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Scott Morrison could just as well be describing his own government in coining the term “Canberra bubble”.

Scott Morrison could just as well be describing his own government in coining the term “Canberra bubble” — frothy, illusory, and bound to disappear in the wink of an eye.

Helen Scheller, Benalla, Vic

AWU secretary Daniel Walton has come up with a ripper of an idea — union representation on company boards. Of course, the union will make a seat available for the company to have a representative on the AWU board.

Murray Horne, Cressy, Vic

I hope conservatives pushing to legislate for religious schools to teach their beliefs realise it will also apply to Islam, Jewish and any other religions. Are they happy for Australian schools to be taxpayer-funded to teach polygamy, no divorce, women are the property of their husbands and any other wacky views they may have?

Marg Ludowyk, Brunswick, Vic

The logical counter-balance to freedom of religion is freedom from religion for that large component of our population who profess no faith. To that end, before it attempts to legislate in this contentious area, the Coalition might first move to abolish daily prayers in parliament, the swearing of oaths on the Bible, and all scripture classes in government schools.

David Salter, Hunters Hill, NSW

How can one trust Bill Shorten on border security? He is beholden to unions and Greens who want an increase in migration without regard to its implications for our economy. Do we really want to go back to the policies of the Rudd and Gillard era?

Leo Vilensky, Castle Cove, NSW

If British Prime Minister Theresa May can win a confidence vote after the sublime mess she has made of Brexit negotiations, Scott Morrison has to be a shoo-in.

David Hall, Coombabah, Qld

The placing of Confucius institutes in our universities to be the soft propaganda arm of the Chinese Communist Party would have Confucius rolling in his grave. Confucius stood for nothing that the CCP holds dear. In fact the Cultural Revolution was, in part, about destroying the pervasive influence of Confucianism that existed in Chinese society at that time.

Neil Bradley, Auldana, SA

What an erudite, well worded put-down of the Australian banking system (Letters, 13/12). Paul Grindrod paints a word picture that is quite profound.

Richard Blundell, Mission Beach, Qld

A space agency in South Australia is a great idea. Provided the sun shines and the wind blows they should have a very productive ten minutes a day.

Peter West, Aveley, WA