Last Post: Libs must act on leadership soon

So the Labor Party received 34.7 per cent of the primary vote and the LNP 32.3 per cent. What sort of electoral system do we have when that translates to a “landslide” victory to the ALP?

John Yared, Wynnum, Qld

Liberal MPs calling for removing nuclear energy from the Liberal Party energy policy are calling for, not the nation’s, but selfish personal survival.

Geoff Holdich, St Georges, SA

My first selection in my local seat easily won the popular vote, but my last preference won the seat. Our democracy has been overtaken by the vote whisperers and it’s time for an overhaul of our voting system.

Geoff Davey, St Lucia, Qld

Now that the choice of pope is settled, can the Liberal Party supporters expect white smoke to billow from the chimney at RG Menzies House in Canberra any time soon?

Kim Keogh, Claremont, WA

Was the election of the first American pope a reaction by the cardinals to Trump’s posting of an image of himself as pope?

George Fishman, Vaucluse, NSW

Is that white smoke coming from the Liberal partyroom? Have they elected a new leader, or accidentally set fire to the furniture?

Trevor Farrant, Hackney, SA

Now that Adam Bandt is out of parliament, he is free to go to Gaza to help his friends.

Paul Hayes, South Perth, WA

I applaud the enormous cartoon talent displayed by Johannes Leak, who depicted Greens leader Adam Bandt being weeded out and put responsibly in the green garbage waste bin.

Susan McLochlan, Caboolture South, Qld

If ever there is a time for a federal Labor government to stand up for the collective good of all Australians and control the actions of the CFMEU, it is now. Australia desperately needs an expansion of a cost-effective manufacturing base.

John Houghton, The Gap, Qld

So much to look forward to as the Labor Party lurches ever leftward and the Prime Minister’s socialist faction gains prominence, sacking respected, competent ministers and promoting yet more union apparatchiks? And we all thought the greatest risk lay in the country being controlled by Greens.

K. MacDermott, Binalong, NSW

Election post-mortems reveal the Liberal Party should embrace more women in key roles. So what does the Liberal Party do? It favours Taylor over Sussan Ley as its new leader. Extraordinary.

Francis Wright, Cottesloe, WA