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Heirs and graces: I’d steer clear of that family too.

Les Shearman, Darlington, NSW

Lidia Thorpe’s explosive performance probably provided the only bit of excitement and even merriment for King Charles and Queen Camilla, a diversion from their interminably dull and boring itinerary in Australia.

Ian Bernadt, Swanbourne, WA

Lidia Thorpe, a member of our Senate, typically a place of inspiring oratory, obviously has not grasped the fact that there is such a thing as a silent aitch in the English language.

Michael Guppy, Moruya, NSW

It appears the Australian Senate will have been thorped.

Philip Temple, Larrakeyah, NT

Maybe King Charles didn’t have time to change from his suit into shorts and T-shirt before throwing a few snags on the barbie, but the Queen has set a precedent by taking her shoes off to walk up the stairs.

Would this have happened at Ascot? Probably not.

Sheila Duke, Bulimba, Qld

You don’t need to be a constitutional lawyer to know that the Senate has the power to suspend or evict any one of its members for any reason it pleases. Unsurprisingly, Senator Lidia Thorpe is now walking back her original statement suggesting that she deliberately used the word “hairs” not “heirs” when swearing her allegiance to the Crown. Now she says she “misspoke” and actually said “hairs” thinking that was the correct pronunciation for the word “heirs”.

Peter Breen, Bellingen, NSW

Given that they are both hucksters in their own sideshow alley, Fatima Payman should recruit Lidia Thorpe to her new voice party.

John Lake, Mosman Park, WA

It’s no surprise that the head of AEMO cannot guarantee that the transition to renewables will result in cheaper power. Perhaps AEMO should be asked to forecast its expectations for power costs over the next decade and we can see how these compare with others globally, plus test their believability. The hidden costs of new transmission lines and storage will be like the ocean tide for Canute.

Robin Widdup, Melbourne, Vic

If the Albanese government should get its misinformation laws passed, then Chris Bowen should be the first prosecuted under the legislation for his repeated utopian furphy that renewables will deliver cheaper power prices (“ ‘No guarantee’ renewables will cut bills”, 24/10)

Dennis Walker, North Melbourne, Vic