Last Post: Biden’s pardons have larger implications

Re US presidential pardons: Does it mean that all convicted felons in the US with get a pardon by simply agreeing with, voting for or being related to the president? Where does that leave the US justice system?

Susanne Hodge, Paddington, Qld

Are former president Joe Biden’s pardons – some of which cover conduct dating back to 2014 and include all future transgressions – a licence for the recipients to be criminal forever?

Gerard Barry, Roseville, NSW

Until Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls the election, could he actually run the country instead of running around the country?

Anne Lindsay, Stanthorpe, Qld

Some ministers could not comment on the childcare centre fire attack without equating it with Islamophobia. People are tired of these outlandish attempts at equivalence.

Julie Winzar, Palm Beach, Qld

Letter-writers have referenced songs from the Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love and Nowhere Man. Given the strife and uncertainty in the world, All You Need Is Love.

Roseanne Schneider, Toowoomba, Qld

Re “ANU tells inquiry: That’s no Nazi salute” (23/1), so the student pictured, “appearing” to mimic an Adolf Hitler moustache, was probably merely attempting to block a sneeze?

Susan Caughey, Glen Iris, Vic

It’s tempting to share your letter-writer’s optimism about Trump “ de-woking” the nation (Letters, 23/1). But with it so entrenched throughout government, taxpayer-funded media and our educational institutions from preschool to university, it may take some time in Australia.

John Mullavey, Howrah, Tas

With the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement and going hard on oil and gas, Chris Bowen now becomes the Minister for Fantasyland.

David G. Nankiville, Brighton East, Vic

On the question of leadership by the PM and the Labor government in combating anti-Semitism, we have unfortunately reached net zero far too early.

Dennis Bluth, Cammeray, NSW

After triggering a war in which thousands of Palestinian Gazans died, I would have thought Hamas militants would be ashamed to show their faces on the streets. Instead, we read that they have paraded to cheering crowds (“Hamas back in control of Gaza”, 23/1).

David Roberts, Wembley, WA