Last Post, May 3

Climate change is becoming an obsession with independents seemingly unable to talk about anything else. But when bushfires, storms and drought continue unabated, what’s their plan B?

John Clark, Burradoo, NSW

Bill Shorten is waxing lyrical on how Labor has policies to combat climate change. Unfortunately, the policy includes buying overseas credits to allow us to continue as we have with the same level of emissions. So their policy will wreck the economy but will not reduce emissions.

Raymond Watson,
Sunnybank Hills, Qld

How does buying carbon credits reduce our emissions? Presumably, a developing nation that emits less carbon than us gets paid for what they haven’t emitted so that we can continue to emit the same amount. How does that reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere?

Lisa Graham, Macclesfield, Vic

Can you imagine engaging a builder to build a house without costings, who says he’ll just work it out as he goes along? No one in their right mind would, but Labor is saying it will do that on its climate policy.

John Partridge, Manly, NSW

Opponents of the Adani coal project say the black-throated finch is endangered. It is probably the Indian miner that is in greater danger.

Peter Wall, Ascot, Qld

Labor never misses a chance to accuse the Liberals of chaos, but it doesn’t remember its own particular chaos when Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard were in charge.

Patricia M. Smith, Mt Martha, Vic

Big Mac Bill can console himself that not too many people will be able to afford takeaway food under his emissions target policy.

Mary Stephen, Dalby, Qld

I read the piece by Niki Savva on bulldog Morrison nipping Shorten’s heels (2/5). Bulldogs do not nip heels; they may drool, they may slobber, they may snort and waddle. But they will never use up energy to nip at the heels of anyone.

Peter Haggarty, Cranebrook, NSW

Yet again, you refer to posts by Israel Folau as “inflammatory” and “homophobic” (“Maria stands by Izzy, will stand up to Swifts,” 2/5). It is a subjective assessment with which many would disagree, as witnessed by your letters page,

Michael Cunningham, West End, Qld

It is imperative that our leaders commence a feasibility study on saving our freshwater resources to the north, otherwise there won’t be enough water to maintain our river systems and farms, as well as our cities. This seems likely in the near future unless something is done now.

Allan Such, Cherrybrook, NSW