Did I hear that right?

If the Prime Minister spent more time reading 1930s history and less time listening to Midnight Oil he might learn that appeasement doesn’t work.

Robert Walker, Cessnock, NSW

Did I hear that right? Torres Strait Islanders are suing Australia for not fixing their global warming problems and we say we have no duty of care? If we were to mention the inconvenient truth that Australia is powerless to fix global warming it would destroy our mad policy to wreck our economy.

Brett Hunt, Rosanna, Vic

Our Prime Minister, in Beijing for chats with the Chinese President, has said if the Port of Darwin issue was raised he would make Australia’s position “very clear”. A bit of his usual pussyfooting?

Anne Willett, Surrey Hills, Vic

Donald Trump has long been described as a transactional leader who knows a good deal when he sees one. Perhaps it’s time to test the genuine importance of the Pine Gap Joint Base Facility by bringing it to the negotiating table.

Peter Smith, Beaumaris, Vic

Another pearl from the diaries of Albo Polo, the Italian adventurer who opened China to the world: “We co-operate where we can and disagree where we must. Unless, of course, you have any objections.”

Trevor Farrant, Hackney, SA

I can read only in amazement the facts Greg Sheridan provides regarding the state of the Royal Australian Navy in his many informative pieces on Australia’s defence posture. I suppose it’s more useful than New Zealand’s navy. But only just.

Kerry MacDermott, Binalong, NSW

Jim Chalmers says he wants to make tax simpler by making us simply pay more.

Alexander Haege, Tamarama, NSW

The only way Andrew Forrest could achieve his “green steel dream” in the Pilbara would be to use nuclear power.

John Kreicbergs, Middle Ridge, Qld

After all the impressive show of live fire and co-operation, is operation Talisman Sabre 2025 a lunge, an extension, a parry or just a futile flashy rattle?

Allan Cooper, Blue Haven, NSW

It’s laughable that there are calls for the dismissal of our government’s envoy for anti-Semitism from a Greens senator who was photographed protesting alongside a placard of the Jewish symbol being tossed into a garbage bin.

Alex Selby, Double Bay, NSW