Last Post: Break-up of ego-driven Musk and Trump was inevitable

With Musk and Trump, when you get two equally narcissistic megalomaniacs trying to occupy the same “white house” after a short romance, a bitter separation/divorce is virtually inevitable (“Musk v Trump, money v power: Who will win this ugly fight?”, 6/6).

Roger Capps, Tusmore, SA

The marriage of those two huge egos was doomed for failure.

Penni Seignior, Mudgeeraba, Qld

Trump v Musk? When egos collide, the voters get trampled between algorithms and outbursts.

Andrew Strauss, Darling Point, NSW

Trump v Musk: shades of the Prigozhin imbroglio?

John Bell, Bathurst, NSW

Surely the Albanese government’s aim to reach net zero with wind and solar farms will be unrealised gains.

Roseanne Schneider, Toowoomba, Qld

If unrealised gains are taxed yearly, then surely there’ll be no further tax when (and if) they have been realised? I won’t qualify, unfortunately, but this does seem the politics of envy, which does nothing for equality of opportunity and much for societal disunity.

Y. Bursle, Sherwood, Qld

A prerequisite for a politician should be running a small business for a few years, then they would definitely

not be considering any part of small-business assets. Labor, the party not for small business (“Labor eyed tax exemption for farms, small business – and said no”, 6/6).

Claire Jolliffe, Buderim, Qld

The cost-effectiveness and military efficacy of drone warfare underpinning Ukraine’s ingenious Operation Spider Web demonstrates that Australia’s defence bureaucracy could benefit significantly from prompt advice from Ukraine on how best to spend some of its much-needed increased funding on defence and deterrence implementation.

Jim Taylor, Brisbane, Qld

South Australia’s debt problem comes as no surprise (“State’s $50bn debt bomb sparks credit warning”, 6/6). It has been a leader in transitioning to renewable energy, resulting in higher energy costs with negative impacts right across the state’s economy. It is indeed the canary in the coalmine.

Peter Clarke, Corinda, Qld

My memory tells me that the Covid years saw the disappearance of Greta Thunberg from the headlines. Spooner’s incisive cartoon (6/6) tells me why Thunberg should remain a has-been.

Helen Jackson, Higgins, ACT