Last Post, January 31

Jacinta Price will be a welcome addition to federal parliament.

Good on truth telling Kerri-Anne Kennerley. Similarly, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price continues to put her voice to constructive use, penning another high-calibre article (“Virtue-signalling a choice as the innocent die”, 30/1). Price is already raising the political bar. The sky’s the limit when she reaches parliament.

Mandy Macmillan, Singleton, NSW

Full marks to Kerri-Anne Kennerley for daring to bring up some of the issues facing indigenous communities and full marks to Warren Mundine for supporting her. How Studio 10 panellist Yumi Stynes could call Kennerley “racist” I fail to comprehend. She obviously doesn’t understand the meaning of the word.

Ken Johnston, Rochedale South, Qld

To describe someone as racist has become a popular pastime among ill-informed publicity seekers, and believed by too many who conveniently choose to ignore the facts. Luckily, Kerri-Anne Kennerley is supported by those in a position to know the truth.

Helen Scheller, Benalla, Vic

Yumi Stynes showed an admirable instinct for self-preservation when she squibbed a face-to-face with Jacinta Price. Jacinta would have made sashimi out of her.

Frank Pulsford, Aspley, Qld

I would like to know what Yumi Stynes has done to improve poverty, sexual assault and domestic violence in indigenous communities. My guess is nothing.

Riley Brown, Bondi Beach, NSW

Christopher Pyne says the Chinese legal system must be allowed to run its course, but in China there is no legal system as such. If the communist regime says you are guilty, then you are guilty.

Bob Vinnicombe, Sefton, NSW

Johannes Leak always puts a smile on my face, but I burst out laughing at his cartoon “Another Stinker” (30/1) It was very funny and very clever. Love your work, Johannes.

Colleen Salkeld, Gold Coast, Qld

For two days of electricity supply, Victoria and South Australia paid $1.1 billion, the cost of a new, efficient, coal-fired plant that would deliver reliable electricity 24 hours a day in all weather (“Two-day power hits $1bn for states”, 30/1). And this is considered to be good policy rather than insanity?

Michael Cunningham, West End, Qld

Having rid itself of the Hazelwood power plant and committed to a 50 per cent renewable regime Victorians can expect more power disruption. South Australians will not escape interruption to their power supply as they have also embraced renewables at the expense of cheap, reliable base-load power using our extensive coal reserves.

Leo Vilensky, Castle Cove, NSW