Last Post: Kamikaze cricket

While I am inspired by the youthful optimism of Sam Konstas and the potential benefits of his kamikaze approach to batting at the MCG, I am totally pessimistic about the likely outcomes of the kamikaze approach to energy policy by Chris Bowen and the Albanese government.

Jim Taylor, South Brisbane, Qld

Bravo, Greg Craven, on your Boxing Day column and tacking the decline of the English language. I say thank you for reaching out to us with your commentary.

Craig Walker, Darling Pt, NSW

Wow! What a knockout commentary punch from Greg Craven, as he provides a guide to the woke use of the English language.

Kon Parris, Albury, NSW

If there was hope of a celestial nirvana, Greg Craven’s version “where a Carlton captained by Jesus wins every premiership” hasn’t helped the chances.

Kim Keogh, Claremont, WA

Another one for your Greg Craven list – gifted. These days we don’t receive a gift, let alone a present, we are gifted something.

Margaret Brabrook, Toowoomba, Qld

Wise judgment and sensible evaluation – these are two critical values the Victorian Opposition Leader has lacked in his unedifying pursuit of Moira Deeming. It’s there for all of us to see: it’s time for him to go

Gary Ford, Surfers Paradise, Qld

I suspect Donald Trump is much smarter than many of us realise. He thrives on being a provocative disrupter. Maybe he relishes the prospect that history will record that he provoked Panamanian pandemonium.

Kevin Burke, Sandringham, Vic

Simon Benson suggests that Labor’s modest success in drawing young leftist voters away from the Greens has had the unfortunate effect of steering the Greens away from the centre. But the Greens wouldn’t be caught dead anywhere near the sensible centre.

Terry Birchley, Bundaberg, Qld

Having been trained by my father to read the newspaper – back page first, then read forward – I now find myself disregarding that training and, much like your recent correspondent, David Morrison, I go straight for the letters page first. I then move to the cartoon and move conventionally through The Australian. I thank my fellow correspondents for their thoughts and the creators of this paper as it moves into its 61st year.

David Cook, Drummoyne, NSW