

When I read this in The Australian – “Each year in Australia, several men give birth to children” – I despair (“Mum’s fury over hospital ‘birthing parent’ form”, 21/7). Men cannot give birth ever. It is a pure impossibility. Women who call themselves men, maybe, but not men. Let’s put truth before fashionable trends please.

Hadyn Oriti, Port Macquarie, NSW

Yes, the Parisians should rename rats ratatouille (“Parisians told to love city’s rats”, 21/7). So often the left thinks renaming something is a solution.

Leo Oostveen, Chippendale, NSW

Watching the disaster that is Joe Biden is like one of the old Naked Gun movies, except this is real and we can’t just walk out of the movie theatre.

Michael Monroe, Perth