Last Post, September 14

How difficult can it be getting a public holiday right? How fortunate that Anthony Albanese wasn’t calling the shots during the worst of the pandemic.

George Fishman, Vaucluse, NSW

The Barmy Army will need to revise their taunt of Australian crowds to God save your King.

Greg Hardy, Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic

Thank god Dylan Alcott is Australian of the Year at present and will represent Australia at the Queen’s funeral. Imagine if Grace Tame was going over.

Mick Evans, Park Ridge, Qld

How generous of our Prime Minister to offer to pick up Pacific leaders on his way to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. However, given how generous Anthony Albanese has been in throwing millions of dollars at them, one would have thought they’d pay their own way for a change.

Michael Monroe, Wilson, WA

There is a better chance of Lasseter’s fabled gold reef being found during Albo’s prime ministership than his election promise of a $275 reduction in household power bills being delivered.

Dennis Walker, North Melbourne, Vic

Until we can produce wind turbines, solar panels, batteries and cars without using fossil fuels in the process, we are only kidding ourselves.

Val Spencer, Eli Waters, Qld

Cardinal Joseph Zen must certainly be included among the five “sheep” who have recently received jail sentences on sedition charges in Hong Kong (“19 months’ jail over seditious sheep”, 13/9) when he comes to trial next week. However, his shepherd appears to have abandoned Zen to his fate.

Anthony Anderson, Templestowe Lower, Vic

Paul Tys (Last Post, 13/9), I suspect the deaths of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin would bring forth spontaneous adulation, particularly if it’s a double event.

Leo Oostveen, Murarrie, Qld

The 40-year delay in prosecuting Chris Dawson admits of a simple explanation (Letters, 13/9): respected NSW DPP Nicholas Cowdery quite properly refused to risk obtaining a murder conviction based on the balance of probabilities.

Terry Birchley, Bundaberg, Qld

Defence should be mindful of the age-old Buddha truism that “three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth” (“Defence ducks probe into war crimes accountability”, 13/9).

Steve Ngeow, Chatswood, NSW