Last Post, March 2, 2019

Mike Willesee was a star among his generation of television interviewers and a sad loss.

The passing of Mike Willesee is sad. He was one of a rare and distinct kind. He was basically a very funny man, but he was nobody’s fool: he could hold his own with any bullshitting politician or any other spiv for that matter, yet hold a serious and earnest conversation with someone of principle.

Brian Pymont, Frenchs Forest, NSW

Greg Sheridan wonders why Kim Jong-un didn’t “give Trump enough to keep things going” in Hanoi (“Trump’s hasty Vietnam retreat”, 1/3). The answer is simple: Kim has what he wanted from Trump — legitimacy on the world stage.

Derek Allan, Southport, Qld

Trump could have started erecting his beloved wall with the funds that were wasted on staging his latest North Korean “summit”.

Peter Riddington, Forestville, NSW

Having a barrister like Robert Richter obliged to apologise for his “careless” words (thus proving limited knowledge of any victims’ suffering), it’s no wonder that Pell was found guilty.

Suzanne John, Fremantle, WA

The fact that a jury has spoken, Con Vaitsas, doesn’t necessarily make it the right decision (Letters, 1/3). The Lindy Chamberlain case was a classic example of trial by public opinion.

Peter West, Aveley, WA

I hope the ABC isn’t using the same recruitment firm to select its managing director as the one it used to create the shortlist for its chair.

Riley Brown, Bondi Beach, NSW

With Labor’s plan to increase the number of government and financial counsellors from 500 to 1000, I’m wondering where personal responsibility fits in the equation (“Complaints to bury banks”, 28/2).

Jillian Thomas, Tamborine Mt, Qld

Snowy 2.0 is another dud attributable to Turnbull (“Why PM’s Snowy 2.0 is a complete snow job”, 27/2). What we need is a number of HELE — high efficiency low emissions — power plants to provide cheap, reliable and affordable power using our abundant resources.

Leo Vilensky, Castle Cove, NSW

It’s in Adani’s best interests to quit Australia and find a country that wants to do business with it. The Queensland government and the soon-to-be Labor government in Canberra have no intention of allowing the mine to go ahead.

Don Spence, Ashmore, Qld

Graham Richardson reckons it was “the blowhard” Boris Johnson who got Britain into the Brexit mess (“Australian mobs work it out, but we may be alone”, 1/3). Au contraire, Richo, it was former UK prime minister David Cameron who foolishly asked the question.

John Dorman, Toowoomba, Qld